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Activities in 2012

The 20th RSC Meeting

• 5-9 November 2012
• Langkawi, Malaysia
• The 20th Regional Steering Committee Meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific - UNESCO IHP, will be held in Langkawi, Malaysia, from 5 - 9 November 2012, in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR2012) on "Sharing Knowledge of Issues in Water Resources Management to Face the Future".

The 22nd IHP Training Course

• 18 November - 1 December 2012
• Nagoya, Japan
• The course is part of Japanese contribution to the International Hydrological Program (IHP) and will be organized by Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University and supported by Water Resources Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.

The 1st Meeting of the Implementation Working Group UNESCO IHP

• 10 Dec. - 12 Dec. 2012
• Koblenz, German
• The strategic plan of the IHP (UNESCO) for the eighth phase (2014-2021) focuses on "Water Security, responses to local, regional, and global challenges". Fewest of the transboundary watersheds worldwide are managed in appropriate cooperation among riparians although existing water problems will increase. Water security is essential for regional security. For these reasons, and on the occasion of the year of water cooperation 2013, implementing the 8th phase of IHP with a strong view on strengthening regional cooperation is discussed.

last updated on March 24, 2013