EGU General Assembly 2026 - Sessioni proposte dai soci

Vienna and online, 3 - 8 May 2026

Abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2026, at 13:00 CET.

All the info regarding the abstract submission, registration and application for financial support are available at link.

HS8.2.12 - Approaches for enhancing sustainable water management and solving environmental issues

Convener: Stefania Stevenazzi | Co-conveners: Manuela Lasagna, Jim LaMoreaux, Szilvia Simon, Xiao-Wei Jiang

In a context of societal development and increasing demand for natural resources, human needs and environmental impacts must be considered together in order to sustainably manage these resources, especially with regard to groundwater resources. Therefore, a thorough investigation of groundwater availability that inspires sustainable water consumption and facilitates groundwater management is of high importance. This means considering not only the availability and quality of water resources, but also ensuring the preservation of related ecosystems. Moreover, the impacts on groundwater resources, ecosystems and societies due to ongoing climate change should also be considered.
The objective of this session is to gather case studies and scientific contributions connected to sustainable management of groundwater and its protection from degradation and deterioration, e.g., due to over-exploitation, competition for water resources, natural or anthropogenic contamination, and climate change. Contributions are invited on, but not limited to, the following subjects: (i) the use of environmental tracers (chemical species and isotopes) for investigating natural processes and human impacts on water resources, (ii) the assessment of hydrogeological budgets for the evaluation of water availability, and (iii) methods for preventing, managing and mitigating harmful environmental impacts related to groundwater, as well as (iv) identifying major existing challenges and critical issues. Contributions may span from local, to regional, to continental scale studies.
The Regional Groundwater Flow Commission (RGFC) of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) is sponsoring the session.

Further information about the session: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/57082

HS8.2.5: Unraveling the impacts of extreme hydroclimatic events on groundwater security: past and future aquifer responses

Convener: Ilaria Delfini | Co-Conveners: Cristina Corradin, Davide Furlanetto

Extreme hydroclimatic events are expected to increase in both frequency and intensity due to climate change. While their immediate socio-economic and environmental impacts are well recognized, their medium- to long-term implications remain insufficiently understood. Aquifer systems are particularly vulnerable to these effects over extended timescales. Consequences include reduced aquifer recharge and groundwater quality degradation, which can induce cascading processes such as land subsidence, threats to food security, freshwater scarcity, and saltwater intrusion. It is therefore essential to advance our understanding of the full spectrum of qualitative and quantitative impacts, and their computational representation through numerical modeling and machine learning approaches. Such knowledge can foster the implementation of effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to ultimately safeguard groundwater resources and ensure their sustainable use. These measures may range from improved forecasting and modeling of the impacts of extreme events on aquifer systems, to targeted engineered interventions and sustainable management practices.
This session invites contributions that provide insights into innovative methodologies, field case studies, or novel perspectives investigating the qualitative and quantitative impacts that extreme hydroclimatic events exert on groundwater systems. In particular, we welcome studies that address: (i) comparative analysis of methodologies and system responses across different spatial scales and climatic contexts; (ii) novel modeling frameworks including past, present, and projected variations of extreme hydroclimatic events; (iii) characterization and modeling of system memory, including how aquifers and subsurface catchments retain the effects of past events; (iv) analysis of aquifer systems recovery times; (v) evaluation of the consequences of combined climatic and anthropogenic stresses on groundwater systems; (vi) identification and assessment of potential mitigation and adaptation strategies

Further information about the session is attached.