Freshwater resources in coastal regions are under enormous stress due to population growth, pollution, climate change and political conflicts, and many coastal cities have already suffered extreme water shortages.
OFF-SOURCE will address if and how offshore freshened groundwater (OFG) – groundwater stored in the sub-seafloor with a total dissolved solid concentration below that of seawater – can be used as an unconventional source of freshwater in coastal regions.
The COST Action (OFF-SOURCE) aims at creating a new scientific network that will address if and how OFG can be used as an unconventional source of potable water in coastal regions.
What is offshore freshened groundwater (OFG) and what do we know? Where we find it? Why is important? Which tools we will need? What are the challenges? and much more...
In collaboration with Erlebniszentrum @Naturgewalten in List auf Sylt (), our member Dr. Jasper Hoffmann will give a public talk on "OFG- A Potential future resource" this Wednesday 23 October at 19:00.
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Come and join us at our session at #IAHDavos, it is happening now, in Room R2 Flüela, session 1.06. Coastal Groundwater: Advancements, Innovations, and Emerging Technologies
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Did you hear about the #Water Action Agenda (WAA)? It is an outcome of the #UNWater conference 2023 and aims at helping professionals to deliver water actions in the #2030Agenda for #SDGs.
SIWI developed the #WaterActionAgendaMagazine.
Check it out here: https://www.government.nl/documents/publications/2024/08/23/water-action-agenda-magazine
Apply now for a grant for a short term scientific mission to work on some of our objectives. More details 👉https://off-source.eu/activities/short-term-scientific-missions/
⏰Register now to our Workshop
💻"Numerical modelling and characterization of Offshore Freshened Groundwater (OFG) systems – Part 2" happening 3-4 October in Utrecht.
📅Check the details here: https://off-source.eu/activities/training-schools/
⏰Register before 31 July: http://forms.gle/9CAWpoktwp8HsvnY8
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© 2025 OFF-SOURCE • COST Action CA21112 • Offshore freshened groundwater: An unconventional water resource in coastal regions?
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks.
Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.
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