IAH 2026
World Groundwater Congress
53rd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists
14-18 September 2026
Budapest Congress Center
Budapest Congress Center
The conference focuses on the crucial role of groundwater as a multi-resource essential for environmental sustainability, societal well-being, and resource management. It explores the complex interactions within groundwater systems, including deep and shallow aquifers, karst and fractured rock formations, and processes in the unsaturated zone. The event emphasizes the importance of groundwater in supporting green energy transition, particularly through geothermal and mineral resources.
Topics also include governance and management strategies such as transboundary aquifers, international regulations, and sustainable practices within a circular economy framework. Innovative solutions like numerical simulations, artificial intelligence, and experimental research are highlighted, along with approaches to address pollution, emerging contaminants, and remediation.
Adaptation to climate change is a key focus, considering drought resilience, extreme event impacts, and human interventions affecting the water cycle. The conference underscores the societal significance of groundwater, promoting awareness, citizen science, sanitation, health, and education to foster more resilient and equitable water management systems worldwide.
