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• TITLE: Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Limbe-Cameroon in a Changing Climate Using a Water Quality Index

  AUTHORS: Rigobert Motchemien, Charles Bwemba, Jean Francois Wounba, Gaël Didier Bah Ntutuwouo, Valentin Makomra, Michel Mbessa, George Elambo Nkeng, Mathias Fru Fonteh

  KEYWORDS: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Seawater Intrusion, Pollution, Revelle Index

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.17 No.12, December 22, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This study assesses the current and future suitability of groundwater in Limbe, Cameroon, for domestic use under the threat of climate change-induced sea level rise. Using physico-chemical analysis, the Revelle Index, and the Water Quality Index (WQI), the authors find that 23% of the groundwater is currently affected by seawater intrusion. Projections indicate that this will increase to 30.8% by 2050 and 42.31% by 2100, significantly reducing the proportion of water that is safe for drinking.