Events
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6-9 Oct 2020 – Al Hoceima - Morocco
1st International Congress on Coastal Research – ICCR 2020
The ICCR 2020 congress will include 6 sessions covering every aspect of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, remote sensing, risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. t is with great pleasure that we invite you to 1st International Congress on Coastal Research (ICCR 2020), to be held at the faculty of Sciences and techniques of AL Hociema, Morocco from Tuesday 6th October to Friday 9th of 2020. ICCR 2020 covers all aspects of coastal research including but not limited to relevant aspects of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, and remote sensing. Policy, coastal law, and relevant issues such as conflict resolution and risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management would also be covered by the congress.
The ICCR 2020 brings together delegates from all over the world to collaborate and discuss the most current coastal research studies and projects. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of coastal environments sciences.
he ICCR 2020 congress will include 6 sessions covering every aspect of geological sciences, biology (ecology and coastal marine ecosystems), geomorphology (physical geography), climate, littoral oceanography, coastal hydrogeology, environmental (resource) management, engineering, remote sensing, risk management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. This congress will encourage interaction between researchers from a range of disciplines. It will also provide an opportunity for a large number of doctoral students to offer their first public presentations of their work.
The participants are invited to submit the oral/poster presentation proposals papers. Research Orals/posters should highlight research and training including preliminary results, completed studies and summaries of relevant published research. The aim of the orals/posters session is to facilitate dissemination of research results.Organised by Faculty of Science and Technique of Al Hoceima in collaboration with the Moroccan Committee of the IAH.
https://iccr2020.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/4 
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19-20 Oct 2020 – Ireland/Online
Ireland National Chapter Annual Conference – Online
Characterisation and Management of Groundwater in Limestones. The IAH (Irish Group) are delighted to announce that this years Annual Conference (initially scheduled for 21st and 22nd April 2020) has been rescheduled for October 2020 and will take place online. The title of the conference remains as “Characterisation and Management of Groundwater in Limestones”.
The conference will run over two half-days on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th October 2020.
More information and an updated programme will follow closer to the time.Organised by IAH Ireland National Chapter.
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22-24 Oct 2020 – Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus
12th International Hydrogeological Conference
Groundwater resources, protection and management, in our ever-changing environment. The Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers of Cyprus in collaboration with the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology member of the Geological Society of Greece organize the 12th International Hydrogeological Conference, which will take place on October 22nd to October 24th 2020, in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus at Cleopatra Hotel.
The 12th International Hydrogeological Conference envisages in convening people from academia, private and public sector, dealing with all aspects of groundwater. It will be held under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus and it is supported by the Geological Survey Department of Cyprus and Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber. This conference aims in gathering and disseminating knowledge and good practices on dealing with increasing pressures and challenges on groundwater resources, protection and management, in our ever-changing environment driven by climate change.
The presentations of the conference will take place in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus on October 22nd to October 23rd 2020, at Cleopatra Hotel. On Saturday October 24th, a field trip at Troodos, UNESCO Global Geopark which is considered as a unique world geological heritage natural site, will be organized.Organised by Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers of Cyprus in collaboration with the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology member of the Geological Society/IAH Greece.
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28-29 Oct 2020 – Online
Online IWRA-IAH Conference on Groundwater & Climate Change
Addressing Groundwater Resilience under Climate Change. Currently, climate change has become an undeniable major pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. Yet, the effects of climate change on groundwater, the most significant freshwater resource on Earth, are still poorly understood. Somewhat neglected by policymakers and ignored by the public, groundwater management, governance and monitoring are less developed compared to surface water, globally. More up-to-date research and knowledge generation and sharing, as well as more efforts to raise awareness of the links between groundwater and climate change are also critical to ensure the sustainable management of this vital resource.
The online conference will address these challenges and priorities in order to manage resiliently groundwater resources under climate change. This conference’s main goal is to, ultimately, promote the sharing and exchange of state-of-the-art scientific and policy knowledge on the links between an increased resilience of groundwater resources and climate change for the sustainable governance, use and management of these resources in all regions of the world.
Send your proposals for oral presentations by Wednesday, July 15th, 2020. More info and details at https://iwraonlineconference.org/call-for-abstracts/.Organised by IWRA; IAH is lead partner.
