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Groundwater may not be a high-priority theme for everyone and although its importance in people’s daily lives is enormous, it is not always valued and known as it should. Spreading groundwater education and communication is more than essential since this water resource “makes up 99% of the liquid fresh water on Earth, not only is […]

The Groundwater Project Event will hold a series of free meetings and debates between the 3rd and 26th of February 2021 with the greatest references in hydrogeology in the world. One of the talks will be “Have your name on a classic”, the speakers David Bethune (Director of Hydrogeologists Without Borders, Research Associate at the

The GW-Project is pleased to announce our partnership with the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP). GRIPP Partnership, an initiative led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), will strengthen, expand and connect current groundwater initiatives. For further information about GRIPP: https://gripp.iwmi.org/.

With the objective of bringing together the largest global groundwater community in the world, the Groundwater Project will hold a series of free meetings and debates between the 3rd and 26th of February 2021 with the greatest references in hydrogeology in the world. The themes of the talks are diverse and very interesting for everyone

“Groundwater development needs adequate drilling and pumping technology, as well as relatively cheap and easy-to-obtain energy.” (CUSTODIO, 2010) One of our talks at the 1st Groundwater Project Event is about Groundwater and Intensive Use. Sustainable use of groundwater is one of the most important subjects we face as the Earth’s population of nearly 8 billion

Spread the word! The first ever Groundwater Project Event will be 100% online between the 3rd and 26th of February 2021. A series of meetings and discussions will be promoted, addressing relevant and innovative themes presented by the best references in hydrogeology in the world. We want your help in choosing a great name for

The Groundwater Project is evaluating the expansion of our website function to enable online reading. We have implemented a webbook version of Groundwater in Our Water Cycle, which can be accessed without login. The webbook is suitable for reading on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Read this book online at:https://books.gw-project.org/groundwater-in-our-water-cycle/ At the same time we

Groundwater in Bangladesh – Groundwater Talks with Shihab Uddin “Since we depend on groundwater and that water is getting polluted, I thought I should focus on water instead of structure engineering.” Our guest at today’s Groundwater Talks is Shihab Uddin. He is a civil engineer based in Bangladesh who decided to focus on groundwater since

Here are a few takeaways and the full interview from our Groundwater Talks interview with Matthew Damhuis, a hydrogeologist based in South Africa and one of the first people of his country to join the Groundwater Project. Access Matthew’s website: http://alicantowater.co.za/ Share this post with your colleagues and friends and join us on our way

On the 28th of July, we had the pleasure of talking to a few of the very best hydrogeologists on the planet! In a casual conversation mood, Everton de Oliveira interviewed John Cherry, Eileen Poeter, Douglas Mackay, Warren Wood and Ying Fan. They are the authors of the first original book launched by The Groundwater

“My first contact with groundwater was when I was very young and my grandfather used wells to get water for us.” That’s the first memory that Carlos Molano, our guest at today’s Groundwater Talks, has about groundwater. He is the Vice President at the IAH Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter and in this interview,

“Groundwater is one of the most important and vital resources of our society and it’s important that you know it.” That’s how Joanna Doummar, our guest at today’s Groundwater Talks, sees groundwater. In this interview we talk about her work with micro-pollutants in groundwater in Lebanon, her career, the future of groundwater and much more.

Here are a few takeaways from our Groundwater Talks interview with the President at the IAH Lebanon Chapter, Joanna Doummar. Don’t miss out on the full interview! We talked about her work with micro-pollutants in groundwater in Lebanon, her career, the future of groundwater and much more. You can watch it on this Friday, July

According to the USGS (The United States Geological Survey), about 25% of all U.S. rainfall becomes groundwater, which provides much of the flow of lakes and streams. It is estimated by the USGS that about 30 percent of U.S. stream-flow is from groundwater. Share it so we can spread groundwater knowledge. Get to know about

To make groundwater more visible, we need to get people to ask more questions about water and groundwater in particular. — Dr John Cherry Dr. John Cherry is the leader of the Groundwater Project, working alongside hundreds of experts worldwide. The goals of the Groundwater Project are to publish educational materials, online and free-of-charge. We believe

The water we drink, the foods we eat, the air we breathe and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. Today is World Environment Day, an event that happens every year since 1974 created by the UN to bring awareness to the protection of our environment. Our main goal with The

Download Wally & Deanna’s Groundwater Adventure for free on our website. The book was originally launched in 1993 by Leanne Appleby and Peter Russell with illustrations by Fortunato Restagno and it still is a great book to teach kids about the water cycle and groundwater. Download it, share this post and join us to contribute

We are in Smart Water Magazine! Olivia Tempest interviewed our Project Leader John Cherry about making groundwater a priority, winning the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize and The Groundwater Project. “To make groundwater more visible, we need to get people to ask more questions about water and groundwater in particular.” Read the full article:

Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) revisited data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft that flew over Europa in the year 2000 and discovered more evidence that it is indeed spouting plumes of water into space. The 4th largest moon of Jupiter is covered in a thick layer of ice, which scientists strongly suspect is hiding

The Groundwater Project (GW-Project) is a large international project to produce a series of electronic books to be available globally for free-of-charge downloading. Books are produced in English first and translated soon after into several other languages. The Groundwater Project will serve the needs of groundwater teaching and education in many ways. The most recent

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that polluted water that flows underground into nearby lakes, rivers, and bays is covered by the Clean Water Act. The law prohibits the unpermitted discharge of pollutants into navigable waters or at points where the water also reaches the same result by similar means. The decision came after researchers

The Instituto Água Sustentável – IAS (Sustainable Water Institute), a collaborator and supporter of GW-Project from Brazil, has launched on World Water Day (March 22) the Professor Água Project. The character was created and is represented by Everton de Oliveira, a member of the board of directors of the Groundwater Project. With the theme: “Because

Just released! John Cherry is the 2020 recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize (from the Stockholm International Water Institute), considered the Nobel Prize for Water. This award has been presented annually since 1991 and is announced on March 22. The laureate receives the prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is the