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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.
The main objectives of the Centre shall be:
1) To contribute to achieving the Strategic Objectives of UNESCO and in particular the implementation of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) IX phase by contributing to the availability of relevant information and knowledge on groundwater resources of the world.
2) To promote sustainable groundwater resources utilisation and management by developing tools to facilitate global exchange of knowledge in accordance with UNESCO’s Open Access Policy. The Centre will continue to pursue in particular the following specific objectives: a) Facilitate and promote groundwater monitoring and assessment, particularly at regional and global levels;
b) Develop procedures and methodologies for collection and processing of groundwater related data and information necessary for informed groundwater management;
c) Contribute to the development of a Global Groundwater Information System;
d) Support UNESCO-IHP in carrying out groundwater related activities with all its partners in the promotion of groundwater related data compilation at the regional and global levels;
e) Increase public awareness on groundwater resources sustainable use, and provide technical support in the area of media communication on this subject.
a) Facilitate and promote groundwater monitoring and assessment, particularly at regional and global levels;
b) Develop procedures and methodologies for collection and processing of groundwater related data and information necessary for informed groundwater management;
c) Contribute to the development of a Global Groundwater Information System;
d) Support UNESCO-IHP in carrying out groundwater related activities with all its partners in the promotion of groundwater related data compilation at the regional and global levels;
e) Increase public awareness on groundwater resources sustainable use, and provide technical support in the area of media communication on this subject.
3) The Centre shall pursue the above objectives and perform the above-mentioned functions within the framework of relevant ongoing initiatives and in particular the UNESCO-IHP and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (focusing on the Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Water and Sanitation).