List of Themes and Focal Areas under IHP VIII
Theme 1: Water-Related Disasters and Hydrological Change
- Focal Area 1.1: Risk management as adaptation to global changes
- Focal Area 1.2: Understanding coupled human and natural processes
- Focal Area 1.3: Benefiting from global and local Earth observation systems
- Focal Area 1.4: Addressing uncertainty and improving its communication
- Focal Area 1.5: Improve scientific basis for hydrology and water sciences for preparation and response to extreme hydrological events
Theme 2: Groundwater in a Changing Environment
- Focal Area 2.1: Enhancing sustainable groundwater resources management
- Focal Area 2.2: Addressing strategies for management of aquifers recharge
- Focal Area 2.3: Adapting to the impacts of climate change on aquifer systems
- Focal Area 2.4: Promoting groundwater quality protection
- Focal Area 2.5: Promoting management of transboundary aquifers
Theme 3: Addressing Water Scarcity and Quality
- Focal Area 3.1: Improving governance, planning, management, allocation, and efficient use of water resources
- Focal Area 3.2: Dealing with present water scarcity and developing foresight
to prevent undesirable trends
- Focal Area 3.3: Promoting tools for stakeholders involvement and awareness
and conflict resolution
- Focal Area 3.4: Addressing water quality and pollution issues within an IWRM framework - improving legal, policy, institutional, and human capacity
- Focal Area 3.5: Promoting innovative tools for safety of water supplies and controlling pollution
Theme 4: Water and Human Settlements of the Future
- Focal Area 4.1: Game changing approaches and technologies
- Focal Area 4.2: System wide changes for integrated management approaches
- Focal Area 4.3: Institution and leadership for beneficiation and integration
- Focal Area 4.4: Opportunities in emerging cities in developing countries
- Focal Area 4.5: Integrated development in rural human settlement
Theme 5: Ecohydrology, Engineering Harmony for a Sustainable World
- Focal Area 5.1: Hydrological dimension of a catchment – identification
of potential threats and opportunities for a sustainable development
- Focal Area 5.2: Shaping of the catchment ecological structure for ecosystem
potential enhancement ─ biological productivity and biodiversity
- Focal Area 5.3: Ecohydrology system solution and ecological engineering for the enhancement of water and ecosystem resilience and ecosystem services
- Focal Area 5.4: Urban Ecohydrology – storm water purification and retention
in the city landscape, potential for improvement of health and quality
of life
- Focal Area 5.5: Ecohydrological regulation for sustaining and restoring
continental to coastal connectivity and ecosystem functioning
Theme 6: Water Education, Key for Water Security
- Focal Area 6.1: Enhancing tertiary water education and professional capabilities
in the water sector
- Focal Area 6.2: Addressing vocational education and training of water technicians
- Focal Area 6.3: Water education for children and youth
- Focal Area 6.4: Promoting awareness of water issues through informal water
education
- Focal Area 6.5: Education for transboundary water cooperation and governance