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Global FRIEND-Water 2023 International Conference

5 – 1 0  June 2023, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal

Addressing unsolved problems in hydrology for a water secure world in a changing environment

FRIEND-Water (Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data) is an international collaborative network of experts of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP).
Established in 1985, it aims to generate new understanding about regional hydrology and multi-scale water cycle processes. FRIEND-Water is investigating long-term variations and changes in hydrological regimes to better understand the climate and river basin controls, as well as influence of humans on the spatial and temporal distribution of water. As a flagship initiative of IHP IX (2022-2029) FRIEND-Water aims to
put science to action for a Water Secure World. FRIEND-Water research is critical for: water resources management, socio-economic development, secure livelihoods, safeguard the environment, and assessing the impact of global change. The FRIEND-Water initiative is currently structured in 8 regional groups: West and Central Africa, Europe, Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean, Southern Africa, Asia Pacific, Nile, Congo.

The 9th International FRIEND-Water Conference will be held at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal from 25 to 29 September 2023.

The conference concentrates on “Addressing unsolved problems in hydrology for a water secure world in a changing environment”. Seven topics are in the focus, i.a. bridging the data-knowledge gaps in hydrology and water management. ICWRGC is also increasingly active in this field. ICWRGC’s Dr. Stephan Dietrich will be co-organizing the relevant session. The full conference programme is linked at the end of this post.

FRIEND-Water (Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data) is an international cooperation network of experts of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO. Founded back in 1985, the FRIEND-Water programme aims at improving our understanding of regional hydrology and cross-scale water cycle processes. FRIEND-Water investigates long-term variations and changes in hydrological regimes as well as anthropogenic influences on the spatial and temporal distribution of water.

As the flagship initiative of the ninth phase of the IHP (2022-2029), FRIEND-Water aims at putting science into practice with the goal of global water security. Research under FRIEND-Water is critical for water resources management, socio-economic development, secure livelihoods, climate and environmental protection and climate impact assessment.

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9th FRIEND-Water Global conference 2023

5 – 1 0  June 2023, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal

Addressing unsolved problems in hydrology for a water secure world in a changing environment

FRIEND-Water (Flow Regime from International Experimental and Network Data) is an international collaborative network of experts of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP).
Established in 1985, it aims to generate new understanding about regional hydrology and multi-scale water cycle processes. FRIEND-Water is investigating long-term variations and changes in hydrological regimes to better understand the climate and river basin controls, as well as influence of humans on the spatial and temporal distribution of water. As a flagship initiative of IHP IX (2022-2029) FRIEND-Water aims to
put science to action for a Water Secure World. FRIEND-Water research is critical for: water resources management, socio-economic development, secure livelihoods, safeguard the environment, and assessing the impact of global change. The FRIEND-Water initiative is currently structured in 8 regional groups: West and Central Africa, Europe, Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean, Southern Africa, Asia Pacific, Nile, Congo.

The FRIEND-Water programme complements and interacts with many national and international projects and initiatives: Ecohydrology-IHP, International Sediment Initiative (IDI), the International Drought Initiative (IDI), the International Floods Initiative (IFI), the International Sediment Initiative (ISI), the Global Network on Water and Development Information for Arid Lands (GWADI), the WMO/GWP Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), World’s Large Rivers Initiative (WLRI), among others. The Global FRIEND conference takes place every 4 years with previous editions in Norway, Germany, Slovenia, South Africa, Cuba, Morocco, France and China.

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CO-MICC Portal official launch

Date: December 10, 2021
Venue: Web-based seminar

Announcement CO_MICC portal launch

During this web-based seminar, we will present the CO-MICC Knowledge and Data Portal on freshwater-related hazards of climate change. This pilot climate service was developed in the framework of the CO-MICC (CO-development of Methods to utilize uncertain multi-model-based Information on freshwater-related hazards of Climate Change) research project (2017-2021). It gives access to over 80 quantitative indicators of freshwater-related hazards of climate change, which can be visualized in the form of global maps or interactive graphs.

