IAH 2026 World Groundwater Congress - 14-18 September 2026, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2026

All the info regarding session description, abstract submission and registration are available at iah-budapest-2026


Session 4.6: Data-Driven and Hybrid Methods for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment

Chair: Stefania Stevenazzi | Co-chairs: Petra Baják, Gianluigi Busico, Dawid Potrykus

Ongoing environmental pressures – urban expansion, intensified agricultural practices, industrial development and climate change – require developing sustainable groundwater protection and risk prevention strategies, where groundwater vulnerability assessments play a key role in supporting water management and decision-making processes. The increasing availability of high-resolution datasets allows for more advanced, reliable and transferable assessment tools – including statistical methods, machine and deep learning techniques – and hybrid approaches.
The objective of this session is to gather case studies and scientific contributions focusing on the development of novel index-based, data-driven and hybrid methods, and real-world applications supporting groundwater protection and water management. Contributions that link methods to management-relevant outcomes, adaptation strategies, and practical case studies spanning from local, to regional, to continental scale studies.