Events

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  11-14 Aug 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil

  IAH Events

  XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Águas Subterrâneas

  GROUNDWATER: THE FOUNDATION FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND SANITATION. Groundwater remains Brazil’s most strategic water resource, essential for public supply, agricultural production, industrial and mining activities, and the maintenance of ecosystems. In a country marked by unequal access to water and increasing vulnerability to climate change, its relevance continues to grow.
  Today, more than 624 m³/s of drinking water are extracted from aquifers through 2.8 million wells, supplying partially or entirely 52% of Brazilian municipalities and generating over R$100 billion annually for the economy. Groundwater sustains rivers, wetlands, mangroves, and life itself across multiple biomes—an invisible yet indispensable natural infrastructure.
  By 2026, the challenges become even more complex:
  The increasingly severe impacts of global warming;
  The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, sensors, advanced geophysics, big data, and integrative modeling;
  Agribusiness demand for water security;
  The need for responsible mining aligned with ESG practices;
  The urgency of expanding basic sanitation and the use of wells for water supply.
  In this context, CABAS 2026 proposes unprecedented connections among science, technology, innovation, public policy, and the main water-using sectors—building real bridges between academia, industry, drilling professionals, companies, managers, and society.
  The Congress will gather the leading professionals in water resources, alongside a renewed and expanded FENÁGUA and an even stronger Well Drillers Meeting, consolidating CABAS as the largest groundwater event in Latin America.
  You will be most welcome in São Paulo—the Brazilian capital of groundwater in 2026.

  Organised by ABAS and AIH-Brazil.

   https://cabas.abas.org     abas@abas.org