{"id":74,"date":"2023-11-15T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:23:27","slug":"international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/","title":{"rendered":"International"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>International groundwater research<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=International&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=International&#038;body=BGS%20has%20a%20long%20history%20of%20international%20development%20activity%20throughout%20the%20world%20to%20sustainably%20develop%20and%20manage%20groundwater.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/leafletSVG.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\"> \t \n<link href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/fullscreen\/leaflet.fullscreenSVG.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\t \n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/markercluster\/MarkerCluster.css\"> \t \n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/markercluster\/MarkerCluster.Default.css\"> \t \n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/esri\/esri-leaflet-geocoderSVG.css\"> \n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/esri\/country-highlights.css\"> \n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/leaflet.js\"><\/script> \t \n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/esri\/esri-leaflet.js\"><\/script> \t \n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/esri\/esri-leaflet-geocoder.js\"><\/script> \t \n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/fullscreen\/leaflet.fullscreen.min.js\"><\/script> \t \n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/leaflet\/markercluster\/leaflet.markercluster.js\"><\/script>\n\n<div id=\"map\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 50em\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/resources.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/international\/international-projects-locations.js\"><\/script>\n\n<style>\n.info {\n    padding: 6px 8px;\n    font: 14px\/16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n    background: white;\n    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);\n    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n    border-radius: 5px;\n}\n.info h4 {\n    margin: 0 0 5px;\n    color: #777;\n}\n.legend {\n    line-height: 18px;\n    color: #555;\n}\n.legend i {\n    width: 18px;\n    height: 18px;\n    float: left;\n    margin-right: 8px;\n    opacity: 0.7;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Groundwater provides drinking water for over two billion people around the world and is essential for irrigating 40 per cent of the world\u2019s crops, as well as supporting many other industrial uses. Despite this, it continues to be poorly understood, lacks effective management and is subject to significant pollution pressures. As a result, it has become an unsustainable resource in many areas of the world, even though the UN\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/sdgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>&nbsp;(SDGs) recognise water as being key to sustainable development, with SDG 6 being &#8216;Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all&#8217;. Water also underpins many of the other SDGs.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/pexels-tarikmht-21040990.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"pexels-tarikmht-21040990\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/pexels-tarikmht-21040990.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Groundwater pump in use. \u00a9 Tarik Mahamat via pexels.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>BGS recognises that, whilst groundwater underpins many livelihoods in our world, the sustainable development of the resource is not trivial. Critically, it depends on an understanding of the hydrogeology of the local area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a long history of international development activity throughout the world in sustainably developing and managing groundwater resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our projects span a wide range of subject areas, reflecting our breadth of expertise and the range of issues facing many in the world. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>mapping groundwater resources and helping provide the tools and training needed to develop groundwater resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assessing and understanding natural&nbsp;groundwater quality&nbsp;issues, such as fluoride and arsenic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helping to monitor groundwater pollution and finding ways to protect groundwater resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>researching how groundwater resources are affected by droughts, changing land use and climate change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>examining ways of incorporating groundwater resources in integrated water and resources management in ways that are appropriate to individual areas and countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>working in interdisciplinary teams with socio-economists and political scientists to ensure that solutions are sought that are truly appropriate and sustainable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sharing data and information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africagroundwateratlas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Africa Groundwater Atlas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of World Water Day in 2023, BGS released a show case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day-2023-groundwater-photo-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">groundwater photo stories<\/a>&nbsp;celebrating the way groundwater development has benefitted many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Africa Groundwater Atlas and Literature Archive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/africa-groundwater-atlas\/\">Africa Groundwater Atlas<\/a>, compiled by the BGS, contains information of the hydrogeology of 51 African countries and provides links to a wider body of knowledge, including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/africagroundwateratlas.org\/agla\/\">Africa Groundwater Literature Archive<\/a>. This archive is a searchable online database that catalogues nearly 7000 references for literature about groundwater in Africa, with thousands of links to free-to-download full text documents and abstracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The archive is funded by NERC\u2019s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/upgro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPGro&nbsp;<\/a>research programme and the BGS National Capability programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Africa-Groundwater-Atlas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Africa-Groundwater-Atlas\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>The front page for the Africa Groundwater Atlas and Literature Archive. \u00a9 BGS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Africa_Groundwater_Literature_Archive.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Africa_Groundwater_Literature_Archive\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Africa Groundwater Atlas and Literature Archive.\u00a0 \u00a9 BGS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/article\/2024\/sep\/09\/africa-water-access-solar-pump-technology-groundwater-hydrogeology-sustainable-fair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BGS Groundwater in the news<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/article\/2024\/sep\/09\/africa-water-access-solar-pump-technology-groundwater-hydrogeology-sustainable-fair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair, Prof. Alan MacDonald in The Guardian<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar power could enable 400 million Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/14-MALI44_070_WaterAid_-Basile-Ouedraogo_web.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"14-MALI44_070_WaterAid_-Basile-Ouedraogo_web\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/14-MALI44_070_WaterAid_-Basile-Ouedraogo_web.