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| Water-related Centres under the auspices of UNESCO |
| Author: 系统管理员Source: Updated: 2017-07-04 |
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The water-related centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) work on relevant thematic and geographic priorities in their areas of expertise. Since Member States have realized the potential of these centres, the network has been rapidly expanding. 1. International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation (link is external) (IRTCES) Established in 1984. IRTCES promotes international exchange of knowledge and cooperation in the studies of erosion and sedimentation problems. 20 West Chegongzhuang Rd. PO Box 366 Beijing 100044 China Tel: +86 10 68413372 Fax: +86 10 68411174 Email: chliu@iwhr.com (link sends e-mail)
2. International Research and Training Centre on Urban Drainage (link is external) (IRTCUD) Established in 1987. IRTCUD aims to foster advanced research development in urban water management, having expanded its field of work originally concerned with the aspect of urban drainage.
University of Belgrade Via Faculty of Civil Engineering Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73 PO Box 35-42 11000 Belgrade Serbia Tel: +381 11 321 85 30 Fax: +381 11 337 02 06 Email1: irtcud@hikom.grf.bg.ac.rs (link sends e-mail) Email2: c.maksimovic@imperial.ac.uk (link sends e-mail)
3. Regional Humid Tropics Hydrology and Water Resources Centre for South-East Asia and the Pacific (link is external) (HTC Kuala Lumpur) Established in 1999. HTC Kuala Lumpur aims to promote collaboration among countries in the region through technology and information exchange, education and science.
2 Jalan Ledang Off Jalan Duta 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Fax: +603 26972412 Email: drnasir@water.gov.my (link sends e-mail) Email2: norlidamd@water.gov.my (link sends e-mail)
4. Regional Centre for Training and Water Studies of Arid and Semi-Arid Zones (link is external) (RCTWS) Established in 2002. RCTWS provides information on the science and technology of arid and semi-arid zones and promotes policies leading to integrated and sustainable water resources management.
1 Fourth Industrial Zone PO Box 58 Sixth of October City 12566 Egypt Tel: +202 833 4677 Fax: +202 833 4106 Email: ggamal2000@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
5. Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (link is external) (RCUWM) Established in 2002. RCUWM aims to transfer applicable scientific knowledge and to increase know-how and capacities in all cases and dimensions of urban water management in order to promote sustainable development within the region.
1st Floor 1 Shahrsaz Alley Kargozar St. Dastgerdi (Zafar) Ave. Modaress Highway Tehran 19198 39713 IR of Iran Tel: +98 21 2291 1027-8 Email: info@rcuwm.org.ir (link sends e-mail)
6. International Centre on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures (link is external) (ICQHHS) Established in 2003. ICQHS aims to promote research, capacity-building and knowledge transfer on qanats, an ancient technology based on underground water-collecting galleries still widely used, as well as the preservation of the cultural heritage that qanats and other historical hydraulic infrastructures represent.
Mojtame Edarat Complex Daneshjoo Blvd. PO Box 89165 – 1553 Yazd IR of Iran 89161 88117 Tel +98 (0) 35 3825 83 93 Fax +98 (0) 35 3824 16 90 Email: info@icqhs.org (link sends e-mail)
7. Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee (link is external) (Dundee Centre) Established in 2006. The Dundee Centre seeks to develop and share knowledge and expertise in international, national and transboundary water law and policy.
Park Place University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland United Kingdom Tel: +44 1382 344456 Fax: +44 1382 226905 Email1: s.m.hendry@dundee.ac.uk (link sends e-mail) Email2: water@dundee.ac.uk (link sends e-mail)
8. International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (link is external) (ICHARM) Established in 2006. ICHARM deals with water-related disasters such as floods and droughts, which are major challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure sustainable human development and poverty alleviation.
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) 1-6 Minamihara Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki-ken 305-8516 Japan Tel: +81 29 879 6809 Fax: +81 29 879 6709 Email: icharm@pwri.go.jp (link sends e-mail)
9. European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (link is external) (ERCE) Established in 2006. The Centre promotes integrative multidisciplinary ecohydrological research at a catchment scale for sustainable management, protection and restoration of aquatic resources. Basic research includes: hydrology, hydrobiology, environmental chemistry, landscape processes, soil ecology, phytotechnology, environmental toxicology and genetics, population studies and mathematical modelling.
International Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences 3 Tylna Str 90 364 Lodz Poland Tel: +48 42 681 7007 Fax: +48 42 681 3069 Email: mzal@biol.uni.lodz.pl (link sends e-mail)
10. Water Centre for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean (link is external) (CAZALAC) Established in 2006. CAZALAC is responsible for coordinating and articulating scientific and technologic actions aimed at the sustainable management of water resources in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid zones of the LAC region.
