On 18 November, the 2nd meeting in 2025 of the NUWWC took place. About 20 representatives of the scientific, policy and implementation communities working on international hydrology convened at Fort Vechten, Bunnik. Discussions during and results of the meeting included the following: Presentations by representatives of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and the National Hydrological…
An Anniversary Webinar Series is being held by UNESCO IHP, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the programme and 60 years of water sciences at UNESCO. The series, titled “Frontiers of Global Water Science,” features distinguished experts from the UNESCO Water Family, discussing critical water challenges and innovations. The upcoming ninth webinar in the series will…
In 2025, the term of office of Belgium, Türkiye and the United Kingdom of Great Brittain and Northern Ireland as Council Members of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme will end. The Netherlands is amongst several countries in Group 1 (region Western Europe and North America) which expressed interest to become a new Member of the Council.…
On the website you can find more information about the composition and objectives of the committee, and details about the water research and implementation programmes of UNESCO (the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme) and WMO (as part of their Vision and Strategy on Hydrology). The site also presents some highlights of Dutch contributions to those programmes over…
WMO launches State of Global Water Resources Report 2024 On 18 September, WMO published its State of Global Water Resources Report 2024. The 2024 edition of the State of Global Water Resources report documents an extraordinary year shaped by record heat, climate extremes, and widespread water-related impacts. With global surface temperatures reaching 1.55 °C above…
Inaugural address Michelle van Vliet, NUWWC co-chair On 4 September, Michelle van Vliet, co-chair of the Netherlands UNESCO WMO Water Committee, delivered her inaugural address as Professor of ‘Water Quality and Sustainable Water Systems.’ She highlighted the challenges of safeguarding future water security. Even in water-rich countries such as the Netherlands, we see that water…
UN Special Envoy on Water receives new committee brochure The UN Special Envoy on Water, ms Retno Marsudi, attended the 7th Interational Sympsosium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector, held at IHE Delft from 2-4 July 2025. After her keynote address, Rector Eddy Moors discussed the composition and collective objectives of the committee…
Results national committee meeting The Netherlands UNESCO WMO Water Committee met on the 3rd of July for the first committee meeting in 2025. Special guest on this occasion was ms Rahmah Elfithri, Chief of the Capacity Development and Water Family coordination Section at the UNESCO Water Sciences Division. She presented the governance structure of UNESCO’s…
New name: Netherlands UNESCO WMO Water Committee In December 2024 the formerly called Netherlands IHP-HWRP Committee decided to change its name to ‘Netherlands UNESCO WMO Water Committee’ (NUWWC). Most important reason was the clarity of the new name: it avoids reference to (expired) programme titles and now clearly states the water-oriented collaboration with UNESCO and…
Introducing new scientific co-chair and committee members In the past months, a new scientific co-chair has been appointed, and new members joined the committee. They are shortly introduced below. Professor Michelle van Vliet has been appointed scientific co-chair of the NUWWC as of the beginning of 2025. She is professor of Water Quality and Sustainable…
Contribute to IHP Working Group on Water Education The Netherlands is Vice Chair of the IHP Working Group on Water Education, together with China (Chair) and Dominica (Vice Chair). The general objective of the Working Group is to promote and advance the implementation of activities as part of IHP-IX Priority Area 2 on Water Education,…