Selected key publications
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IHP information kit
Presentation of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
IHP Governance
- Statutes of the IHP Intergovernmental Council
English ǀ Français ǀ Español ǀ Русский (pdf) - Rules of Procedures of the IHP Intergovernmental Council
English ǀ Français ǀ Español ǀ Русский (pdf) - Membership of the IHP Council (1965-2018, pdf)
The Eight Phase of the IHP (IHP-VIII)
- IHP-VIII presentation brochure
English ǀ Français ǀ Español ǀ Русский ǀ العربية ǀ 中文
Long version of the brochure (pdf, in English) - IHP-VIII Implementation matrix
- 2014-2015 Achievements per IHP-VIII Theme
Presentation of the Water Information Network System (IHP-WINS)
- IHP-WINS Brochure
- Video
English ǀ Français ǀ Español
Selected thematic publications
Key Publication per IHP-VIII Theme
Theme 1: Water-related disasters and hydrological changes
- Challenges in Sustainable Water Supply in the Tropical Andes due to Climate Change
- Key outcomes of the inception workshop Addressing Water Security
- Mountains: early warning systems for climate change
- Our Global water Towers: ensuring ecosystem services from mountains under climate change
Theme 2: Groundwater in a changing environment
Groundwater and Climate Change (GRAPHIC)
- GRAPHIC-Position paper and call to action
- Groundwater and Climate Change (GRAPHIC) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Brochure
English ǀ Français ǀ Español
Groundwater Governance – A Framework for Action
Global Groundwater Maps
- 50 years of Hydro(geo)logical Mapping Activities
- Transboundary Aquifers of the World Special Edition 7th World Water Forum 2015
- Groundwater Resources of the World Transboundary Aquifer Systems 2008
- Groundwater Resources of the World Transboundary Aquifer Systems 2006
- River and Groundwater Basins of the World 2012
- The Global Map of Groundwater Vulnerability to Floods and Droughts Explanatory Notes 2015
- The Global Groundwater Vulnerability to Floods and Droughts 2015 Map
Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management (ISARM)
Dinaric Karst Transboundary Aquifer System (DIKTAS)
Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA)
Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP)
- Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States - Status and Trends. Summary for Policy Makers
MedPartnership
- Groundwater-related Wetlands
- Integrated Resources Management Plan (IRMP) For The Buna/Bojana Area
- Vulnerability Mapping of the Ghar El Melh Coastal Aquifer In Tunisia
- Cartographie des vulnérabilités de l’aquifère côtier de Ghar El Melh en Tunisie
- Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of the Coastal Wetlands in Lebanon
- Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater
- Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater Legal, institutional and policy aspects of coastal aquifer management
- Main Hydro(geo)logical characteristics, Ecosystem Services and drivers of change of 26 representative Mediterranean Groundwater-related Coastal Wetlands
Theme 3: Addressing water scarcity and quality
Water Quality
- UNESCO-IHP International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ-Water Quality) Brochure
English ǀ Français ǀ Español - IIWQ-Water Quality - Emerging Pollutants in Wastewater Reuse in Developing Countries Brochure
English ǀ Français ǀ Español
Water Scarcity
- Accomplishment Report Water Resources in Arid and Semi Arid Regions of LAC
- Managing Water Resources in Arid and Semi Arid Regions of LAC
Theme 4: Water and human settlements of the future
Urban Water Challenges in the Americas: A perspective from the Academies of Sciences
English ǀ Español
Water, Megacities and Global Change. Portraits of 15 Emblematic Cities of the World
English ǀ Français ǀ Español
Theme 5: Ecohydrology – engineering harmony for a sustainable world
Theme 6: Water education – key for water security
Water for Women and Women for Water. Development through Empowerment. UNESCO Chairs on Water and Gender (brochure)
English ǀ Français ǀ Español
50 years of water programmes at UNESCO
Free Flow - Reaching Water Security Through Cooperation (pdf)
Water, People and Cooperation – 50 years of water programmes for sustainable development at UNESCO
English ǀ Français ǀ Español (pdf)