This policy brief summaries the outcomes of Shared Aquifer Diagnostic Analysis (SADA) and Groundwater Modelling for the Mount Elgon Transboundary Aquifer. Both activities were conducted as part of a groundwater project executed by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). SADA provides an overview of groundwater and its management in the Mount Elgon region, including related stakeholders, policy and institutional
framework. The analysis identified knowledge- and management/governance gaps so that right steps required to tackle groundwater issues can be made. Development of the Mount Elgon groundwater model has improved a knowledge of the aquifer and provided insight into possible future of groundwater resources in the region. Conjunctive Water Management (CWM) is seen as an important part of sustainable use and protection of the
Mount Elgon Transboundary Aquifer, and cooperation at all levels of governance as a necessary condition for achieving sustainability - for the benefit of all.