Wikipedia:British Geological Survey/Africa Groundwater Atlas

Background
The Groundwater Atlas was compiled on a MediaWiki based platform, with the intention that the information could, at some point in the future, be migrated to Wikipedia. Following discussions with Wikimedia UK, a selection of this text was licensed under a CC-BY-SA 3.0, compatible with Wikimedia. A number of images were also licensed under a wiki compatible license.

Text from the Africa Groundwater Atlas which bears the icon stating that it has been licensed under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 license can be used to create or improve Wikipedia articles, as long as it is properly attributed using the template. (See the "Openly licensed text" tab above.)

Monitoring
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Editathon
''An intial editathon was be held at the IAH Congress on Monday 23rd September 2019, between 4-7pm. A number of draft articles were created, to be worked on going forward.''

How to add an article to Wikipedia using openly licensed text from the British Geological Survey

 * 1) Create a Wikipedia account
 * 2) Learn about editing - you can learn to edit Wikipedia in under an hour using The Wikipedia Adventure.
 * 3) Select a red-linked article that you wish to create from the list below. These have been linked to create draft articles for ease of use for new and experienced editors alike.
 * 4) Follow the guidelines given by the British Geological Survey for converting the Africa Groundwater Atlas text into a suitable format for Wikipedia.
 * 5) The Wikipedia Cheatsheet summarises the main Wikitext codes you will need.
 * 6) Remember to add the hydrogeology map image from the project media page.
 * 7) Ensure that the openly-licensed text has been appropriately attributed (Please note that when attributing openly licensed text from the British Geological Survey, that the publisher should be listed as "British Geological Survey" when using the Open License text template - see instructions below.) - we recommend that you use the Visual Editor for this.
 * 8) Add appropriate categories - we recommend category:Hydrogeology, category: Water in Africa, category: Geology of Africa (plus Water in... and Geology of... pages for individual countries, if they exist).
 * 9) Add the below templates to the article's talk page where appropriate (copy and paste source code)
 * 10) Save your draft.  If you are a new user, please leave a message on Sara Thomas' talk page, or email scotland@wikimedia.org.uk with a link to your draft, for it to be checked and moved.

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 BGS instructions - How to take an article from the Atlas to Wikipedia ▼


 * 1) Pick a red-linked article from the list, and open the correlating article in the Africa Groundwater Atlas.
 * 2) Click on the red link to start your article, and follow the instructions below.
 * 3) Once you've finished, save your draft article / move it to mainspace.
 * 4) If you are a new user, please contact Sara Thomas, with a link to your draft, to have your article moved over to mainspace!

Groundwater in Country name

General points 


 * Where possible, insert links to related Wikipedia articles (only do this for the first occurrence of a word)


 * Use inline references and include links to documents/webpages in the reference list


 * Main source of information is the Africa Groundwater Atlas Country Page, which can be found at: http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_by_country

Introductory paragraph  Aim: provide context for page (few sentences) giving a brief summary of the importance of groundwater in the country Information Sources:

1. Africa Groundwater Atlas Country page [see link above]


 * Introductory section – only paragraph(s) related to (ground)water
 * Water Statistics section (data from FAO Aquastat)
 * Groundwater use section

2. Joint Monitoring Programme Data


 * See relevant country data in Skat_GroundwaterDependency_JMP_2019.pdf

Groundwater Environments 

Aim: Provide an introduction/overview of the geology and hydrogeology of the country Sections to include:

1. Geology


 * Summarise the geology of the country
 * Link to Geology of pages in Wikipedia

2. Section on each of the main aquifer types, as shown on the hydrogeology map (i.e. basement, sedimentary, igneous, unconsolidated)

Aquifer descriptions may include:


 * Named aquifers
 * Thickness / depth / confinement
 * Productivity
 * Water quality  Include the hydrogeology map, which is already uploaded to Wikipedia (find image here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_British_Geological_Survey)

Information sources: 

1. Africa Groundwater Atlas Country page [see link above]


 * Geology section (map and tables)
 * Hydrogeology section (map and tables)

