| Origin | On the recommendation of the international conference on the results of the International Hydrological Decade, the General Conference decided to launch the International Hydrological Programme, by Resolution 18 C/Res.2.232 adopted at its 18th session in 1974.
Statutes amended by the General Conference at its 20th (1978) 21st (1980), 23rd (1985), 27th (1993) and 28th (1995) sessions. | ||||||||||||
| Mission of the Programme | Intergovernmental programme of international co-operation in the field of hydrology, its main objectives are:
- to provide a scientific framework for general development of hydrological activities; - to improve the study of the hydrological cycle and the scientific methodology for the assessment of water resources; - to assist Member States in the organization and development of their national hydrologic activities. The aim of IHP is also to improve the scientific and technological basis on which to build sound managing methods for water resources, respectful of the environment. | ||||||||||||
| Mandate of the Council | - To guide, to define priorities and to supervise the implementation of the Programme;
- to study proposals concerning developments and modifications of the Programme and also to plan for its implementation; - to recommend scientific projects and to assess priorities among such projects; - to co-ordinate international co-operation among Member States in the framework of the Programme; - to assist in the development of regional and national projects; - to take any practical or scientific measures required for the successful implementation of the Programme. | ||||||||||||
| Composition | The Council consists of 36 Member States. Their 4-year term of office extends from the end of the ordinary session of the General Conference during which they are elected until the end of its second subsequent ordinary session. Member States elected at the 32nd session until the end of the 34th session:
Other members of the Council, elected at the 31st session and whose term of office expires at the end of the 33rd session of the General Conference:
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| Geographical distribution among electoral groups | As amended by 28 C/Res.22, in 1995:
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| Current membership | Member - End of term of office
Algeria - 2007 Bolivia - 2007 Brazil - 2007 Bulgaria - 2007 Chile - 2007 China - 2007 Congo - 2007 Côte d'Ivoire - 2007 Croatia - 2007 Cuba - 2005 Egypt - 2007 Eritrea - 2007 Ethiopia - 2005 Germany - 2007 Iceland - 2007 India - 2007 Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 2005 Italy - 2005 Japan - 2005 Jordan - 2005 Malawi - 2005 Malaysia - 2007 Mexico - 2007 Morocco - 2007 Netherlands - 2007 Nigeria - 2007 Panama - 2005 Republic of Korea - 2005 Romania - 2005 Russian Federation - 2007 Saudi Arabia - 2005 Sri Lanka - 2005 Sweden - 2005 Switzerland - 2005 Turkey - 2007 Yemen - 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Bureau | The actual Bureau was elected by the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the IHP which was held in September 2004:
Chairperson: Ognjen Bonacci (Croatia) Vice-chairpersons: - M. Siegfried Demuth (Germany) - M. Víctor Pochat (Argentina) - M. Liu Heng (China) - M. Edward Atallah Elias Qunqar (Jordan) - M. Mohammed Hamisu Ibrahim (Nigeria) Its term expires: 2006 upon election of new Bureau members at the 17th session of the IHP Council. | ||||||||||||
| Meetings foreseen during the biennium | The Council meets once every two years in plenary session.
Next meeting: 2006 (17th session of the Council IHP) | ||||||||||||
| Sector/Division responsible | Natural Sciences Sector | ||||||||||||
| IHP website | http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp | ||||||||||||
