Scope of Activities

• The first one is the development of a Global Groundwater Information System (GGIS) for various categories of stakeholders. The System is envisaged as an interactive and transparent portal to groundwater-related information and knowledge. The GGIS will be publicly accessible through the Internet.
• The second field of activity is the development and promotion of guidelines and protocols for the assessment of groundwater resources. This activity aims to stimulate the proper acquisition of sufficient and comparable groundwater data world-wide. It pays special attention to monitoring of time-dependent groundwater data.
• Finally, IGRAC uses any opportunity to participate in or contribute to global and regional projects in need of groundwater-related inputs.

Dealing with groundwater, IGRAC is part of a family of global information centres and global observing systems aiming to improve our understanding and management of the earth's freshwater resources. The UN World Water Assessment Programme has identified IGRAC as a pillar of their groundwater assessment programme. IGRAC strives for an active role in other global programmes as well, such as the implementation of the action plan of the World Summit for Sustainable Development.