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The IAH Distinguished Lecturer series aims to enhance the visibility of IAH at the international level, and extend the relevance of groundwater beyond the hydrogeology community. We are pleased to announce that the inaugural Distinguished Lecturer will be Professor Jay Famiglietti. The first lecture in this new series will be... read more...
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The latest edition of Hydrogeology Journal, 34(5), is out now! Read the full issue here: https://link.springer.com/journal/10040/volumes-and-issues/34-5 ❗IAH member highlights❗ Find below the direct links to the 13 articles authored by IAH members: Paul Whincup. Australia’s first recorded groundwater well: October 1629 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-026-03072-9 Manon Trottet, Philippe Renard & François Bertone.... read more...
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Data from nearly 43,000 monitoring points across 47 countries show that groundwater bodies are out of balance due to pumping and climate change. A few months before the next United Nations water conference, which is due to be held in the United Arab Emirates in December, a study by the... read more...
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The Blue Recharge project, between Italy and Croatia, focuses on an effective and less invasive technique for storing water than dams. And to incentivize it, it is developing “blue credits” based on carbon credits. Find out more Conserving the water beneath our feet: the Adriatic rediscovers groundwater recharge – OBCT read more...
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Deep sadness has been felt throughout the international hydrogeological community following the passing of Professor Joe Tóth, founder of the theory of regional groundwater flow systems, Professor Emeritus of the University of Alberta, Honorary Professor of Eötvös Loránd University, and external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He passed... read more...
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Five years on from our last member benefits survey in 2021, it is essential to know what additional services and opportunities members want. This will ensure that IAH will continue to progress its mission to promote understanding, wise-use and protection of global groundwater resources. Please help by completing this survey.... read more...
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Aquifer-based geothermal systems can keep data centres cool by using groundwater as a giant natural “thermal battery”, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US have published a study exploring whether aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) could offer a technically feasible solution for... read more...
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We are hosting a series of online webinars in cooperation with UNESCO, The World Bank Group, World Meteorological Organization, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), coordinators of the UN-Water Expert Group on Groundwater. In the third webinar in the series, we will emphasize the economic value of groundwater and integrated... read more...
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With deep sadness, we inform our members of the passing of Professor Mihael Brenčič on 30 March 2026, following a prolonged and severe illness. Professor Brenčič served as the Chair of the Slovenian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (SKIAH) from 2018 to 2023. He was a Corresponding... read more...
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The fourth paper in our Technical Insight Series is out now! Produced by the Commission on Groundwater Quality, the latest paper ‘Antimicrobial Resistance – A Growing Global Groundwater Challenge’ presents the environmental pathways that lead to the occurrence of antimicrobial pharmaceuticals in groundwater, the development of antibiotic resistant genes, and... read more...
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