Hydrogeological Information Management Through IGRAC for Transboundary Aquifer Resources Management (Kukuric) [IWC4 Participant Led Workshop Report]
Report from the participant led workshop at the 4th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference. GRAC has been established through the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, at the request of Member States to facilitate global data management on groundwater resources. Data management includes collation of available information setting up meta databases, providing facilities for access to existing data on hydrogeology, well location, water barcation, water quality and hydrochemistry. A key function of IGRAC is to support the ISARM Programme, which in terms of GEF needs facilitates International Waters focal area's strategic objectives. Majority of GEF projects that have aquifers as key component are using the facilities provided by IGRAC - including producing hydrogeological base maps, interprepation of groundwater flow directions (unlike river flow - groundwater flows in 3 directions !!!), hydrogeochemistry (unlike river water chemistry, groundwater hydrochemistry is related to the petrology of the multiple types of rocks through which groundwaterflows very slowly !). This workshop will teach the participants to use the Digital Working Environment ( an extremely useful means for project partners to collaborate), the managemnt of aquifer databases and the interpretation of hydrogeological information that relates to environmental gains & losses. Session Coordinator: Neno Kukuric, Deputy Head, Integrated Groundwater Resources Assessment Center (IGRAC)
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