Topical Collection: Climate-change research by early-career hydrogeologistsCollection Thématique: Recherche sur le changement climatique par des hydrogéologues en début de carrièreColección de Actualidad: Investigación sobre el cambio climático a cargo de hidrogeólogos jóvenes专题采集:年轻水文地质学家进行的气候变化研究Collezione Tematica: I giovani ricercatori e la ricerca sui cambiamenti climaticiColeção Tópica: Pesquisa sobre mudanças climáticas por hidrogeólogos em início de carreira

Scientific outreach, international networking, collaboration and adequate courses are needed in both developed and developing countries to enable early-career hydrogeologists to promote long-term multidisciplinary approaches to cope with climate-change issues and emphasize the importance of groundwater in a global strategy for adaptation. One such collaboration has involved the Early Career Hydrogeologists’ Network of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (ECHN-IAH) and the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme’s (IHP) Groundwater Resources Assessment under the Pressures of Humanity and Climate Changes (GRAPHIC) project. This collaboration seeks to foster the education and involvement of the future generation of water leaders in the debate over groundwater and climate change.