SIWI Seminar: Valuing Groundwater (2/3)

The dependence on subsurface water and aquifers is growing, while global groundwater data remains notoriously difficult to gather and monitoring technology is unequal around the world. This affects modelling and decision support, and use of machine learning may not yield accurate results. Changing societal needs require adaptive and agile approaches. However, new technological frontiers have provided innovative solutions to solve the intractable challenge of understanding and managing groundwater. Scientists have found ways of employing earth observations, open data, and Internet of Things technologies to arrive at new ways of not just capturing data, but also improve decision-making and science communication with, by and for groundwater-dependent communities.

‘Cutting edge’ means different things in different parts of the world, though. This session will present recent innovative technologies to groundwater issues as well as explore what makes solutions ‘state-of-the-art’ in context. It will be held on-site and broadcasted, with keynotes and abstract presentations followed by a World Café-style discussion. We invite researchers, practitioners, policy makers and groundwater users to share experiences about on-ground measurement, ICT solutions and digital platforms for data management, open-source data, nature-based solutions, and citizen science for improved governance.