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17-20 May 2021 – Maastricht, the Netherlands
LuWQ2021 – 5th International Conference on LAND USE and WATER QUALITY: Agriculture and the Environment
LuWQ2021 is an interdisciplinary conference on the cutting edge of science, management and policy to minimise effects of agriculture and land use changes on the quality of groundwater and surface waters. The conference aims to discuss the entire ’policy cycle’ to enable enhancing the quality of the water environment, which includes problem recognition, formulation of technical options, policy formulation, interaction between policy makers and stakeholders (i.e. pressure groups), policy implementation, monitoring and research. The conference also aims to facilitate networking opportunities and to intensify contacts (a) between soil/water related scientists, agro related scientists, social scientists, ecological scientists and economists, and (b) between scientists, water managers and policy makers.
The conference themes and topics are characterised by the following keywords: agronomy, agro-economics, agro-sociology, water management, water policy, hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, terrestrial ecosystems, unsaturated zone, groundwater, surface waters, drinking water, monitoring, modelling, water quality, nutrients, pesticides and other organic agrochemicals, heavy metals.
To give you a feeling for the essence of LuWQ… The key strength of the conference is twofold. On the one side, LuWQ has a well-defined narrow focus on ‘agriculture and water quality’. On the other side, the conference is broadly oriented with regard to the various professional disciplines related to the conference topics. Based on the experience from previous Land Use and Water Quality conferences, it is just the diversity in professional background of participants which results in a multi-faceted conference programme. Consequently, LUWQ offers sessions on a broad variety of topics, all of them however dedicated exclusively to agriculture and water quality. In this sense, the conference topics range – to illustrate by a few randomly chosen examples – from scientific research on denitrification and travel time, …, challenges in monitoring and modelling at different scale (parcels, field, region), …, practice-oriented and technical measures to limit leaching of nutrients and agrochemicals, …, development of management options to mitigate effects on water quality in drinking-water protection areas, including cooperation between local governments, water supply companies and farmers, …, to policy development, and lessons to be learned from policy implementation, e.g. comparison of farmers’ behaviour between top-down and bottom-up implementation of agri-environmental measures.Organised by Organised by RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands (principle organiser); Aarhus University (DCE and Department of Bioscience), Denmark; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS); and Umweltbundesamt (UBA), German Environment Agency, Germany. IAH is Scientific Sponsor of the conference.
https://www.luwq2021.nl/ karel.kovar@rivm.nl ; dico.fraters@rivm.nl -
26-28 May 2021 – Paris, France
Groundwater, key to the Sustainable Development Goals
The "Agenda 2030" and the "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs), multinational and multilateral roadmaps, constitute a great message of hope for the future of human societies and terrestrial ecosystems, currently facing the impacts of global change. Water is part of the 2030 Agenda in particular through SDG 6. Within this framework, groundwater resources (GWR) have also a key role to play, directly in terms of food, hygiene and health, protection and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity ... and, indirectly, for the reduction of poverty and inequalities, contribution to education and gender equality, peace, etc..
Ambition of the conference:
To constitute a meeting point to favor exchanges between the different national and international stakeholders in the fields of water and sustainable development:
- Decision-makers, from the international level to local authorities, like Water Agencies, basin authorities and local structures for management and protection of groundwater ;
- NGOs, civil society, local communities, farmers, water and sanitation companies, industries ;
- Funding agencies and donors ;
- Groundwater resource specialists: scientists, national and local authorities, planning authorities, engineering firms and consultants.
Main objectives:
- To examine the overall relationships between water-related SDGs, their stakeholders and groundwater ;
- To share knowledge, experiences, findings and good practices on GWR in sustainable development trajectories.
Conference process:
- A prominent locus of expression will be given to the youth: high school and University students, young researchers and professionals ;
- Invited speakers (key notes) and presentations by participants (oral communications, poster sessions) ;
- Round tables open to conference participants ;
- Innovative forms of animation and presentation (summaries produced on the basis of contributions received in advance, themes entrusted to thematic animators, prior to the conference).Organised by UNESCO, IAH-CFH (IAH French National Chapter, IHP.
