5 – 1 0 June 2023, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
Addressing unsolved problems in hydrology for a water secure world in a changing environment
FRIEND-Water (Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data) is an international collaborative network of experts of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP).
Established in 1985, it aims to generate new understanding about regional hydrology and multi-scale water cycle processes. FRIEND-Water is investigating long-term variations and changes in hydrological regimes to better understand the climate and river basin controls, as well as influence of humans on the spatial and temporal distribution of water. As a flagship initiative of IHP IX (2022-2029) FRIEND-Water aims to
put science to action for a Water Secure World. FRIEND-Water research is critical for: water resources management, socio-economic development, secure livelihoods, safeguard the environment, and assessing the impact of global change. The FRIEND-Water initiative is currently structured in 8 regional groups: West and Central Africa, Europe, Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean, Southern Africa, Asia Pacific, Nile, Congo.
The 9th International FRIEND-Water Conference will be held at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal from 25 to 29 September 2023.
The conference concentrates on “Addressing unsolved problems in hydrology for a water secure world in a changing environment”. Seven topics are in the focus, i.a. bridging the data-knowledge gaps in hydrology and water management. ICWRGC is also increasingly active in this field. ICWRGC’s Dr. Stephan Dietrich will be co-organizing the relevant session. The full conference programme is linked at the end of this post.
FRIEND-Water (Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data) is an international cooperation network of experts of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO. Founded back in 1985, the FRIEND-Water programme aims at improving our understanding of regional hydrology and cross-scale water cycle processes. FRIEND-Water investigates long-term variations and changes in hydrological regimes as well as anthropogenic influences on the spatial and temporal distribution of water.
As the flagship initiative of the ninth phase of the IHP (2022-2029), FRIEND-Water aims at putting science into practice with the goal of global water security. Research under FRIEND-Water is critical for water resources management, socio-economic development, secure livelihoods, climate and environmental protection and climate impact assessment.
