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The main objective of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO for Latin America and the Caribbean is to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the region through the scientific and technological development of water sciences using a multi-objective and multi-dimensional holistic approach based on the Dublin Principles, Agenda 21 - Chapter 18, Science for the XXI Century-Budapest (Chapter 2.2), the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Declaration (initiatives 47 to 57), and the declarations of the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan.
The sixth phase of the IHP that comprises the period 2002-2007 deals with the theme "Water Interactions: Systems at risk and social challenges"

 

Regional Hydrologist
María Concepción Donoso
Programme Specialist
Environmental and Water Sciences

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Plan for the Seventh Phase of IHP (2008-2014)
The 35th session of the IHP Bureau (Paris, June 2003) recommended the initiation of the planning process of the programme's 7th Phase (2008-2014), emphasizing the importance of involving the IHP National Committees through a series of consultations.

REGIONAL MEETING OF IHP NATIONAL COMMITTEES
A regional meeting of the IHP National Committees of Europe and North America (UNESCO electoral groups I and II) will be held from 22 to 23 March 2004 at the Academy of Finland in Helsinki.