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IAH and data protection

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It applies to processing of personal data carried out by organisations operating within the EU and will be implemented on 25 May 2018. Personal data may be, for example, information relating to an individual, including private, professional or public life. It includes name, contact details, photos, bank details, or a computer’s IP address.

 
Groundwater and ethics - IAH Netherlands meeting

After the well-visited General Member's Meeting of IAH's Netherlands Chapter on 26 May 2016, a session on Groundwater and (Business) Ethics was chaired by the president of the Netherlands Chapter, professor Theo Olsthoorn. Based on a series of at least a dozen videos that are publicly available, participants discussed the involvement of Dutch and other companies in destruction of livelihoods in developing countries, often with the aid of tax money. In some cases land grabbing (which is often also water grabbing) is involved, in other cases it involves ‘only’ groundwater withdrawals for, for example, Dutch beer brands. Unintended but recognizable consequences.

 
Export of hydrological knowledge – presentations available

On Thursday 12 May 2016 the Netherlands Hydrological Society (NHV), together with the Netherlands Chapter of IAH, organized a conference on the «Export of hydrological expertise» in an inspiring setting in Amersfoort (NL). The presentations are now available. As it turns out, hydrologists, water experts per se, are not benefiting much from the Dutch governmental efforts to promote water business.

 
The Challenges for Transboundary Aquifer Management – IAH and IHP session

The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme is co-convening the Session «The Challenges for Transboundary Aquifer Management», to be held during the IAH 2016 Montpellier International Congress. Take a look at the complete programme of the Congress and the description of the session. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended.

 
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