On 3-4 March, IGRAC and SADC-GMI held a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, within the framework of the Expansion of the SADC Groundwater Information portal (SADC-GIP) project. This workshop was organised for the young professionals to share experience and wrap up the situation analysis.
SIWI has announced that Dr John Cherry has received the Stockholm Water Prize for 2020. He has been awarded for his work on understanding groundwater vulnerability, migration of contaminants in groundwater and their remediation.
World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, addresses the impact of climate change on water resources as well as possible adaptation/mitigation measures. Since surface water availability decreases due to climate change and human activities, reliance on aquifers and their buffering potential is likely to grow even faster.
AMCOW convened a series of groundwater events in association with the 20th AfWA Congress in Kampala, Uganda, 24-27 February 2020. Invited by AMCOW, IGRAC was happy to contribute to these events.
