Groundwater plays important roles in our environment and in our economies. However, the challenges from climate change and global uncertainties make people more and more reliant on groundwater in order to maintain well-being, livelihoods, ecosystems, industries, agriculture and urban development. Currently, groundwater provides as much as 50 percent of the global population’s drinking water supply, and around 40 percent to irrigate crops. It is estimated that 2.5 billion people worldwide depend on groundwater sources for basic needs to survive.
In addition, groundwater is vital to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 (ensure access to water and sanitation for all) but also directly contributes to poverty eradication (Goal 1), food security (Goal 2), gender equality (Goal 5), sustainability of cities and human settlement (Goal 11) combating climate change (Goal 13), and protecting terrestrial ecosystems (Goal 15). Therefore, sustainable development and management of groundwater is required to make full benefit of its potential, to protect its quality and to guard against over-exploitation of the aquifers.
The 2nd Thailand Groundwater Symposium will be hosted by the Department of Groundwater Resources (DGR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Groundwater Development Fund. It aims to provide participants with opportunities to share their experiences, research findings, innovations and technologies regarding groundwater-related issues, and to serve as an international platform for leading researchers, policy makers, practitioners and private executives to identify common and emerging issues, hotspots and opportunities in groundwater management, as well as to discuss how to further build the coalition.
It is our pleasure to announce that the 2nd Thailand Groundwater Symposium will be held in Thailand during 19 - 23 August 2024. The Symposium comprises a three-day oral and poster presentation program (19 - 21 August 2024) and a two-day excursion in Petchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan Provinces (22 - 23 August 2024). The main theme of this symposium is “Strengthening Groundwater Sustainability under Climate Change.”
A list of tentative topics includes:
Novel Approaches on Groundwater Exploration and Assessment
Hydrogeological Mapping and Data Visualization Techniques
Groundwater Development Technology
Groundwater Protection, Conservation and Remediation
Groundwater Monitoring – New Approaches
Groundwater Modelling and Management
Managed Aquifer Recharge
Groundwater Systems under Climate Change
Groundwater-surface water interaction: Towards Integrated water Resources Management
Groundwater Quality and Quantity Management
Groundwater - Food - Energy Nexus
Groundwater and Dependent Ecosystems
Groundwater Governance
Transboundary Aquifers
Groundwater Law and Policy
Groundwater Management Practices towards SDGs
Participation and Community Engagement in Groundwater Management
Groundwater Economics
| Registration | 10 May 2024 |
| Abstract Submission | 10 May 2024 |
| Abstract Submission Deadline | 21 June 2024 |
| Notification to Authors | Within 19 July 2024 |
| Symposium Date | 19 - 21 August 2024 |
| Field Trip (Limited for 80 seats) | 22 - 23 August 2024 |
