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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Conference on “Prosperity through Hydrological Services”
The Global Conference on "Prosperity through Hydrological Services" is planned to be held in Geneva, from 7 to 9 May 2018. Water is at the center of environmental sustainability, economic resilience, social cohesion and physical security. Hydrological services, including water monitoring and assessments, design of water-related structures, as well as flood forecasts and warnings are fundamental to the management of water. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), as the United Nations system’s authoritative voice on Climate, Weather and Water – is…
Find out more »Region I meeting
The next UNESCO IHP Region 1 meeting of experts will be taking place in Delft, the Netherlands on 14-16 May 2018. This meeting will be co-hosted by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) and the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC). The actual IHP Region 1 meeting will take place on 14 and 15 May and it will be followed by a field trip to 's Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands) where the Conference on Global Network of Water museums is taking place.…
Find out more »2nd International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-Net)
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET will be the official acronym) will be held in the Netherlands, 14-18 May, in the historic town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The historic town of 's Hertogenbosch Kring Vrienden in ‘s-Hertogenbosch are hosting and organizing this second and important conference of the network. The historic walled-town of 's-Hertogenbosch is centrally located in the Netherlands and is particularly rich in water history. It houses more than 1000 official…
Find out more »23rd IHP Council
The planning, definition of priorities, and supervision of the execution of International Hydrology Programme (IHP) are ensured by the Intergovernmental Council. The Council is composed of 36 UNESCO Member States elected by the General Conference of UNESCO at its ordinary sessions held every two years. Equitable geographical distribution and appropriate rotation of the representatives of the Member States are ensured in the composition of the Council. Each of UNESCO’s six electoral regions elects Member States for membership in the Council.…
Find out more »8th Global FRIEND-Water Conference
We are pleased to inform you that UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme co-organizes from 6 to 9 November 2018 the 8th Global FRIEND-Water Conference in Beijing, China in 2018. The IHP Secretariat would appreciate if you circulate this information among your networks. The conference shall help in identifying solutions for the the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and particularly water related targets, by improving the knowledge base on multidisciplinary approaches for evidence-based decision-making. This 8th Global FRIEND-Water Conference conference is expected to gather more…
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