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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🗞️ Major MAR Portal update with 3,640 #MAR sites, a new guide for groundwater in #humanitarian contexts, the recent European #drought and 51 countries sharing #groundwater data for WMO Report. 📰 Read all September news in Volume 16 of #UndergroundUpdate! 🔗 igrac.substack.com/p/the-underg...

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Attending the #WorldWaterCongress? Join the #groundwater reception and #book launch on Monday at the @grundfos.bsky.social pavilion! 📖 'Groundwater Monitoring in #Humanitarian Contexts' is a guide for practitioners and decision makers. #worldwatercongress2026 @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💧 WMO just launched its annual #StateOfWater report, which takes stock of the world's water resources. IGRAC was again responsible for the #groundwater chapter. 🔗 Explore the main outcomes here: un-igrac.org/latest/news/.... #StateofWater2025 #water #maps #datascience @wmo-global.bsky.social

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🇭🇺 Are you attending #IAH2026 next week? Meet our staff in #Budapest! 💧 Our Director Elisabeth Lictevout and Senior Groundwater Specialist Andy Pearson will share some exciting updates. Find out where to find them: un-igrac.org/latest/event...! #IAHCongress #groundwater @iahgroundwater.bsky.social

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🇵🇭 In "Who Are the Tiny Creatures Living in Philippine Groundwater and Why Do They Matter?", Groundwater Correspondent Ashemir Velasco takes you to the fascinating underground world of #stygofauna 🦐 🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/stori... #ThePhilippines #Philippines #groundwater #styg #water

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

You can still register for next week's webinar "Groundwater matters for cooperation and in multilateral processes" with our Director Elisabeth Lictevout. 📅17 June | 14:00–15:30 CEST 🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @un-water.bsky.social @iahgroundwater.bsky.social @wmo-global.bsky.social

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🇺🇸 Saline intrusion or #groundwater flooding? #Florida is facing this "Sophie’s Choice" and our #US Groundwater Correspondent Jesse Ferraioli explains why. 🔗 Read her story: un-igrac.org/latest/stori... #UnitedStates #USA #flood #salinity #seawaterrise #floods #flooding #water #Miami

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

From hydrogeologists to you! Celebrate #WorldWaterDay with the #DiscoverGroundwater series: 1: Beauty of Groundwater bit.ly/3NmsO7M 2: History of Groundwater bit.ly/47cN5Dp 3: Groundwater Use bit.ly/4lNs7RA 4: Groundwater Warnings bit.ly/4bD9f30 @iahgroundwater.bsky.social #WorldWaterDay2026

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🗞️ #newsletter: Call for #MAR, protection & reduction photos, 'Groundwater Use' GeoStory, #Doñana long-read, study visit of Tajik delegation and 20 new correspondents! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/vol-13... #AquiferRecharge #groundwater #Tajikistan #wetlands #WorldWetlandsDay @iahgroundwater.bsky.social

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📸 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🌊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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📸 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📸 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🥬 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🌿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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

📸 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🇮🇳 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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎥 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....

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

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)

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

⚡ Groundwater for #Energy (Geothermal Energy or Cooling Nuclear Plants and Data Centres) ( @iaeaorg.bsky.social)

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🌱 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)

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

💧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! 👇

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🌏 #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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

💧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

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🇨🇦Oh #Canada. Home to over 20%(!) of all freshwater in the world. So, not really the first place you'd link to #groundwater problems. However.. 👇 🔗 This story shares a different reality: un-igrac.org/latest/stori... #timeline #indigenous #water #governance #hydrogeology #algalblooms

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🏅 Our #Bolivia Correspondent Mónica Guzmán Rojo, from the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" was awarded the Marie Curie Award 2025 by the National Academy of Sciences of #Bolivia. 🇧🇴 Curious about her work? Read her recently published story here: un-igrac.org/latest/stori...

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

📸 Grab your camera, send your pictures and become part of the ‘Discover Groundwater’ GeoStory series! Find out how 👇 💧Part 1 (of 5) on the Beauty of #Groundwater is already online. 🔗Find out more: un-igrac.org/latest/news/.... #photocontest #water #GeoStory #IAH2025

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🌏 #IAH2025 is finished and a special week coming to an end. #Newsletter with 3 launches in 1 week: 📸'Beauty of Groundwater' is online with call-to-action 📊Groundwater level data from 47 countries in #StateOfWater 🗺️Transboundary Aquifers of the World Map 2025 🔓 #OpenAccess #Article 🔗 bit.ly/4nhCPQm

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🌍 #NEW: Transboundary Aquifers of the World 2025 #map. Just presented at #IAH2025 and now available for #download. Explore what's new! 🔗 #Download: un-igrac.org/latest/news/.... #groundwater #SDG6 #SDG652 #GlobalGoals #Cartography #water #hydrogeology #IAHCongress #hydrodiplomacy @unesco.org

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

📢 #Launch at #IAH2025. IAH & IGRAC just launched the 'Discover Groundwater' series. 📸 Grab your camera and become part of it! The series of 5 parts will show the beauty, history, use, challenges and protection of groundwater. 🔗See part 1: un-igrac.org/latest/stori.... #IAHCongress #Hydrogeology

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Can you guess the #groundwater country profile based on the hints?👇 - Most #recharge comes from rainfall and snowmelt. - Covered by #volcanic rocks, mainly #basalt, atop layers of sedimentary formations. - Completely surrounded by one single country. 🔗 bit.ly/4p8oXJh.