Benavente 980 La Serena Chile Tel: +56 51 204493 Fax: +56 51 334814 Email: gmancilla@cazalac.org (link sends e-mail)
11. Regional Centre on Urban Water Management for Latin America and the Caribbean (RCUWM-LAC) Established in 2007. The Centre aims to promote research on the different aspects of urban water management, capacity and institutional building for countries in the region through education, training, scientific and technical research, as well as international and regional cooperation and networking.
Oficina del Director de Desarrollo Sectorial Viceministerio de Agua en Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio República de Colombia Email1: jmoreno@minvivienda.gov.co (link sends e-mail) Email2: fsierra@minambiente.gov.co (link sends e-mail)
12. International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (link is external) (IGRAC) Established in 2007. The overall objective of IGRAC is to include groundwater fully in the assessment of freshwater resources of the world in order to encourage and enhance the conjunctive and sustainable utilization of both groundwater and surface water.
Westvest 7 2611AX Delft The Netherlands Tel: +31 15 215 2325 Email: info@un-igrac.org (link sends e-mail)
13. Regional Centre for Shared Aquifer Resources Management (RCSARM) Established in 2008. The Centre aims to generate and provide scientific and technical information and support exchange of information on regional shared groundwater management issues, with emphasis on Africa and the Arab States.
c/o General Water Authority PO Box 5332 Tripoli Libya Tel: +218913215894 Email: almjrbi@yahoo.co.uk (link sends e-mail)
14. International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (link is external) (ICIWaRM) Established in 2009. ICIWaRM’s overall mission is the advancement of the science and practice of IWRM to address water security and other water-related challenges by regional and global action, through new knowledge, innovative technologies, collaborative interdisciplinary scientific research, networking, training and capacity development.
Institute for Water Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria VA 22315-3868 USA Tel: +1 703 428 8250 Fax: +1 703 428 8171 Email: Robert.A.Pietrowsky@usace.army.mil (link sends e-mail)
15. International Centre for Education, Capacity Building and Applied Research in Water (link is external)(HidroEx) Established in 2009. HidroEx aims to strengthen excellence in applied research in the management of water resources and on educating communities to enhance the understanding of social and economic values of water resources, with a special focus on Latin American and African countries.
Cidade Administrativa Presidente Tancredo Neves Rodovia Prefeito Américo Rene Gianetti s/nº Prédio Gerais, 10º andar - Serra Verde Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais Brazil Tel: +55 (31) 3916-7587 Email: miguelcorrea@tecnologia.mg.gov.br (link sends e-mail)
16. International Centre for Coastal Ecohydrology (ICCE) Established in 2009. This centre, under the auspices of UNESCO, will integrate the worldwide network of 24 UNESCO centres in the field of water sciences, being the only one specifically dedicated to coastal areas.
Solar do Capitão Mor EN125 Horta das Figuras 8000-518 Faro Portugal Tel: +351 289 888 140 Fax: +351 289 888 149 Email: lchichar@ualg.pt (link sends e-mail)
17. Asia-Pacific Centre for Ecohydrology (link is external) (APCE) Established in 2009. APCE aims to contribute with scientific knowledge, capacity-building, educational and dissemination activities to support, design and implement ecohydrology strategies and policies for sustainable water resources management.
Jl. Gatot Subroto 10 Jakarta 12710 Indonesia Fax: +62 21 5260804 Mobile: +62 81 1 21 4304 Email1: ignasdas@yahoo.co.id (link sends e-mail) Email2: hery.harjono@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
18. Centre for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Caribbean Island States (CEHICA) Established in 2010. The objective of the Centre is to generate and transfer scientific and technological knowledge related to sustainable water management in the Caribbean Island States, so as to increase the practical knowledge and improve the capacities for a more efficient use of water resources.
Avenida Enrique Jiménez Moya Esquina Calle Juna de Dios Ventura Simó Centro de Los Héroes Santo Domingo. D. N. Dominican Republic Tel: +809 532 3271 Email: jrchalas@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
19. Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources Education, Training and Research in East Africa (RCGRE) Established in 2011, the aim of this centre is to provide training and encourage research; generate and provide scientific and technical information and support the exchange of information, in particular with regard to local scientific, technical and managerial knowledge, in the various domains of groundwater knowledge and management.
