The pages of Groundwater (1979) are the same as those you have been accessing, but they are now located on the Groundwater Project web site
Textbook Project Receives Funding from Open Educational Resources Initiative
“Digitizing Popular Hydrogeology Textbook Saves Students Money” By Susan Cannon, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
For full article please click here.
Position Available on Board of Directors – Executive Director
The HWB Board of Directors is seeking an Executive Director. Please click here for a description of the position and instructions on how to apply. The closing date is August 30, 2016.
Original Groundwater by Freeze and Cherry (1979) Now Available Online!
We are very excited to announce that the Original Groundwater Textbook (by Freeze and Cherry, 1979) is now available in PDF on our website.
Click here for a pdf version of the original Groundwater (by Freeze and Cherry, 1979).
We are very grateful to Pearson Publishing, Alan Freeze and John Cherry for allowing HWB to post this textbook free of charge on our website.
“Fresh water crisis: Four billion people face water scarcity”
“Fresh water on Earth is scarce and getting scarcer… In 2015 the World Economic Forum ranked “water crises” as the top risk facing the planet”
See link below to read full article:
The Most Important Water Stories of 2015
An interesting report that highlights the current and upcoming global water issues.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/the-most-important-water_b_9162236.html
The global water crisis is a multifaceted problem that will require integration of innovative solutions
See the article: http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/experts-name-the-top-19-solutions-to-the-global-freshwater-crisis/ where experts name the top 19 solutions to the global freshwater crisis.
Hydrogeology on a Global Scale…we would like to hear from you!
One of our goals this year is to showcase the diversity of hydrogeology related projects occurring internationally.
We’d love to hear about the projects you are working on, or interested in. Share your stories by sending a photo with a brief description to our Facebook inbox (https://www.facebook.com/HydrogeologistsWithoutBorders/?fref=ts)
At the end of the month we will share the photos on our Facebook wall to illustrate the importance of hydrogeology on a global scale.
Water Governance is Becoming Increasingly Important
Take a look at the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Center’s recent publication: “Global governance principles for the sustainable development of groundwater resources”
http://www.un-igrac.org/news/open-access-paper-published-groundwater-governance
The World Economic Forum published the 2016 Global Risks Report
The report highlights the interdependence of water and climate change.
http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-water-and-climate
