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The demand for clean water is rising globally due to the loss of naturally renewable water supplies. As more people become aware of the resource's limitations, the need for groundwater protection and restoration is becoming increasingly important. However, excessive groundwater use has significantly reduced the amount of groundwater available. This illustrates the necessity of managing and utilizing groundwater resources responsibly. The State of Qatar actively uses groundwater for domestic, recreational, and agricultural purposes, even though it is not used for the public's drinking water supply. Due to pressure from urbanization, agriculture, and climate change, groundwater salinity levels have risen significantly. The hydro geochemical characterizations of the Qatar aquifer are examined in this study. One of the opportunities highlighted by the current groundwater management methodologies, analyzing and monitoring groundwater quantity and quality, is one way to ensure sustainable groundwater use in Qatar. The water resource system in Qatar was examined using the groundbreaking Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response paradigm, which outlines the causal relationship between the driving forces and impacts before articulating the solutions. Groundwater abstraction is under a lot of strain due to the excessive use of groundwater for agricultural irrigation, which degrades the quantity and quality of the groundwater environment and affects the need for food and water. Therefore, the conclusion emphasizes the necessity of enhancing rainfall infiltration into the aquifers, recharging the groundwater aquifers with treated sewage effluent or desalinated water, creating groundwater treatment procedures, and utilizing effective water irrigation practices. The use of treated wastewater for irrigation, the creation of appropriate water-use tariff systems, and farmer awareness campaigns are other considerations.

Groundwater, Sustainable development, Water resource, National strategies, management