IAH Stories
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Our Hydrogeology Journal editorial team met for several days in April to discuss the journal’s current status and to plan its development. The meeting was held in Barcelona at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), to which we extend our thanks. The Institute also hosted a workshop... read the story...
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The 2nd Atlas Georesources International Congress took place in March 2019, organised by LGR, our Tunisian national chapter and the Tunisian Committee of Hydrogeology at the Association Eau et Développement. The congress was held in Hammamet and focused on novel advances and case studies concerning Applied Geosciences for Groundwater. As... read the story...
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Dr Wendy Robertson of Central Michigan University was the worthy recipient of the US Chapter’s “International Service Award” for 2018. The Award recognises the efforts of hydrogeologists based in the United States who have shown an outstanding commitment to assisting the international community with groundwater-related needs. Wendy received the Award... read the story...
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In September 2018 over 180 participants from universities, governmental organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations assembled in Ankara to attend the symposium on “Hydrogeology and Water Resources-Hydro-2018”. The event was organised jointly by the Turkish National Chapter of IAH, The Turkish Association of Hydrogeologists and Water Resources Research and the... read the story...
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