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UNESCO Chair in Hydroinformatics for Ecohydrology (928), established in 2011 at the Capital Normal University (China)
Fields/Disciplines
Sustainable water management.
Objectives
The specific objectives of this Chair are to:
- increase the skills, capacity, networks and potential leaders and prospective water managers and policy makers, through a coordinated suite of hydroinformatic modules addressing key issues in integrated water resource management using the ecohydrology approach;
- strengthen and sustain institutional capacity by providing a platform for collaboration and institutional development via professional courses, student exchanges, professional internships and flexible learning;
- develop tools, case studies and insights on ecohydrology that extend global knowledge and support integrated water resources management.
Host Institution
Capital Normal University (China)
UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network
Natural Sciences, UNESCO Office in Beijing
Contacts:
Professor Gong Huili, UNESCO Chairholder
Capital Normal University
No 105 West 3rd Ring Road North
Haidian District
Beijing 100048
P.R. China
Phone/Fax: +86-010-6890 2280
E-mail: gonghl(at)263.net
Professor Demin Zhou, Co-Chairholder
College of Resources, Environemnt and Tourism
Capital Normal University
No 105 West 3rd Ring Road North
Haidian District
Beijing 100048
P.R. China
E-mail: zhoudemin(at)neigae.ac.cn ; deminzhou(at)yahoo.com