ACWADAM was established in 1999, to create capacity building programs for civil society and policy makers on hydrogeology- the science of groundwater and aquifer-based groundwater management. Our grant will help ACWADAM continue its work in the area of capcity building for various organizations and institutions (CBOs, NGOs, academic and government institutions). The grant aims to work across in 3 or 4 regions such as the Himalayan region, alluvial flood plains, hard-rock aquifers in eastern India and peninsular south India.