Transcript A Hidden Resource: Sustainably Managing Groundwater for the Future

A Hidden Resource: Sustainably
Managing Groundwater for the Future
•What are the main challenges to be tackled and solutions
proposed for the future of groundwater resources?
•How will climate change affect groundwater resources?
•What will be the roles of technical, legal and institutional
aspects to realize sustainable
groundwater management for future?
• What is the role of nonrenewable
groundwater and aquifer storage
and recovery ?
•How can the growing dilemma
around groundwater be
overcome?Globally, over 2
billion people rely on
•Can sharing experiences on
groundwater for their
better ways of managing,
daily supply
developing and protecting
groundwater resources for the
future be a step in the right
direction?
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Session 3.4.1
A Hidden Resource:
Sustainably Managing Groundwater for the Future
Main Convening Organizations:
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
Oregon State University (OSU) – Institute for Water & Watersheds
Convenors:
Katharine Cross (IUCN); Peter Laban (IUCN); Michael E. Campana (AWRA, OSU)
8:30-8:40 Opening
8:40-8:50 Keynote Address – Dr. Willi Struckmeier, BGR, IAH, Overview of the Future
of Groundwater Sustainability
Part 1: Panel on Governance and Policy in Groundwater Management
Moderator: Alice Aureli, UNESCO Rapporteur: Jorge Molinero, AIH-GE, DET
8:50-8:55 Panel Introduction – Alice Aureli
8:55 – 9:35 Panelist Presentations
William Alley, USGS
Tetsuo Kuyama, IGES
Carlos Motta Nunes, National Water Agency – Brazil
Eugenia Ferragina, ISSM-CNR and Francesca Greco, FAO/AQUASTAT
H. Murat Ozler, Istanbul University
9:35 – 10:20 Interactive Discussion with Audience – Alice Aureli
10:20 – 10:30 Rapporteur Wrap-Up and Summary – Jorge Molinero
Session 3.4.1
A Hidden Resource:
Sustainably Managing Groundwater for the Future
10:30-11:00 Break
Part 2: Lessons Learned from Case Studies
Moderator: Neno Kukuric, IGRAC Rapporteur: Amr Abdel Meguid, CEDARE
11:00 – 11:10 Recap and Introduction - Katharine Cross (IUCN); Peter Laban (IUCN);
Michael E. Campana (AWRA, OSU
11:10-11:20 Keynote Address – Elena Lopez-Gunn, LSE, Complutense University,
Intensive Groundwater Use – Tools and Methods for Management
11.20 – 11:25 Panel Introduction – Neno Kukuric
11:25-12:05 Panelist Presentations
Shrikant Limaye, Ground Water Institute
Hamza Sadiki, Pangani Basin Water Office
Ihsan Taskin, Onder Yazici and M. Sefik Dogdu, DSI
Ashok Ghosh, Dept. of Environment and Water Management, A.N. College
Halil Onder, METU
12:05 – 12:45 Interactive Discussion with Audience – Neno Kukuric
12:45 – 12:55 Rapporteur Wrap-Up and Summary – Amr Abdel Meguid
12:55 – 13:00 Session Closing - Convenors
Panel on Groundwater Governance and
Policy in Guiding Groundwater Management
8:30-10:30
Guiding questions
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How can policies address management of groundwater
under conditions of climate change, water scarcity,
increasing demand, and changes in land use?
What policies, laws, and institutions are needed to
enable more systematic approaches to groundwater
management?
How are these policies put into practice?
What practices can be used to shape and influence
policy?
What type of governance structures exist and what is
needed to effectively manage groundwater?