IAHR Secretariat Address
Paseo Bajo Virgen del Puerto, 3
28005 Madrid
SPAIN
Phone: + 34 91 335 79 86
Fax: + 34 91 335 79 35
e-mail: iahr@iahr.org
www.iahr.org
Activities
IAHR, the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, particularly promotes the advancement and exchange of knowledge through working groups, specialty symposia, congresses, and publications on water resources, river and coastal hydraulics, risk analysis, energy, environment, disaster prevention, industrial processes. Among the variety of activities which are undertaken to achieve our mission are:
- organising events: congresses, specialty conferences,
workshops and continuing education courses
- technical meetings through our Sections
- regional meetings through our Regional Divisions
- European Engineering Graduate School Environment
Water:
IAHR-EGW, Stuttgart
- participation in international programmes such
as UNESCO, WMO and ICSU
- promotion of student activities
- publications
The objectives of applied research, scientific
exchange, technology transfer and research management provide an
umbrella
for all IAHR endeavours. The scope of IAHR involves
research, engineering applications and their interactions and
thus caters to the needs of both individual and corporate
members. Hydraulics
covers only one part of the water resources domain
and most applications, developments, policies, and
engineering works must consider all aspects of that
domain. IAHR
provides an excellent basis for co-operation with
other water-related
associations,
where common interests call for combined efforts
in hydrology (IAHS), urban water (IWA), development
of water resources
(IWRA), coastal
and maritime engineering, etc. Specific developments
which take place within the IAHR disciplinary field
but have
thematically larger implications and application
areas
(e.g., hydroinformatics) are stimulated by IAHR.
Professionals from different disciplines will find
a place in IAHR,
and interactions with neighbouring disciplines possibly
covered
by other associations
are stimulated and can find proper attention.
IAHR is a member of the International Council of
Scientific Unions and other important bodies.
Structure
IAHR activities
are structured as indicated in the figure below
The various organisational entities involved are:
- IAHR membership: individual, Institute and junior members: and student affiliates (through officially-established IAHR student chapter only)
- Technical Divisions: Committees and Working Groups
- Regional Divisions: liaison groups/local and regional chapters
- Council: composed of global representation of members
- Secretariat: Executive Director, Secretary General, and Administrative Staff
IAHR is governed by a Council composed of the President, three Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General (together forming the Executive Committee) and eight members all of whom are elected by the Membership . In addition, together with up to 3 members co-opted by the incoming Council, the regional division chairs and the Executive Director (ex officio).
The Secretariat, based in Madrid, Spain, is the administrative headquarter and acts as linking pin in internal and external communication and day-to-day management of the association.
IAHR operates as an Association under Dutch law. The Constitution and By-laws are available in the IAHR Website members or from the Secretariat.
IAHR's structure is composed of 3 Technical Divisions and a number of Regional Divisions. The Technical Divisions provide the operational framework for the Technical Committees, which cater to the scientific and engineering needs of its members. The Regional Divisions focus on the organisation of activities, including biennial congresses, specific to their region. IAHR's Committees regularly organise conferences and symposia in their own specific fields, provide a basis for collaboration in working groups on specific research themes, the development of monographs, etc.
In addition, IAHR supports local initiatives for the formation of local chapters or national committees to enhance and stimulate knowledge exchange on a more local basis
Specific Technical Committees
Division I - IAHR Hydraulics
Division II – IAHR Hydro-Environment
Division III – IPD. Innovation and Professional Development
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