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Groundwater Dependant Ecosystem

The commission on Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems addresses the ecological role of groundwater in rivers, wetlands, coastal and terrestrial environments. The new GDE commission provides a worldwide forum for those researching and managing the positive role aquifers play in supporting ecosystems.  

We aim to: 

• Promote a wider understanding of the ecological role of aquifers and the impacts of groundwater abstraction to decision makers.

• To provide a forum to promote, link and coordinate research in terrestrial, aquatic and marine Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) between IAH members.

• Link IAH to other organisations active in ecohydrology (UNESCO, LOICZ, IUCN) and related disciplines.

• Potentially attract a new group of groundwater scientists to IAH/AIH