Andreas Hartmann would like to call your attention to this important initiative, coordinated by Dr. Tom Gleeson:
Dear Colleagues,
I am excited about a new initiative called “Global Groundwater Sustainability: A call to action” that was first drafted at the recent Chapman conference in Valencia, Spain. Overall, we are a global group of scientists calling for action to ensure groundwater benefits society now and into the future, and hope that you would like to join us by signing.
You can see the statement, list of signatories and sign yourself on www.groundwaterstatement.org . We already approximately 300 signatures from ~60 countries with representatives from the major international groundwater organizations (IAH, NGWA etc.) and leading academics and practitioners. We are preparing for press releases near the end of November so if you are interested please sign and distribute in a timely fashion. We humbly recognize that many of you, influential actors in the science and policy of groundwater sustainability, were not able to be present for the drafting of the above statement but we hope that you will support this initiative since we recognize the importance of needing to act as a group of groundwater scientists and practitioners including diverse voices from across the world.
If you would like to spread the word, please 1) share widely by email to your personal networks of scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields; 2) share on social media using #groundwaterstatement and link to webpage; and 3) write about it on blogs or newsletters (see waterunderground post). If you have any questions, concerns or ideas on how to spread the word, please contact Tom Gleeson tgleeson@uvic.ca .
Apologies for cross-posting but hope you are interested in joining this important initiative.
Warmly,
Andreas Hartmann on behalf of the initiators
