Deltares

Deltares is a leading, independent, Dutch-based research institute and specialist consultancy for matters relating to water, soil and the subsurface. We apply our advanced expertise to help people live safely and sustainably in delta areas, coastal zones and river basins. We conduct research and provide specialist advisory services for government authorities and the corporate sector in The Netherlands and globally. The essence of our work is the development, application and sharing of knowledge. We develop knowledge in partnerships with universities, other knowledge institutions and the business sector, not only in government research programmes but also in contract research. Deltares has more than 800 employees, and we are based in Delft and Utrecht.

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I worked for IGRAC from 2008 to 2011, when it was hosted at Deltares. The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre, IGRAC was initiated in 2003 by UNESCO and WMO (the World Meteorological Organisation). IGRAC is now an independent institute, located at UNESCO-IHE premises.

As the name implies, IGRAC focusses on groundwater assessment at the global scale and serves the international groundwater community. Its mission is:
“to encourage and enhance the conjunctive and sustainable utilisation of both groundwater and surface water and elucidate the impact of groundwater on other ecosystems of the Earth.”

This aim is achieved by facilitating and promoting global sharing of information and knowledge required for sustainable groundwater resources development and management. IGRAC encourages global collaborative working, enabled by Information Technology.

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