International Hydrological Programme

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    IHP Secretariat


    IHP’s activities are implemented thanks to the efforts of its Secretariat, located in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The Secretariat provides studies, information, and facilities needed to perform the programme’s activities, and its duties range from the daily responsibilities of maintaining a professional office, to in-the-field decisions on water-related issues around the world.


    The postal address for IHP is:
    International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
    UNESCO/Division of Water Sciences (SC/HYD)
    1 rue Miollis
    75732 Paris Cedex 15
    FRANCE
    Tel : +33 1 45 68 40 01
    Fax: +33 1 45 68 58 11
    Email: ihp@unesco.org


    Following is a list of members of the IHP Secretariat, along with their responsibilities:


    Office of the Secretary and Director


    José Alberto Tejada-Guibert
    Secretary, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
    Director a.i., Division of Water Sciences

    Miguel Doria
    Assistant Programme Specialist (water education)

    Vincent Leogardo
    Assistant Programme Specialist (administrative sessions, documentation)

    Anna Movsisyan
    Assistant to Secretary and Director

    Dominique Lozano
    Assistant to Deputy Secretary

    Dina Guyader
    Assistant


    Section on Hydrological Processes and Climate


    Siegfried Demuth
    Chief of Section and Senior Programme Specialist
    (global changes and water resources, FRIEND, International Flood Initiative)

    Alice Aureli
    Programme Specialist
    (watershed and aquifer dynamics, groundwater management)

    Anil Mishra
    Programme Specialist
    (Global changes and water resources, International Sediment Initiative - ISI, G-WADI)

    Barbara Lwanga
    Section Assistant


    Section on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management


    Shahbaz Khan
    Chief of Section and Senior Programme Specialist
    (integrated river basin management, extreme events, water education and training, ecohydrology, HELP, water ethics and governance)

    Léna Salamé
    Programme Specialist (Transboundary water cooperation)

    Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa
    Programme Specialist (urban water management)

    Lisa Hiwasaki
    Assistant Programme Specialist (water and cultural diversity)

    Georgette Gobina
    Section Assistant

    Sandrine Baron
    Assistant


    Regional Hydrologists


    The UNESCO Regional Offices are responsible for the implementation of IHP at the regional level. Regional Hydrologists are posted in the field and serve as IHP focal points for all issues relating to the Programme, both at regional and national levels. The following Regional Hydrologists are currently working in coordination with the IHP Secretariat:


    Radwan Al-Weshah
    Regional Hydrologist for Arab States, UNESCO Cairo Office

    Giuseppe Arduino
    Regional Hydrologist for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Jakarta Office

    María Concepción Donoso
    Regional Hydrologist for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO Montevideo Office

    Emmanuel Naah
    Regional Hydrologist for Africa, UNESCO Nairobi Office

    Bhanu Neupane
    Regional Hydrologist for Central and South Asia, UNESCO New Delhi Office

    Philippe Pypaert
    Regional Hydrologist for Europe, UNESCO Venice Office

    Abou Amani
    Assistant Programme Specialist in Natural Sciences, UNESCO Accra Office