@igrac
IGRAC provides groundwater data, information, knowledge and wisdom to support decision-making on all levels and to work towards a sustainable and equitable groundwater future. Under auspices of @unesconow.bsky.social and @wmo-global.bsky.social.
📸 Raise awareness about how to protect and restore #groundwater by sharing your pictures of..
🌧️ Managed #AquiferRecharge #MAR
🌱 Groundwater protection zones
🚫 Reduction of groundwater extraction
⏳ Deadline: 18 March!
🤝 @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
#water #recharge #photocontest #geostory #ISMAR
💧 #Groundwater use around the world, captures in pictures that were shared by you! Part 3 of the 'Discover Groundwater' series is now available.
🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/stori...
🤝Discover Groundwater is an initiative with @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
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🌊We often talk about depletion, but in some places it's #groundwater #floods that cause issues.
💧Help raising awareness about this underreported problem by sharing your pictures. You can be part of our groundwater warnings Geostory.
#water #flood #logging #SDG6 #warning
@iahgroundwater.bsky.social
📸 Often overlooked as a #groundwater challenge, but over-extraction can lead to land subsidence or sinkholes.
💧 Do you see #landsubsidence or #sinkholes in your surroundings? Help raising awareness about this by sending your pictures!
#sinkhole #subsidence #sinkingcities @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
📸 While we are processing all your groundwater use pictures, we now focus on #Groundwater Warnings!
🏜️Help raising awareness about #depletion by sharing your pictures of dry wells, springs, lakes, wetlands or rivers, and be part of the 4th Geostory!
#drought #climatechange @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
🎞️Our 1st episode of '#GroundwaterExplained', a series of explainer videos, is dedicated to #PFAS! Launched today along with a new policy brief 👇
💧The story, video and #policybrief are now online: un-igrac.org/latest/stori....
#groundwater #Explainer #water #foreverchemicals #PFOA @gtk.fi
🏆 Vote for the Groundwater Story of the Year 2025. Which #groundwater correspondent will win the People's Choice Award?
🇧🇴 #Bolivia 🇨🇦 #Canada 🇫🇷 #France 🇮🇳 #India or 🇪🇸 #Spain?
🔗Read and vote here: un-igrac.org/latest/news/....
#storytelling #award #wetlands #Doñana #Corsica #water #GCN
🇹🇯🤝🇳🇱 We ended last year with a successful study visit of our key partners from #Tajikistan to the Netherlands. This knowledge exchange was part of the Groundwater Management Project, led by @helvetas-ch.bsky.social.
🔗 Learn all about the visit and the project: un-igrac.org/latest/news/...
🥬 About 70% of all #groundwater withdrawals are used for #agriculture. Get your camera and show the important role of groundwater for food! 📸
💧From agriculture or #livestock farming to groundwater-fed #fisheries.
🤝 @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
#water #waterforfood #irrigation #foodproduction
🌿No #ecosystems without #groundwater! Help us raising awareness about this connection and share your most beautiful ecosystems pictures! 📸
💧Get out there and capture your favourite #springs, #ponds, #wetlands, #river, #peatlands or phreatophyte vegetation!
#photocontest 🤝 @iahgroundwater.bsky.social
📸 Is your New Year's resolution to create more #groundwater awareness? Excellent!! Grab your camera and share your pictures!
💧IGRAC and @iahgroundwater.bsky.social call upon all groundwater enthusiasts to help putting a spotlight on groundwater wells!
#water #borehole #photocontest #waterwell
🎄An early Christmas gift from the Hydrogeocenter: The Applied Groundwater Modelling course is now available for #FREE! 🎁
🔗 hydrogeocenter.com/courses/.
🤝 Thanks to Neven Kresic & Nenad Maric.
#groundwater #modelling #Modflow #Modflow8 #water #course #onlinecourse #OpenAccess
🇮🇳 Commons or Commerce: Who Owns Groundwater in Villages of #Kalimpong?
🤔 Our #India Correspondent Jayesh Desai decided to go to West Bengal and look for an answer.
🔗 See what he discovered: un-igrac.org/latest/stori...
#WestBengal #springs #groundwater #watersupply #SDG6 #himalaya
#30DayMapChallenge Day 17: A new tool
#30DayMapChallenge Day 17: A New Tool
Tried #JupyterGIS, a #Python-based mapping tool in #JupyterLab, for mapping transboundary aquifers using open data from @igrac.bsky.social + #HydroSHEDS. Real-time map+code collaboration, live annotations, and reproducible workflows.
