Task Forces
Explore our Task Forces
IWRA formed an Early Career and Young Professionals (ECYP) Task Force to help further the Association’s work on effectively raising their projects and voices, as well as engaging on other IWRA and partners initiatives.
IWRA established the Groundwater Task Force in 2020 to help guide the Association’s groundwater-related efforts. The Groundwater Task Force focuses on building capacity and knowledge in relation to the groundwater science-policy-practice interface.
The IWRA Task Force on Islands and Water provides a platform to advance island priorities that address freshwater challenges directly, as well as wider socio-economic and environmental goals in which freshwater plays a central role.
The IWRA LAND4FLOOD Task Force focuses on natural flood retention and resilience on private land and aims to explore such different issues and their interrelation to establish a common platform for academics from different disciplines, decision-makers, landowners, and other stakeholders relevant for the topic.
The Smart Water Management (SWM) Task Force examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and real-time data and responses as an integral part of the solution for water management challenges.
The Association set-up a knowledgeable, experienced group of members that can help further the Association’s work on this important topic. This task force will focus on how to better bridge water and climate change science with policy development.
IWRA’s Water Quality Task Force was launched in 2017 to make a meaningful contribution to Water Quality through the WQ Project with strong support of the World Water Council.
The IWRA Water Security Task Force was formed to position and guide IWRA in discussions on water security and inform its debates.
This Task Force was created to downscale Water relevant SDGs (DWAT-SDGs) to the country/region, basin, and local scale to facilitate SDGs realisation and support sustainable water resources management everywhere in the world.
HOW TO JOIN AN IWRA TASK FORCE
To become a member of an IWRA Task Force, you should have an active IWRA bronze, silver, or gold membership. To learn more and sign up for membership, please click here. Once your membership is approved, kindly send an email to office@iwra.org expressing your interest to join the Task Force of your choice, including a short motivation and a short resume. Our team will review your application and respond to you promptly if it is successful.
HOW TO SET UP A TASK FORCE
Task Forces are proposed by IWRA Members and require approval by the IWRA Executive Board. For more information, download the Task Forces Policy and Guidelines document here.
WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN TASK FORCES UNDERTAKE?
Task Forces are able to contribute to various activities within IWRA, including webinars, publications, and events.
For more information, click here.
