FRIEND-Water (Flow Regimes From International Experimental and Network Data) is an international network of experts that aims to contribute to new understandings of hydrology to better understand the influence of climate, river basins and human activities on the spatial and temporal distribution of water.
As a flagship initiative of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), FRIEND-Water aims to encourage and strengthen transdisciplinary networks to facilitate: 1) scientific cooperation and capacity building, 2) development of analytical tools and 3) data sharing across national boundaries.
FRIEND-Water consists of over 162 participating countries in 6 regional groups to foster and strengthen international scientific cooperation.
Following the recent call for applications, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the following people within the FRIEND-Water programme:
🔹 Regional Coordinator MEDFRIEND: Oula Amrouni - INSTM, Laboratory of Marine Environment, University of Carthage, Tunisia
🔹 Regional Coordinator EURO-FRIEND: Bastien Dieppois - Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK
🔹Deputy Regional Coordinator EURO-FRIEND: Stephan Dietrich - UNESCO ICWRGC, Germany
🔹 Regional Coordinator West and Central Africa: Ernest Amoussou - Université de Parakou, Benin
🔹 Regional Coordinator East and Southern Africa: Jane Tanner - Rhodes University, South Africa
🔹 Regional Coordinator AMIGO: Santiago Yepez - Department of Forest Management and Environment, University of Concepción, Chile
🔹 Regional Coordinator ASIA PACIFIC: Thi Phuong Quỳnh Le - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
🔹 Thematic Coordinator David Gwapedza - Rhodes University, South Africa
🔹 Thematic Coordinator Adeyemi Olusola - Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
Warm welcome to our new colleagues! 🎉 Your expertise and dedication will undoubtedly enhance the ongoing efforts of the programme. To our existing colleagues, thank you for your continued support! Together, we will make a difference in water science and beyond..✨🌍