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Miriam Sogoba is watering her market garden in the Segou region of Mali. This is part of a women\u2019s association of 45 women. As well as pumping the groundwater, they monitor the rainfall and groundwater levels to help sustainability manage the water. \u201cSince I joined the market garden. The money I have gained from the sale of vegetables has helped so much \u2013 buying clothes for the children and helping me buy a sheep and a goat\u201d. \u00a9 WaterAid \u2013 Segou region, Mali \u2013 Basile Ouedraog<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-news-534-block_26340c9c83a57623a3eac12222fd1265\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>BGS news and blogs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-could-help-provide-a-more-reliable-water-supply-for-millions-in-rural-africa\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1924261671_web.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of individuals congregated around a well in the village of Quionga, Mozambique. \u00a9 iStock\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1924261671_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-could-help-provide-a-more-reliable-water-supply-for-millions-in-rural-africa\/\" >New research could help provide a more reliable water supply for millions in rural Africa<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>24\/03\/2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new BGS-led study has revealed crucial insights into the longstanding challenges affecting the reliability and performance of rural water supply infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-could-help-provide-a-more-reliable-water-supply-for-millions-in-rural-africa\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extensive-freshened-water-confirmed-beneath-the-ocean-floor-off-the-coast-of-new-england-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/diekamp@ecord-iodp3-nsf-vd1-6283-full.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"diekamp@ecord-iodp3-nsf-vd1-6283-full\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/diekamp@ecord-iodp3-nsf-vd1-6283-full.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extensive-freshened-water-confirmed-beneath-the-ocean-floor-off-the-coast-of-new-england-for-the-first-time\/\" >Extensive freshened water confirmed beneath the ocean floor off the coast of New England for the first time<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>09\/02\/2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS is part of the international team that has discovered the first detailed evidence of long-suspected, hidden, freshwater aquifers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extensive-freshened-water-confirmed-beneath-the-ocean-floor-off-the-coast-of-new-england-for-the-first-time\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-groundwater-maps-reveal-interesting-patterns-about-africas-water-security\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afrcia-landscape-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Africa landscape. BGS \u00a9 NERC\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/afrcia-landscape-960x640.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-groundwater-maps-reveal-interesting-patterns-about-africas-water-security\/\" >New groundwater maps reveal interesting patterns about Africa\u2019s water security<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>16\/02\/2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-groundwater-maps-reveal-interesting-patterns-about-africas-water-security\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/presence-of-harmful-chemicals-found-in-water-sources-across-southern-indian-capital-study-finds\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vrishabhavathi-river-sampled-through-bengaluru-city.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Waste next to a river with buildings in the background.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vrishabhavathi-river-sampled-through-bengaluru-city.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/presence-of-harmful-chemicals-found-in-water-sources-across-southern-indian-capital-study-finds\/\" >Presence of harmful chemicals found in water sources across southern Indian capital, study finds<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>10\/03\/2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research has revealed the urgent need for improved water quality in Bengaluru and other Indian cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/presence-of-harmful-chemicals-found-in-water-sources-across-southern-indian-capital-study-finds\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-philippine-partnership-to-help-tackle-the-challenges-of-future-water-security-in-the-philippines\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230206_101008.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A wooden bridge crosses the Naboay river, Panay Philippines. Andrew Barkwith, BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230206_101008.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-philippine-partnership-to-help-tackle-the-challenges-of-future-water-security-in-the-philippines\/\" >UK\u2013Philippine partnership to help tackle the challenges of future water security in the Philippines<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>07\/11\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New \u2018hydrological hub\u2019 to foster research and provide essential national water management datasets and tools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-philippine-partnership-to-help-tackle-the-challenges-of-future-water-security-in-the-philippines\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-tale-of-two-groundwaters\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-KOUAKOU-GW-Photo-Competition_web_thumb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u00a9 Samuel Kouakou \u2013 T\u00e9hini, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-KOUAKOU-GW-Photo-Competition_web_thumb.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-tale-of-two-groundwaters\/\" >A tale of two groundwaters<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>21\/03\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why the United Nations 2023 Water Conference needs to know more about groundwater.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-tale-of-two-groundwaters\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day-2023-groundwater-photo-stories\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-BG74_010_WaterAid_-Habibul-Haque_web_thumb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u00a9 WaterAid \u2013 Jatrabari, Bangladesh \u2013 Habibul Haque\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-BG74_010_WaterAid_-Habibul-Haque_web_thumb.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day-2023-groundwater-photo-stories\/\" >World Water Day 2023: groundwater photo stories<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>22\/03\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A showcase of groundwater use from around the world highlighting how developing groundwater has benefited the lives of many people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day-2023-groundwater-photo-stories\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-phd-in-peru-a-country-of-contrasts\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A white man in a blue jacket standing in front of a grassy plain with snowy mountains in the background. He is smiling broadly and has his arms folded.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-960x640.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-phd-in-peru-a-country-of-contrasts\/\" >A PhD in Peru: a country of contrasts<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/09\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PhD student Tom Gribbin explains his work on water security in the Peruvian \u2018water towers\u2019. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/a-phd-in-peru-a-country-of-contrasts\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bucket_pixabay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Water Day\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bucket_pixabay.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day\/\" >World Water Day<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>22\/03\/2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jade Ward shares an overview of the ways in which groundwater resources are helping to address worldwide issues such as the global water crisis, waterborne disease and climate change adaptation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-water-day\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-method-offers-rapid-monitoring-of-contamination-in-drinking-water\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-chaucharanje-1446504_Feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Young boy drinking water from tap, Tanzania. 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