Kenya Water Institute Ole Shapara Avenue; Nairobi, South C P.O Box 60013-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 6007425/33/48 Email1: inquiries@kewi.or.ke (link sends e-mail) Email2: cojuma2004@yahoo.com (link sends e-mail)
20. Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre (CARGC) Established in 2012, the objective of the centre is to foster cooperation and improve scientific understanding of present and forecasted changes in glacier, snow and water resources in the region. The centre will promote regional research, education and capacity development to assess climate change impact on glaciers and permafrost in the runoff formation zone. The results from the scientific and research activities of the centre may provide policy advice to the countries to better manage water resources in a sustainable way. The activities of the centre will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives of UNESCO’s IHP.
Institute of Geography Kabanbai batyr st./Pushkin st. 67/99 050010 Almaty Republic of Kazakhstan Fax: (8-727) 291-81-02 Email: iseverskiy@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
21. Regional Centre for Integrated River Basin Management (RC-IRBM) Signed in 2013, the centre's aim is to act as a facilitator and synergistic structure to articulate the different scientific and institutional stakeholders at local, national, regional, and international levels regarding of implementation of IRBM, particularly in the West African Region. The centre focusses on research in the area of hydro-informatics, IWRM, and socio-economic research and to provide IRBM training, tertiary education for water professionals. Functions include Coordination and implementation of cooperative research projects networking on information and knowledge exchange in West Africa Organize training courses, seminars, workshops, and meetings Produce publications and dissemination of publications.
National Water Resources Institute Mando Road Kaduna Nigeria Tel: +234 705 767 8272 or +234 808 506 1158 Email: dogara.nwri@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
22. Centre for Water for Sustainable Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (link is external)(WSDAC) Established in 2013, the centre acts as a regional centre in Southeast Europe focusing on cooperation in the areas of applied research, water administration, development and promotion of adaptation strategies, capacity development, and research for application, education, and training in the area of climate change impact on water resources management and the adaptation to such impacts.
Jaroslav Černi Institute for the Development of Water Resources Jaroslava Černog 80 Pinosava-Belgrade 11226 Serbia Tel : +(381 11) 390 64 50, 390 64 55, 390 73 99, 390 73 88 Fax: +(381 11) 390 64 81 Email1: jdjcerni@eunet.rs (link sends e-mail) Email2: biljana.radojevic@yahoo.com (link sends e-mail)
23. International Centre for Water Cooperation (link is external)(ICWC) Established in 2014, The centre will address water cooperation in its broadest sense with a primary focus on water for peace and regional development. It will perform research, publish results, and build capacity through dedicated training programmes. Its objectives are to further develop the understanding of how transboundary waters may act as a catalyst for cooperation in an increasingly complex (e.g. due to global changes) and interdependent world and to translate this understanding into concrete policy proposals and options. The centre would be based at SIWI and would build on its internationally-oriented programmes and activities aimed at seeking sustainable solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis.
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Linnégatan 87A Box 101 87100 55 Stockholm SWEDEN Tel: +46 8 12136082 Email1: Therese.Sjomander-magnusson@siwi.org (link sends e-mail) Email2: marian.patrick@siwi.org (link sends e-mail)
24. Regional Centre on Capacity Development and Research in Water Harvesting (RCWH) Established in 2014, the aim of this centre is to provide training and research opportunities; generate and provide scientific and technical information and support the exchange of information, in particular with regard to local scientific, technical and managerial knowledge, in the various domains of water harvesting;
National Training of the Public Water Corporation Khartoum, Sudan Email: ahmed_eltayeb2000@yahoo.com (link sends e-mail)
25. Regional centre for groundwater management for Latin America and the Caribbean (link is external) (GW-LAC) Signed in 2014, the centre will provide facilities and opportunities for advanced research on aquifer systems and groundwater resources management for scientists from Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The purpose of the Centre is two-fold: to strengthen national capacity in support of the sustainable management of aquifers in the country, and to address the needs and requirements jointly identified with other countries of the region by working in mutual cooperation. The objectives and programmes of the proposed Centre would contribute to fulfilling the objectives of the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme
Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente Galicia 1133, 3 Piso C.P. 11.100 Montevideo 11100 Uruguay Tel: 598 (2) 917 07 10 Ext. 4553 Email: jorge.rucks@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
26. International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (link is external) (ICWRGC) Secretariat German IHP/HWRP National Committee Federal Institute of Hydrology P.O. Box 200253 56002 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 (0)261 1306 5313 Mobile +49 (0)172 2522 616 Telefax +49 (0)261 1306 5422 Email: demuth@bafg.de (link sends e-mail)
Proposed Centres under the Auspices of UNESCO as of 2016 3. Institute for Water Education |
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