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

📢 Attending #WWWeek2025 in #Stockholm? Come to the Netherlands booth at 11:00 and see the NEW Transboundary Aquifers Map! Starting in 40 min! 🗺️ Elisabeth Lictevout will present the latest update, including two new thematic maps. #WWWeek #worldwaterweek #worldwaterweek2025 #water #groundwater

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

📢In the past months, we have worked on the development of the new Transboundary Aquifers of the World #Map and #WWWeek is the first moment we show the results. Meet our director Elisabeth Lictevout in Stockholm (or online) at these two events: un-igrac.org/latest/event... #WorldWaterWeek #WWWeek2025

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🇧🇴 How do you explain #hydrogeology? #Bolivia Correspondent Mónica Guzmán Rojo used the local legend of #Gueebi as metaphor. 🌧️ #Gueebi (Son of Rain) fell from the sky, stayed among people, and revealed #water in times of #drought. Gueebi sounds like #groundwater, right? 🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/stori...

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🤔 What is the 'water table'? What is the difference between the saturated and unsaturated zone? Are #groundwater and surface water connected? 🔗 This #OpenAccess #animation, and more, is available on our 'Groundwater Basics' page: un-igrac.org/why-groundwa.... #graphicdesign #water #watertable

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🇬🇭 #NEW Groundwater Country Profile: #Ghana! 🔗 Information about #groundwater use, #hydrogeology, monitoring network and #OpenData: un-igrac.org/data/country.... 🖋️ Profile written by our intern Emmanuel Sagoe 🎵 'Unlock me | Amapiano Music', by: Prazkhanal #BlackStar #water

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🎨 Created by us, but available to all! Short animations and nice illustrations to explain #groundwater. 🔗 This animation explains the difference between confined and unconfined aquifers: un-igrac.org/why-groundwa.... ✏️ This is only a start.. Stay tuned! #openaccess #animation #graphicdesign

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🎥 #JoinOnline at 11:00! On the 3rd and last day of the UNESCO #IHP anniversary, it's time to look back on 50 years of #groundwater activities. 🔗 Register here and attend the session from 11:00 to 12:30: unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... #water #registernow #hydrogeology #hydrology

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🗺️ Is your country still missing on the map? #ApplyNow to become our new Groundwater Correspondent! (#Deadline: Tomorrow) 🔗 un-igrac.org/latest/news/... #volunteer #volunteerjobs #learningopportunities #personaldevelopment #groundwater #training

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🌍 Iconic savannahs, 8 transboundary aquifers and #groundwater sustaining arid lands & fast-growing cities. 🇰🇪 Explore #Kenya’s Groundwater Country Profile💧 🔗 un-igrac.org/kenya/ #KenyaWater #WaterSecurity #GroundwaterMatters #EastAfrica #EveryDropCounts #Hydrogeology

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🇨🇴The 6th most water-rich country in the world, 67 identified aquifers and top producer of coffee. Here’s the #Groundwater Country Profile of…. #Colombia! Explore all about the Colombian #hydrogeology, monitoring network and (open) #data on: un-igrac.org/colombia.

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

💧 What better day to launch the #website of a groundwater research centre, than #WorldWaterDay2025? In our #newsletter, we tell you all about the new content and features of the new IGRAC website we launched yesterday: www.linkedin.com/pulse/vol-06....

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

🚀 We celebrate #WorldWaterDay by launching the NEW IGRAC Website! With country profiles, groundwater topics, a press corner and data section, there's plenty of new content. Now also in #Arabic #Chinese #French #Spanish and #Russian 🔗https://un-igrac.org/ #WorldWaterDay2025

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🔓 It's #OpenDataDay! So, what better moment to announce our groundwater monitoring data updates 👇 📈 Since January 2024, we were able to add 9 new countries and updated data for another 14 countries. 🔗 Find out more: un-igrac.org/news/open-da.... #OpenDataDay2025 #OpenScience #opendata #data

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🇦🇺 #CallForAbstracts: Be part of our #groundwater #monitoring and reporting session at #IAH2025 in #Melbourne!👇 🔗 Submit your abstract before 28 February through this link: iah2025congress.com/call-for-abs.... #conference #water #science #Australia

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

📣 Here is our first #UndergroundUpdate of the year. And what a way to start, because we have a new job opening at our office and we surprised the two winners of the #Groundwater Story of the Year Award 2024. Curious? Read our #newsletter 👉 bit.ly/41a4w4V

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IGRAC @igrac.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

📣 #WEAREHIRING! Are you the Junior Graphic Designer & Multimedia Editor (0.4 FTE) we are looking for? 👇 🔗 #Apply: www.un-igrac.org/news/vacancy... (deadline: 09 March 2025) #JobVacancy #NowHiring #JobOpportunity #GraphicDesign #GraphicDesigner #DesignJobs #DesignCareer #CreativeJobs

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