Groundwater Issues 

Aim: Provide a summary of the main issues related to groundwater in the country

Sections may include:


 * 1) Groundwater Availability (Quantity / over exploitation)
 * 2) Groundwater Quality (Pollution and natural quality issues, e.g. fluoride, arsenic, salinity)
 * 3) Transboundary groundwater

Information Sources: 

1. Africa Groundwater Atlas Country page [see link above]


 * Hydrogeology section (Groundwater Status)

2. BGS/WaterAid Groundwater Quality Factsheets  https://www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/browse.cfm?sec=9&cat=115

Groundwater Management 

Aim: Summary of the main institutions and policies for groundwater management Information Sources:

1. Africa Groundwater Atlas Country page [see link above]

Groundwater use and management section 

Sources  Include standard text from template

References  Include the Africa Groundwater Atlas country page, plus references listed at the bottom of this page

External Links 

Include the Africa Groundwater Atlas homepage (https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm) and Country page (from: http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_by_country)

Categories  Include: Hydrogeology, Water in Africa, Geology of Africa

Where available include: Water in, Geology of

Worklist
Links to CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed text for use in creation of these pages can be found on the Africa Groundwater Atlas.
 * A
 * Groundwater in Algeria ( Les eaux souterraines en Algérie )
 * Groundwater in Angola ( Águas Subterrâneas em Angola )


 * B
 * Groundwater in Benin ( Eaux souterraines au Bénin )
 * Groundwater in Botswana
 * Groundwater in Burkina Faso ( Eaux souterraines au Burkina Faso )
 * Groundwater in Burundi


 * C
 * Groundwater in Cameroon ( Eaux souterraines au Cameroun )
 * Groundwater in the Central African Republic ( Eaux souterraines en République centrafricaine )
 * Groundwater in Chad
 * Groundwater in Comoros
 * Groundwater in Cote d'Ivoire ( Eaux souterraines en Côte d'Ivoire )


 * D
 * Groundwater in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Eaux souterraines en République démocratique du Congo )
 * Groundwater in Djibouti ( Eaux souterraines à Djibouti )


 * E
 * Groundwater in Egypt
 * Groundwater in Equatorial Guinea
 * Groundwater in Eritrea
 * Groundwater in Eswatini (Swaziland)
 * Groundwater in Ethiopia


 * G
 * Groundwater in Gabon ( Eaux souterraines au Gabon )
 * Groundwater in the Gambia
 * Groundwater in Ghana
 * Groundwater in Guinea
 * Groundwater in Guinea Bissau


 * K
 * Groundwater in Kenya


 * L
 * Groundwater in Lesotho
 * Groundwater in Liberia
 * Groundwater in Libya


 * M
 * Groundwater in Madagascar ( Eaux souterraines à Madagascar )
 * Groundwater in Malawi
 * Groundwater in Mali ( Eaux souterraines au Mali )
 * Groundwater in Mauritania ( Eaux souterraines en Mauritanie )
 * Groundwater in Morocco (  Eaux souterraines au Maroc)
 * Groundwater in Mozambique


 * N
 * Groundwater in Namibia
 * Groundwater in Niger ( Eaux souterraines au Niger )
 * Groundwater in Nigeria


 * R
 * Groundwater in the Republic of the Congo ( Eaux souterraines en République du Congo )
 * Groundwater in Rwanda


 * S
 * Groundwater in Senegal ( Eaux souterraines au Sénégal )
 * Groundwater in Sierra Leone
 * Groundwater in Somalia
 * Groundwater in South Africa
 * Groundwater in South Sudan
 * Groundwater in Sudan


 * T
 * Groundwater in Tanzania
 * Groundwater in Togo ( Eaux souterraines au Togo )
 * Groundwater in Tunisia ( Eaux souterraines en Tunisie )


 * U
 * Groundwater in Uganda


 * W
 * Groundwater in Western Sahara


 * Z
 * Groundwater in Zambia
 * Groundwater in Zimbabwe