IAH’s Commission on Groundwater and Climate Change (CGCC) is an official network of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). Created in 2002, the aims of the commission are:
- to improve understanding of the relationship between groundwater and climate change, and
- to investigate the role of groundwater in adaptation to climate variability and change.
We hope our website will encourage you to find out more about the commission, our mission and our challenges, explore our activities and also to become involved.
IAH is an international charitable organisation that promotes sound development and management of groundwater – seen by many as the worldwide family of hydrogeologists.
For more news regarding groundwater see https://gwclimate.iah.org/articles
IAH CGCC Activities 2024/2025
1.Raise global awareness around the groundwater and climate change
- Linking to initiatives of UN-Water Expert Groups (Water and Climate Change, Groundwater)
- Updating website on Groundwater and Climate Change in the news
2.Promoting research and development
- Contributions to the research in the field
- Contributions to congresses, conferences, technical meetings (IAH, IWRA, IAEA)
- Contributions to journal special issues
- Latest publications on research in Groundwater and Climate Change
3.Education and outreach
- Joint International Master Programme on Groundwater and Global Change
Our GWCC (Com)mission – Where you can contribute
1.Promote research and development to advance scientific and technical knowledge in the field of groundwater and climate change, and related fields (e.g. agriculture, energy, health);
2.Foster inter-disciplinary collaborations with research institutions, water managers
and policy makers;
3.Engage with key international organisations, agencies and programmes
(e.g. UNESCO-IHP, IGRAC, IAEA, FAO);
4.Disseminate research and development outcomes to the global research community and global development community including governmental and non-governmental organisations;
5.Create awareness of the IAH-CGCC among IAH members, related professions and wider water resources and water supply communities.
