Activities
IAHR, the International
Association for 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.
