South Africa: Deputy Minister David Mahlobo Officially Opens 50th Worldwide Congress of International Association of Hydrogeologists in Cape Town, 19 Sept

press release

The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr David Mahlobo, will officially open the 50th Worldwide Congress of International Association of Hydrogeologists to be held in Cape Town from 18 to 22 September 2023.

During the congress, speakers from several institutions across the globe and groundwater experts will engage on alternative water sources, particularly surface water and underground water governance and chart a way forward on water security. They will further look at the changing local and global change pressures and drivers, such as urbanization, climate change, weather variability, resource degradation, amongst other topics to be covered.

The International Association of Hydrogeologists is a scientific and educational charitable organisation of more than 4000 scientists, engineers, water managers and other professionals working in the fields of groundwater resource planning, management, and protection, founded in 1956.

Members of the media are invited, attend, and cover official opening of the congress as follows:

Date: 19 September 2023

Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre

Time: 09:00

For media confirmations, kindly contact Andile Tshona on 073 566 3345 / tshonaa@dws.gov.za or Sinethemba Madolo on 063 501 0223 / madolos@dws.gov.za.

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