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1. The mission of the Centre is to contribute to world-wide availability of relevant information and knowledge on the groundwater resources of the world, with particular emphasis on developing countries, in order to support sustainable utilisation and management of the groundwater resources, to promote the role of groundwater in integrated water resources planning and to elucidate the impact of groundwater on the ecosystems of the Earth.
2. Under the general objective of promoting sustainable groundwater resources utilisation and management by means of global exchange of knowledge, the Centre will pursue in particular the following specific objectives:
a) Develop standard procedures for collection and processing of comparable basic data on the aquifer systems of the world;
b) Compile metadata information leading to the creation of a global information system for groundwater assessment accessible by internet and a web site;
c) Support UNESCO IHP National Committees and the activities of the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme and promote data compilation at regional and global level;
d) Increase public awareness on groundwater resources sustainable use, including technical support in the area of media communication
3. The Centre shall pursue the above objectives and perform the above-mentioned functions in close coordination with UNESCO IHP.