International Hydrological Programme
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The Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme,
The current phase (IHP VIII: 2014–2021)
The IHP Intergovernmental Council is responsible for defining priorities and supervising execution of IHP. The council is composed of 36 UNESCO Member States elected by UNESCO's General Conference at its ordinary sessions every two years. Each of UNESCO's six electoral regions elects Member States for membership in the council. The term lasts four years, and members are eligible for immediate re-election. For continuity, only half of the current Council members are elected each second year for the four-year period, so that in each biennium only half the members are newcomers and the rest are halfway through their term. The council normally meets once every two years, although extraordinary sessions may be convened under the conditions specified in the Rules of Procedure.
At the beginning of its first session, the council elects a chairperson and four vice-chairpersons. These constitute the IHP Bureau, which is responsible for coordinating sessions of the council and its committees, supervising implementation and reporting on the council's resolutions, and discharging all other duties which it is assigned by the council.
IHP's activities are implemented by the efforts of its secretariat, located in UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The secretariat provides studies, information, and the facilities needed to employ the program's activities. The backbone of IHP, however, is the network of National Committees. They are fundamental to ensuring the widest possible participation of Member States in IHP programs. The committees are run under the authority of National Governments and are responsible for implementing IHP initiatives.[4]
Initiatives
Several working groups have been developed under the umbrella of the International Hydrological Programme as the UNESCO Land Subsidence International Initiative, LASII (former UNESCO Working Group on Land Subsidence).
Another initiative is the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) established in 2003.[5] IGRAC works to facilitate sustainable groundwater resources across the world.[5] They are based in the Netherlands.[5]
Directors
Youssef Filali-Meknassi (2019–2020)
Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros (2012–2018)
References
- ^ a b c "IHP-VIII: Water Security". UNESCO. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ a b c d International Hydrological Programme (c. 2017). Water Science and Capacity Development for Water Security (PDF) (Report). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Hydrology (IHP)". UNESCO. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) National Committees". UNESCO. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ a b c "Who We Are". International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
External links
- IHP Website on UNESCO
- http://www.unesco.org/new/en/pccp From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP)
- Hydrology.nl – Portal to international hydrology and water resources