This event marks the end of Phase I of the UNESCO-IHP ISARM Project (2000-2010) and the start of Phase II.

UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses

In just over a decade, ISARM has mapped 400 transboundary aquifers, including five in Africa that had never been accurately studied before.

UNESCO: Open Access to Scientific Information

Meanwhile, the UNESCO-IHP's Internationally Shared Waters Resource Management programme (ISARM) has assisted the United Nations in drafting the first international law on transboundary aquifers, due to be discussed in October during the UN General Assembly.

UNESCO: Open Access to Scientific Information

In the framework of its ISARM project, UNESCO-IHP participated in close partnership with the French Water Academy, the International Office for Water and the French Geological Survey (BRGM) in the preparation of a methodological study, launched by the French Development Agency (AFD) in order to efficiently contribute to take up the challenges of the sustainable management of transboundary aquifers.

UNESCO: EDUCATION