Between mid-2021 and end of 2022, the IWRA Groundwater Task Force and the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) are organizing a series of webinars, each of which presents and reflects on different aspects of success when dealing with integrated groundwater solutions for water security, resilience and management. By reviewing, sharing and discussing examples of success, the visibility of options increase, supporting the Year of Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible and the degree of transferability can be evaluated, while at the same time building global partnerships and communities of practice.

There is a growing number of large water transfer schemes around the world where aquifer storage and recovery become an important component. However, there are challenges, ranging from water allocation and pricing, balancing the amount of water for recharge and for regular or emergency use, water withdrawal and quality control, and financing for necessary infrastructure implementation and maintenance. 

The third Groundwater webinar will present three cases from different continents (Africa, Asia, and North America) to help understand the unique conditions and trajectories under which they developed as well as the institutional frameworks surrounding them.