In alignment with UN Water’s 2022 theme of ‘Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible’, this session will focus entirely on groundwater and the critical role it plays in climate change mitigation, resilience and adaptation. Groundwater accounts for more than 97 percent of the available freshwater on the planet, yet, due to its invisibility below ground, many decision makers are not aware that agriculture, industry and residences depend heavily on groundwater or that groundwater risks depletion and degradation as a result of climate change impacts and over-exploitation.
Topics to be explored include how groundwater data supports decision-making for climate adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa and coastal Asia, how Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) uses groundwater as a tool for climate change resilience, how groundwater is a key component of nature-based solutions, and how offshore groundwater represents the last untapped reserve of freshwater on the planet.
Convenors
International Water Resources Association (IWRA), Omega Institute, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), Asia Water Council, K-Water, African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), University of Strathclyde; Can Tho University, Centre for Sustainable Solutions in Practical Hydrogeology
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