The association "Initiative for a Balanced Water Resource Management" was founded as a non-profit organization in June 2014 by two natural scientists and one social geographer with the intention of establishing a platform for the realisation of integrated and transdisciplinary research projects in the field of sustainable use of the environmental resources water, soil and vegetation.
The commitment of the association is to contribute to the conservation, the sustainable use and the regeneration of the environmental resources water, soil and vegetation, taking into consideration the needs of both the population and the economy. We thereby strive for a utilization of resources that meets the demands of the present generation without jeopardizing the possibilities of future generations to satisfy their own needs.
Thereby it is of particular importance to elaborate results that may be implemented in practice at those locations, where people are affected from scarcity of water and related resources. By this, the association has a bridgehead function between scientific research on the one hand, and developmental cooperation on the other hand.
The association promotes scientific services such as research, teaching, consulting, evaluation, public relations as well as attending the implementation of measures in the field of sustainable resource use. First and foremost the population, the authorities and NGOs in countries and regions that face problems in using environmental resources should be supported in their decision-making processes regarding a sustainable development. In addition the scientific range of the association addresses also students and scientific institutions, as well as governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The logo of our association symbolizes the environmental resources water, soil and vegetation. The name of the association refers to the balance in the usage of these resources, but also to the conceptual 'water balance' as a basement of understanding complex connections concerning water.
The association is exempt from taxes since 24 August 2015.