ISARM

ISARM was launched at the 14th Session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO in June 2000. Recognising transboundary aquifer systems as an important source of fresh water (particularly under arid and semi-arid climatic conditions) the IHP Council adopted Resolution No. XIV-12 (pdf, 0.3MB). The Council also decided to call other agencies to cooperate in order to establish an inter-agency initiative ISARM to promote studies in regard to transboundary aquifers... Since then - in the framework of ISARM - UNESCO and its partners have initiated inventories of African, Balkan's and the Americas transboundary aquifers. A comprehensive report on Shared Resources in Africa has been published as a result of a fruitful cooperation between General Water Authority of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and UNESCO IHP. An inventory of the Balkan's transboundary aquifers is prepared together with INWEB. The cooperation with Organisation of American States (OAS)..

Also known as: ISARM Americas