🎥 LIGHTS! CAMERA! WATER ACTION!
🇦🇷 Live from Buenos Aires online with Robert Strand from World Water Film Festival and Veronica Lutri, our former Groundwater Correspondent of #Argentina and current Regional Coordinator for the Americas!
🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/AgmLpQB_v....
Send all your pictures to info@un-igrac.org before 1 December 2025.
1⃣ Short description (max. 200 words) of what you captured in your photo,
2⃣ The location of the picture (coordinates or town/city + country), and
3⃣ Your name (so that we can credit you properly)
🏗 Groundwater for #Industry or #Mining
⚡ Groundwater for #Energy (Geothermal Energy or Cooling Nuclear Plants and Data Centres)
( @iaeaorg.bsky.social)
🥕 Groundwater for #Agriculture, Livestock Farming or #Fisheries
( @fao.org @ifad.org @faoenespanol.bsky.social)
🪴 Groundwater for #Ecosystems (= #Springs, #Rivers, #Peatlands or Phreatophyte Vegetation)
(@ramsar.org @wetlandsint.bsky.social)
🌱 And we need you for part 3 about Groundwater Use Around the World! Do you have any pictures that show any of the following topics?
🚰 Groundwater for #Drinking and Living (= Shallow Wells, Deep Wells, Springs or Ponds)
💧After part 1 on #DiscoverGroundwater series on the Beauty of Groundwater (un-igrac.org/latest/stori...) we now have part 2 on the History of Groundwater (un-igrac.org/latest/stori...) for you.
📷 And you can now become part of the next on 'Groundwater Use'! Find out how! 👇
🌏 #Qanat, #Karez, #Kanerjing, #Foggara, #Khettara, #ViajeDeAgua, #GaleríasFiltrantes, #Puqui or #Socavón.
🔗 In part 2 of the Discover Groundwater series, we explore The History of Groundwater. You can read all about it here: un-igrac.org/latest/stori....
🤝 @iahgroundwater.bsky.social #groundwater
🇦🇺 #Australia 🇧🇪 #Belgium 🇧🇷 #Brazil 🇨🇴 #Colombia
🇪🇬 #Egypt 🇬🇭 #Ghana 🇮🇳 #India 🇮🇶 #Iraq
🇰🇪 #Kenya 🇲🇼 #Malawi 🇲🇽 #Mexico 🇳🇵 #Nepal
🇳🇪 #Niger 🇳🇬 #Nigeria 🇿🇦 #SouthAfrica 🇸🇪 #Sweden
🇹🇿 #Tanzania 🇺🇬 #Uganda 🇺🇸 #UnitedStates #USA
🇿🇼 #Zimbabwe
📣 We welcome 20(!) new Groundwater Correspondents to our storytelling volunteer (training) programme! Find out which countries are added and who represent them.
🔗 bit.ly/47w6H4D
#groundwater #correspondents #water #journalism #sciencecommunication #fieldreport #network
💧Saline intrusion, land #subsidence, #water quality and access challenges. Let's look at #Groundwater in a Drying World.
🗞️ Cahal McQuillan interviewed our Director for @thelancetplanet.bsky.social.
🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/stori....
#sinkingcities #depletion #drought #climatechange #salineintrusion
💧To set the scene for this Salinity Magazine fully dedicated to #groundwater, IGRAC contributed to the article 'Overview of Global Groundwater Salinisation', including the world #salinity map.
🔗 www.netherlandswaterpartnership.com/market-intel....
#saline #subsidence #water #ecosystems #foodsecurity
🇪🇬 Every year, the water world gathers at #CairoWaterWeek. This time, IGRAC was there too. #Groundwater Specialist Elie Gerges promoted data sharing👇
📈Groundwater level trends
🔍Groundwater #monitoring
🗺️New transboundary aquifer map
🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/news/...
#CairoWaterWeek2025 #Arab #water #GGMN
🗞Our newsletter 'The Underground Update' is now also available on #Substack.
📰Receive the latest stories from our correspondents, newly added #groundwater country profiles, interesting reports, event updates and open access publications. All straight in your inbox!
🔗 #SubscribeNow igrac.substack.com
Got inspired by Zoubida's talk? Read her award-winning story. un-igrac.org/latest/stori...
