Hydrological Systems and Global Change
The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the only intergovernmental programme of the United Nations system dedicated to water-related research, the management of water resources, education and capacity-building. The IHP works with methodologies applied to hydrological studies and to training and education on water sciences. Over time, its role in the management of these resources for sustainable development and in the adaptation to climate and environmental changes has taken on greater relevance, especially in terms of our dependence upon water resources, on systems subject of stress and the social responses to this situation.
UNESCO Santiago is coordinating two projects supervised by the IHP which are aimed at the management of water resources, by designing strategies to reduce the countries’ vulnerability to extreme situations and the risks to sustainable development. One approach is geared towards the Andean glaciers, which have been severely affected by global warming. This approach uses multinational activities to generate scientific, socioeconomic and political responses to mitigate the impact of these trends. Also, UNESCO Santiago is working to reduce society’s vulnerability to extreme situations, creating an early drought warning system and helping to manage climate risk within the region.
- Water resource management in arid zones of Latin America and the Caribbean Project (MWAR-LAC)
- The impact of glacier melting in the Andes:
International Multidisciplinary Network for Adaptation Strategies - UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
- Centres and Chairs on Water in Latin America and the Caribbean
NEWS
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19.11.2014
Expertos en manejo de sequías analizan en Chile nuevas herramientas para enfrentar el estrés hídrico global (in Spanish)16.10.14
Comité Chileno para el Programa Hidrológico Internacional de la UNESCO llama a estudiantes a participar en concurso internacional del agua (in Spanish)19.08.2014
Prevenir ante la vulnerabilidad de la oferta hídrica: taller regional de transferencia tecnológica para proyectar sequías (in Spanish) - More
Video
HIGHLIGHTS
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19.02.2015 The effects of the drought in Chile. Interview to Koen Verbist
(video in Spanish, Radio Cooperativa, Chile)
PUBLICATIONS
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The key to managing conflict and cooperation over water
Newsletter a World of Science Un Mundo de Ciencia, UNESCO - More