Find out how we are connecting with the world at large!
I. the water underground blog   
​Tom founded and currently leads this groundwater-nerd-blog written by a global collective of hydroegologic researchers for water resource professionals, academics and anyone interested in groundwater research, teaching and supervision. water underground was the first first blog hosts on both AGU and EGU blog platforms.
II. global groundwater sustainability statement
Tom initiated and led the international effort to write, release and promote the Global groundwater sustainability statement which was published in Nature in 2019. The statement has over 1,300 signatories from over 100 countries, has been on the official agenda of a UN -Water. The statement is meant to raise awareness of the global importance of groundwater, encourage future international action-oriented initiatives and build momentum towards the 2022 UN World Water Day. The international  leadership team includes Tom Gleeson, Karen Villholth, Richard Taylor, Deb Perrone, Jay Famiglietti, David Hyndman, Anne van Loon and Yoshi Wada.
III. collaborate with and support governments and NGOs
We routinely interact with governments and NGOs through reviewing reports, participating in workshops, presenting at forums with organizations such as Ceres, Canadian Council for Ministers of the Environment, and water leaders of BC (POLIS water sustainability project). We also provide occasional technical support to NGOs such at Living Lakes Canada.
IV. invited talks, leading workshops and organizing conferences   
Tom gives 5-10 invited talks per year at conferences such as AGU, EGU and GSA and other venues including in the past: the National Academy of Sciences, Harvard University, ETH Zurich, MIT and Columbia.
He also organizes workshops such as at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Bristol University, and organizes conferences such as the AGU Chapman conference in Valencia, Spain.

V. research project websites  
For some research projects, we develop a specific website for community outreach such as for projects at Sloquet Hot Springs in British Columbia or the ​Champlain Thrust in Vermont.
VI. plain language summaries   
Students and collaborators often write plain language summaries of their research which sometimes end up on water underground.
Click on the screengrab's below to see the full blog posts.
VII. research videos   
In both graduate classes and for research projects we sometimes make research videos ... Take a look for yourself!
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VIII. creative & community events   
We have led and organized a number of creative and community events related to water such as:
#h2flow (water, sustainability, and dialogue through the medium and expression of art, which is where the header video of this page comes from).
Goute d'eau (a water tasting to encourage dialogue on water, sustainability, city water infrastructure, and the environment facilitated by water scientists and professionals, as well as a sommelier and taster.)
#FlushGate: 100 days later (a panel discussion of those directly involved in decisions related to Flush Gate and those actively present in the media)
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