Since the 1970s, UKCEH-chaired committees have provided a platform for bringing together the UK's international activities in the field of hydrology and water resources management. At present this committee is the UK Committee for International Hydrology, with its secretariat at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

The Committee, chaired by Prof Harry Dixon (UKCEH Associate Director of International Research and Development), aims to better coordinate UK contributions to international hydrological and water resources management initiatives, by promoting dialogue between organisations, encouraging collaboration and avoiding duplication.

The membership is drawn from a wide range of academic, public and private bodies with a major stake in hydrology and water resources activities, together with UK representatives of international non-governmental organizations and of initiatives within international programmes (see Box 1 for a list of organisations currently represented).

Contact

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Secretary UKCIH: Joanna Savage

Chairman UKCIH: Prof Harry Dixon

UKCIH Secretariat:
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

 

 

 

 

Through its Secretariat, the UKCIH coordinates the UK input to the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO and the water related activities of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). UKCEH provides UK representation at the IHP Intergovernmental Council and maintains links with the UK’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and the UK National Commission for UNESCO. Prof Harry Dixon acts as the UK's Hydrological Advisor to WMO and supports the Met Office who provide the UK's Permanent Representative to WMO.

Get involved

The UK Committee for International Hydrology is always keen to hear from UK hydrologists who are currently / or would like to be involved in the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme or WMO's water related activities. For more information, please contact the Secretariat using the details above.

Organisations represented on the UK Committee for International Hydrology
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Scottish Government
Environment Agency
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
Met Office
British Water
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) and Hydro Nation International Centre (HNIC)
British Hydrological Society (BHS)
UK Committee of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) British National Chapter
UK National Commission for UNESCO
Centre of Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee (UNESCO Category 2 Centre)
UNESCO Chair in Water Science, University of Birmingham
UNESCO IHP International Sedimentation Initiative (ISI)
UNESCO IHP Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data (FRIEND-Water) Europe (EuroFRIEND)
UNESCO Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate (MAWAC) Initiative
IAH Commission on Transboundary Aquifers