The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) is a

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and

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organisation whose aims are to promote

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into and understanding of the proper

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and

protection Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

groundwater Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available freshwater in the world is groundwater. A unit of rock or an unconsolidate ...

for the common good throughout the world.

About

The IAH is a professional

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for those within disciplines and employment related to

, its occurrence, utilization, testing and management. IAH was established to foster closer ties, cooperation and information exchange related to the study of

. IAH is non-government and

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and has over 3800 members internationally from around 135 countries. The Association is affiliated with the

International Union of Geological Sciences The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology. About The IUGS was founded in 1961 and is a Scientific Union member of the Inte ...

(IUGS), and was founded during the 20th International Geological Congress in 1956. The IAH publishes the ''

Hydrogeology Journal ''Hydrogeology Journal'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published eight times a year by Springer Science+Business Media. It was established in 1992 and is the official journal of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. The journal ...

'' eight times a year and two book series. In addition it provides various resources for those in the groundwater community.

Aims of the Association

The International Association of Hydrogeologists is a non-profit organization with the following objectives: # promote international and national cooperation between involved

scientists A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophica ...

and

engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limit ...

. # sponsor international and national technical/management meetings and symposia on

hydrogeology Hydrogeology (''hydro-'' meaning water, and ''-geology'' meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquif ...

. # publish

hydrogeological Hydrogeology (''hydro-'' meaning water, and ''-geology'' meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquif ...

reports, papers and maps. # establish investigation commissions and working groups to report on special topics. # encourage the international application of relevant approaches and techniques for the benefit of the hydrological and human environment.

External links

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The Hydrogeologist Time Capsule
a video collection of interviews of eminent hydrogeologists (sponsored by the IAH) {{Authority control Hydrogeology organizations Organisations based in Reading, Berkshire Science and technology in Berkshire