Attendees will be given a live demonstration of this newly developed tool, and then have the opportunity to follow a panel discussion on its added value of for decision making in response to future climate change risks.

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ISI – Training Workshop “River Basin Sediment Monitoring and Management”

Date: September 6 – 10, 2021
Venue: Online training workshop

The workshop under the umbrella of UNESCO’s International Sediment Initiative (ISI) aims at providing knowledge on:

  • River sediment measurement and monitoring techniques
  • River sediment data analysis methods
  • Transferring river sediment monitoring results to management solutions

Furthermore, we offer participants the opportunity to work on a sediment-related issue from their own region, supported by a senior expert. This workshop will concentrate on monitoring and management of sediment in rivers, and will not include topics such as hillslope erosion and soil conservation. The workshop is organized in collaboration with the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), UNESCO-IHP and the International Research and Training Centre for Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES, Beijing, China).

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ICWRGC to present at “EGU2020 – Sharing Geoscience Online

Due to the COVID19 crisis, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has chosen a new format for their General Assembly: the largest-ever Geoscience Virtual Meeting: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/meetingprogramme.

Two scientists of ICWRGC will share their presentations at the online general assembly of the EGU, to present and discuss their scientific advances in the field of hydrology.

Renee van Dongen will present her work on “El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) controls on mean streamflow and streamflow variability in Central Chile” in the session Understanding the links between hydrological variability and internal/natural climate variability (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35542 on 07 May, 10:45–12:30). Understanding hydrological extremes is becoming increasingly important for future adaptation strategies to global warming. Her presentation shows the effect of ENSO on the mean values of precipitation, temperature and stream flow as well as on streamflow variability in Chile. Large-scale climatic phenomena like ENSO affect catchment hydrology through anomalies in precipitation and temperature.

Renee will also co-convene the session Novel Approaches in Geochronology: Quantifying Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Dynamics (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/37492 on 08 May, 08:30–10:15).

Robert Reinecke will speak about “Changes of groundwater recharge at different global warming levels: A global-scale multi-model ensemble approach” in the session How to assess climate change impacts on groundwater? (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35618 on 07 May, 08:30–10:15). Billions of people rely on groundwater as an accessible source for drinking water and irrigation, especially in times of drought. Robert will showcase the results of a multi-model ensemble approach incorporating eight global hydrological models and four global circulation models to show the impact of global warming on global groundwater recharge. Also, he is co-author in the presentation “The global freshwater availability and water use model WaterGAP 2.2d” (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-11434.html on 07 May, 16:15–18:00) by Hannes Müller Schmied et al..

ICWRGC presents recent scientific advance at EGU meeting

Date: 3 – 8 May 2020
Venue: Vienna, Austria


Two scientists of the ICWRGC will attend the general assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna, to present and discuss their scientific advances in the field of hydrology.

Renee van Dongen will give a lecture on “El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) controls on mean streamflow and streamflow variability in Central Chile” in the session Understanding the links between hydrological variability and internal/natural climate variability (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35542). Understanding hydrological extremes is becoming increasingly important for future adaptation strategies to global warming. Her presentation shows the effect of ENSO on the mean values of precipitation, temperature and stream flow as well as on streamflow variability in Chile. Large-scale climatic phenomena like ENSO affect catchment hydrology through anomalies in precipitation and temperature.

Renee will also co-convene the session Novel Approaches in Geochronology: Quantifying Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Dynamics (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/37492) and organize the short course Crowd-solving problems in Earth Sciences (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/36416)

Robert Reinecke will present “Changes of groundwater recharge at different global warming levels: A global-scale multi-model ensemble approach” in the session How to assess climate change impacts on groundwater? (https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35618). Billions of people rely on groundwater as an accessible source for drinking water and irrigation, especially in times of drought. Robert will showcase the results of a multi-model ensemble approach incorporating eight global hydrological models and four global circulation models to show the impact of global warming on global groundwater recharge. Also, he is co-author in the presentation “The global freshwater availability and water use model WaterGAP 2.2d” by Hannes Müller Schmied et al.

The exact time and place of the presentations will be updated as soon as the final EGU programme has been released.