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7-9 Jul 2021 – Budapest, Hungary
International Symposium on Geofluids
The objective of the Symposium is to bring together scientists, professionals, stakeholders to share and discuss all kinds of aspects of geofluids, i.e., groundwater, geothermal energy, hydrocarbon, geogenic contaminations and hydrothermal mineral resources, with special emphasis on harmonized exploration and utilization. We, therefore, welcome researchers in all aspects of geofluids’ research. The greater the diversity of interests the more significant will be the result.
Main Topics and planned Sessions include: Energy flow systems and related fluids in the lithosphere; Managed aquifer recharge and groundwater flow systems; Geoenergy, thermal water and hydrocarbon systems; Natural contamination and hazards of geofluids; Fluid–rock interactions and hydrogeochemical reaction.Organised by Organised by the József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology Chair and Foundation and by the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of IAH, in scientific collaboration with the ENeRAG H2020 project of Eötvös Loránd University.
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22-27 Aug 2021 – São Paulo, Brazil
47th IAH Congress – IAH 2021 Brazil
GROUNDWATER 4.0: CONNECTED, VISIBLE AND ETHICAL. As a result of the Covid-19 we are not able to hold our congress in Sao Paulo in 2020. Instead we will have two congresses in 2021, in Sao Paulo and in Brussels. Brazil and Belgium are coordinating efforts to put forward a unique IAH experience to create an opportunity for many more people to participate.
THE 47TH IAH CONGRESS 2021 BRAZIL WILL BE HELD TOGETHER WITH:
• XV Latin American Hydrogeology Congress • XXI Brazilian Groundwater Congress
• XXII Brazilian Meeting of Well Drillers • FENÁGUA – National Water Trade Show
The technical discussions have already begun on the WhatsApp groups for the congress. Themes include: Management Aquifer Recharge, Groundwater and Climate Change, Groundwater Flow, Water Cycle and Ecosystems, Karst and Fractured Aquifer, Groundwater and Gender, Geochemistry, Groundwater Pollution and Remediation, Transboundary Aquifers, Emerging Tools and Tech for Groundwater Investigation, Numerical Modelling
Share the joy and participate in the 2020 Groundwater Congress in Brazil!
Key Dates
28/02/2021 : Abstract submission deadline
30/04/2021 : Abstract acceptance
31/05/2021 : Registration: Early bird deadline
The call for abstract submission is open! Please, send your contribution!.Price: Range of fees for members, non-members, students - see https://iah2021brazil.org/en/registration-2/
Organised by Brazilian National Chapter of IAH/Brazilian Groundwater Association (ABAS), Latin-Americal Groundwater Association (ALHSUD).
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6-10 Sep 2021 – Brussels, Belgium
48th IAH Congress – IAH 2021 – Inspiring Groundwater
IAH 2021 - Inspiring Groundwater. As a result of the Covid-19 we are not able to hold our congress in Sao Paulo in 2020. Instead we will have two congresses in 2021, in Sao Paulo and in Brussels. Brazil and Belgium are coordinating efforts to put forward a unique IAH experience to create an opportunity for many more people to participate.
The history of the world shows us that water and groundwater have constantly inspired mankind to develop techniques for the production of drinking water, to transport water to people, to control and manage watercourses, to the search for new sources and to combat scarcity. Access to safe water in sufficient quantities is essential to mankind, for prosperity and economic development.
Let the past inspire us to prepare a better future
Let our failures inspire us to constantly improve our techniques.
Let research inspire us to turn challenges into opportunities, and to make groundwater part of the solution towards a society without fossil energy sources.
Let our children inspire us to give our grandchildren a better planet
In 2021, we’ll also celebrate together the 65th anniversary of the IAH … and the 20th anniversary of our Belgian chapter. Did you know that the first president of IAH was Belgian? Belgium is a small country, but we have a lot to give… to the organization of the congress, and we’ll also do our best to make you discover some aspects of our culture, our history, our architecture, and our gastronomy. You are all welcome to join us and to learn from others, to exchange and to transfer knowledge, to learn to know people, to build solutions.
Brussels, September 6th : we’ll be there. Will you?
Key Dates
October 2020: call for abstracts opens
January 2021: registration opens
Stay tuned for information on : https://iah2021belgium.org/ or on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/18626784/.Organised by IAH Belgium (CBH-BCH).
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