Commission on Managing Aquifer Recharge of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-MAR Commission) (External organisation)
Activity: Memberships/Positions at TUD and external institutions › Professional societies and associations › Commission
Persons and affiliations
- Catalin Stefan - , Chair of Waste Management and Circular Economy (Chairperson)
Date
May 2019 → …
Description
Co-Chair of the Commission on Managing Aquifer Recharge of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-MAR Commission). Elected as Co-Chair of the Commission during the Plenary Session of the 10th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR10) in Madrid, Spain, May 2019.IAH’s MAR Commission aims to expand water resources and improve water quality in ways that are appropriate, environmentally sustainable, technically viable, economical, and socially desirable. It will do this by encouraging development and adoption of improved practices for management of aquifer recharge. This is achieved by:
- increasing awareness of MAR among IAH members and the greater groundwater community;
- facilitating international exchange of information between members;
- disseminating results of research and practical experience;
- informing policy development that enables benefits of MAR to be realized;
- facilitating members to conceive, undertake and deliver joint projects of international value.