IAH Stories

• IAH chapters hold in person events!

  by Kellie Nicholson

  The first year of the pandemic didn't stop our chapters holding events online and in person. read the story...

• World Water Week 2020

  by IAH Secretariat

  IAH contributed to three webinars at WWW 2020, organised by GRIPP with the collaboration of AMCOW. read the story...

• A question of ethics

  by IAH Secretariat

  Learn about IAH's ethics statement. read the story...

• IAH & IAPG Geoethics & Groundwater Management Congress

  by Manuel Abrunhosa

  Hosted by the IAH’s Portuguese Chapter and IAPG (International Association for Promoting Geoethics) the Geoethics and Groundwater Management congress aimed to appeal to all those working in the many fields relating to groundwater, but contributions were welcomed from a mix of discplines besides science – humanities, law, education, religion, citizenship... read the story...

• IAH Colombia YouTube webinars

  by Kellie Nicholson

  2020, with the pandemic, saw the world seek ways to reach one another online. For IAH, our Colombia national chapter was one of the first “off the block”, launching a series of online groundwater talks featuring national and international colleagues. Over the year 18 talks were organised in a wide... read the story...

• IAH Participates in Water Stewardship Review

  by John Chilton and Ian Davey

  Major multi-national companies have often been criticised for demonstrating their responsibilities towards natural systems in largely cosmetic ways. In recent years, however, they have realised the need to understand better the threats that their activities can pose to ecosystems and the communities who depend on them. Many companies have now... read the story...

• World Water Quality Alliance, Italy

  by Bruce Misstear

  IAH Secretary General Bruce Misstear delivered a keynote address to the meeting of the World Water Quality Alliance on 17th September 2019. The meeting was held at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre at Ispra, Italy. The World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) comprises more than 80 partner organisations including the... read the story...

• IAH and GRIPP

  by Ian Davey

  IAH continues to support GRIPP, the ‘Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice’, which is now in its fourth year of existence. Several IAH commissions and networks together with GRIPP are confronting a range of challenges – these include IAH Commission on Transboundary Aquifers, the IAH Commission on Managed Aquifer... read the story...

• ISMAR 10, Madrid

  by ISMAR10 Organising Committee and IAH Secretariat

  ISMAR10 – the 10th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, held in Madrid on 20-24 May, was a great success! The slogan of the congress was“MAR to solve the global water crisis” and the event clearly endorsed this at a most opportune moment. The organisers were delighted to see so... read the story...

• India National Conference on Groundwater Management in Mining and Social Sectors

  by India National Chapter Committee

  A National Conference on “Groundwater Management in Mining and Social Sectors”was jointly organised by our Indian Chapter (INC-IAH) and Society of Geo Scientists, Jharkhand (SGSJ) in September at Ranchi. Its aim was to create a knowledge platform for a variety of stakeholders including government organisations, researchers, industry, NGOs and voluntary... read the story...