This work includes some important publications based on global experience dealing with the strengthening of groundwater governance provisions and practical management arrangements.
| 1997 | FOSTER S S D & Grey D R C J Chart Instn Water Envir Mgmt 11 : 193-199 |
Groundwater resources – balancing perspectives on key issues affecting supply and demand. | D-1 |
| 1999 | FOSTER S S D World Bank Technical Paper 456 :15-30 |
Understanding groundwater – essential concepts for regulators. | |
| 2002-10 | FOSTER S & Kemper K. GW-MATe Briefing Note Series : World Bank |
Sustainable groundwater management : concepts and tools (Papers 0-16). | |
| 2002-10 | FOSTER S & Kemper K. GW-MATe Case Profile Series : World Bank |
Sustainable groundwater management : lessons from practice (Papers 1-23) | |
| 2003 | FOSTER S S D & Chilton P J Phil Trans Royal Soc B 358 : 1957-1972 | Groundwater—the process and global significance of aquifer degradation. | |
| 2009 | FOSTER S, Limaye S, Mandavkar Y & Msangi S. GW-MATE Case Profile Series 22 : World Bank |
A hydrogeologic and socioeconomic evaluation of community-based groundwater resource management – the case of Hivre Bazaar in Maharastra-India. | D-2 |
| 2009 | FOSTER S, Garduno H, Tuinhof A & Tovey C. GW-MATE Strategic Overview Series SO-1 : World Bank |
Groundwater governance – conceptual framework for assessment of provisions and needs. | D-3 |
| 2009 | FOSTER S, Hirata R, Vidal A, Schmidt G & Garduno H. GW-MATE Briefing Note Series 9 : World Bank | The Guarani Aquifer initiative – towards realistic groundwater management in a transboundary context. | D-4 |
| 2010 | Garduno H, Steenbergen F van & FOSTER S. GW-MATE Briefing Note 6 : World Bank | Stakeholder participation in groundwater management – enabling and nurturing engagement. | D-5 |
| 2011 | FOSTER S & Steenbergen F van. Hydrogeology J 19: 959-962. | Conjunctive groundwater use – a ’lost opportunity’ for water management in the developing world ? | |
| 2012 | FOSTER S & Ait-Kadi M. Hydrogeology J 20 : 415-418. |
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): How does grondwater fit in ? | D-7 |
| 2012 | FOSTER S, Tuinhof A & Steenbergen F van. Water SA 38 : 359-366 | Managed groundwater development for water-supply security in Sub-Saharan Africa : investment priorities. | D-8 |
| 2013 | FOSTER S & Garduno H Hydrogeology J 21 : 317-320 |
Groundwater resource governance : are governments and stakeholders responding to the challenge ? | |
| 2013 | FOSTER S & Tyson G GWP/ANBO Policy Brief : Global Water Partnership |
Groundwater development opportunities and management responsibilities – the mission for African Basin Organisations | D-9 |
| 2015 | FOSTER S, Evans R & Escolero O. Hydrogeology J 23 : XXX-XXX | The groundwater management plan – in praise of a neglected tool-of-our-trade ! |
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