Scientific Forum Highlights Nuclear Solutions for Water Sustainability

This year's IAEA Scientific Forum has highlighted how nuclear sciences and isotope hydrology are advancing solutions to global water challenges. The flagship side event at the 69th IAEA General Conference, the forum attracted an audience of some 350 to its opening session, including ministers and leading water experts from around the world.

Globally, water resources are under stress from climate change, growing populations and pollution. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi underscored the urgency of action and the central role of nuclear science. "Water is one of our most vital shared resources. Through nuclear techniques, we can better understand, manage and protect it, and mobilize the partnerships and resources needed to turn science into solutions," he said.