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The current executive manager is retiring after 8 years and IAH is now seeking to recruit a replacement. The executive manager is responsible for day to day operations and smooth running of the organisation, liaising with the executive and council and managing a small secretariat of part-time staff supported by... read more...
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Groundwater should be tapped as a strategic water source and managed sustainably to ensure the country’s long-term water security and resilience to climate change, according to the Dewan Rakyat Special Select Committee on Environment, Science and Plantation. Find out more https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php/sports/world/news.php?id=2475425 read more...
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The world’s hidden water reserves have just been mapped with unprecedented detail. The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) has released the 2025 edition of its Transboundary Aquifers of the World map, a flagship resource that charts underground water systems spanning international borders. Find out more https://www.renewablematter.eu/en/new-global-map-426-shared-aquifers-crossing-borders read more...
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As Pakistan undergoes a solar revolution, farmers are increasingly ditching diesel and grid power for sun-powered tube wells. The solar boom has coincided with the depletion of water tables in Pakistan’s most populous province, according to previously unreported Punjab water authority documents viewed by Reuters. The documents did not pinpoint any... read more...
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The Liaison with UN Activities (LUNA) Network have drafted a position paper on “Why Groundwater is Core to the Water Action Decade and to Achieving the SDGs” for the 2026 UN Water Conference. You can read the position paper here. Thanks to Marie-Amélie Pétré and Patrick Lachassagne. Find out more... read more...
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This World Bank report details the rationale and methodological steps taken to assemble a global dataset of aquifer typologies and resource availability. Such a global dataset can be used to answer high-level but fundamental questions related to the economic accessibility or potential of groundwater in a region and the implications... read more...
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An abandoned coal exploration borehole in Queensland was discovered emitting methane and forcing groundwater into the air like a geyser. Many abandoned boreholes may be emitting methane and the rate of leakage could be influenced by the geology beneath and by the state of water extraction in other areas, causing... read more...
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A restaurant in the English county of Cheshire has launched a water menu, as have a number of US establishments. Is it really possible, though, to tell one terroir from another? Find out more https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/28/water-sommeliers-rival-wine-terroir read more...
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Please find the schedule for the First Pan African Hydrogeology Congress below: Pan African Hydrogeology Congress Schedule Join online via Zoom webinars: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83531423516?pwd=sNdGIYyiwMmTD05zkBbxQz9dQftwUB.1 The passcode to join the webinar is 460588 The congress starts at 10am (Central African Time) on the 28th, 29th & 30th August 2025. read more...
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Water from beneath the ground supplies 30 per cent of Australia’s water needs, providing a lifeline for communities, industries and environment. To ensure groundwater is used sustainably, scientists are using ground-breaking technologies to measure how much rain is making it into underground aquifers. Find out more https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2025/August/Groundwater-explainer read more...




