Author :

KOUAKOU Koffi Abdelaziz

This study highlighted the influence of climate change and LULC change on the groundwater recharge of the Continental Terminal catchment. Different methods were used to achieve this objective. The result showed an increase in urban areas and agriculture land at the expense of forest areas due to the increase of population and socio-economic activities. Groundwater recharge decreases with the changing in rainfall pattern between 1990 and 2016. The interaction between groundwater and the Aghien lagoon reveals that the Aghien lagoon drains the groundwater.

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