The saline Groundwater is now suitable for drinking water. Acacia Water and Dhaka University, in partnership with UNICEF and DPHE conducted the action research on managed aquifer recharge in the coastal plain of Bangladesh from 2009-2011.

Albert Tuinhof, a Senior Groundwater Management Advisor for Acacia Water, is a prominent member of ‘The Groundwater Management Advisory Team (GW-MATE)’ of The World Bank.

The BIOSAFOR research project is investigating the potential of biosaline agro forestry from the choice of the right trees, to an optimized management and the development of economical feasible value chains.

Climate change is expected to increase the severity, duration and frequency of weather related extreme events, threatening water availability and food security for millions of poor people. Hence, it is clear that adaptation strategies have to be implemented from the level of farmers to communities to national governments.

During a seminar at the World Water Week in Stockholm (Aug 17th, 2009) the 3R initiative: ‘The Untapped Potential for Upscaling Water Storage Solutions’ has been presented.