UNESCO’s IHP newsletter July 2013
The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO is pleased to launch this inaugural issue of its Newsletter, with the kind support of the Secretariat of the Netherlands National Committee...
View ArticleUNESCO’s Director-General attends International High-Level Conference on...
On 20 August 2013, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Mr Emomali Rahmon, participated at the opening ceremony of the International...
View ArticleUNESCO and WMO renew cooperation in hydrology and water resources
On 25 November 2013 at the UN Headquarters, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, and the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Michel Jarraud, signed an agreement on...
View ArticleAdaptation strategies in montane regions are key to water security
The important role played by mountains in freshwater supply and regulation justifies their reputation as Water Towers of the world. They are home to the headwaters of the world’s major rivers, and about...
View ArticleLessons from North and Central American UNESCO-HELP Basins
The U.S. National Committee for the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme has issued a Monograph on the «Science and Practice of Integrated River Basin Management: Lessons from North and Central...
View ArticleFlow regime alteration due to anthropogenic and climatic changes in the...
Neha Mittal’s paper, «Flow regime alteration due to anthropogenic and climatic changes in the Kangsabati River, India», has just been published in Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology. The USA Corps of...
View ArticleMike Bonell passed away
We are sorry to have to inform you that Professor Mike Bonell died in Paris last week. Professor Bonell was a valued colleague at the Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science and contributed...
View ArticleWorld Water Development Report 2015
The 2015 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, «Water for a Sustainable World», was launched on World Water Day, 20 March 2015. On kind invitation by the Government of France...
View ArticleTransboundary Water Cooperation and the Sustainable Development Goals
The establishment of the post-2015 development agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly points towards an integrated plan to tackle global challenges. A new...
View ArticleLa Hora del Planeta – 2016
La Hora del Planeta (en inglés Earth Hour) es un evento mundial que se celebra algún sábado de marzo de cada año y consiste en un apagón eléctrico voluntario, en el que se pide a hogares y empresas que...
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