1.0In Abstracthttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/in-abstractEnna Bartletthttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/in-abstract/author/ennabartlett/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aXptlirSb2"><a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/in-abstract/economic-benefits-of-groundwater-conservation/">Effects of initial aquifer conditions on economic benefits from groundwater conservation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/in-abstract/economic-benefits-of-groundwater-conservation/embed/#?secret=aXptlirSb2" width="600" height="338" title="“Effects of initial aquifer conditions on economic benefits from groundwater conservation” — In Abstract" data-secret="aXptlirSb2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/in-abstract/wp-content/uploads/sites/61/2017/07/61-Effects-of-initial-aquifer-conditions-1.jpg890350Extending the life of aquifers to support long-term food security Groundwater-fed irrigation underpins agricultural productivity worldwide, providing farmers with a reliable buffer against climate variability and drought. This natural insurance is threatened, however, by rapid and alarming rates of depletion of groundwater storage in many major aquifers. Researchers from the University of Manchester, the Water […]