International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research
Encyclopedia
The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), founded in 1935, is a worldwide, non-profit, independent organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environment and in particular with reference to hydraulics
and its practical application. IAHR was called the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research until 2009.
Activities range from river and maritime hydraulics to water resources development and eco-hydraulics, through to ice engineering, hydroinformatics
and continuing education and training. IAHR stimulates and promotes both research and its application, and by so doing strives to contribute to sustainable development, the optimisation of world water resources management and industrial flow processes. IAHR accomplishes its goals by a wide variety of member activities including: working groups, research agenda, congresses, specialty conferences, workshops and short courses; Journals, Monographs and Proceedings; by collaborating with international organisations such as UNESCO
, WMO, IDNDR
, GWP
, ICSU; and by co-operation with other water-related national and international organisations.
IAHR publishes two international scientific journals in collaboration with Taylor and Francis from its headquarters in Madrid, Spain – the Journal of Hydraulic Research, and the Journal of River Basin Management. It also publishes a bi-monthly Newsletter/magazine,and two monthly eNewsletters - one global, and the other European.
The activities of IAHR are carried out by around one hundred volunteer elected officers form around the world supported by a small, full-time professional secretariat based in Madrid, Spain which is sponsored by CEDEX
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The governing body of the Association is a Council elected by member ballot every two years. The current President is Prof. Roger Falconer (UK) who succeeded Dr. Nobuyuki Tamai (Japan) in 2011. The current Vice Presidents are: Dr. Jean Paul-Chabard (France)(also Chair IAHR Hydraulics), Prof. Zhaoyin Wang (China)(also Chair IAHR Hydro-Environment), and Prof Marian Muste (USA)(also Chair of IAHR IPD). Dr. Ramon Gutierrez-Serret is Secretary General, and Dr. Christopher George is Executive Director.
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IAHR publishes the International Journal of River Basin Management
together with the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
and INBO
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The IAHR Asia Pacific Division publishes the Journal of Hydro-Environmental Research in collaboration with the KWRA, Korean Water Resources Association and Elsevier
Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a topic in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. In fluid power, hydraulics is used for the generation, control,...
and its practical application. IAHR was called the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research until 2009.
Activities range from river and maritime hydraulics to water resources development and eco-hydraulics, through to ice engineering, hydroinformatics
Hydroinformatics
Hydroinformatics is a branch of informatics which concentrates on the application of information and communications technologies in addressing the increasingly serious problems of the equitable and efficient use of water for many different purposes...
and continuing education and training. IAHR stimulates and promotes both research and its application, and by so doing strives to contribute to sustainable development, the optimisation of world water resources management and industrial flow processes. IAHR accomplishes its goals by a wide variety of member activities including: working groups, research agenda, congresses, specialty conferences, workshops and short courses; Journals, Monographs and Proceedings; by collaborating with international organisations such as UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, WMO, IDNDR
IDNDR
Created in December 1999, is the secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction . It is the successor to the secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction with the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction...
, GWP
Global Water Partnership
The Global Water Partnership , is an international network that offers practical advice for sustainably managing water resources. It promotes and supports activities that operate at the national and regional levels of development...
, ICSU; and by co-operation with other water-related national and international organisations.
IAHR publishes two international scientific journals in collaboration with Taylor and Francis from its headquarters in Madrid, Spain – the Journal of Hydraulic Research, and the Journal of River Basin Management. It also publishes a bi-monthly Newsletter/magazine,and two monthly eNewsletters - one global, and the other European.
The activities of IAHR are carried out by around one hundred volunteer elected officers form around the world supported by a small, full-time professional secretariat based in Madrid, Spain which is sponsored by CEDEX
Cedex
Cedex or CEDEX may refer to:*Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas, a civil engineering research agency in Spain*Courrier d'Entreprise à Distribution EXceptionnelle, a system designed for recipients of large volumes of mail in France*Container Equipment Data Exchange, also known as...
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The governing body of the Association is a Council elected by member ballot every two years. The current President is Prof. Roger Falconer (UK) who succeeded Dr. Nobuyuki Tamai (Japan) in 2011. The current Vice Presidents are: Dr. Jean Paul-Chabard (France)(also Chair IAHR Hydraulics), Prof. Zhaoyin Wang (China)(also Chair IAHR Hydro-Environment), and Prof Marian Muste (USA)(also Chair of IAHR IPD). Dr. Ramon Gutierrez-Serret is Secretary General, and Dr. Christopher George is Executive Director.
Publications
IAHR publishes the Journal of Hydraulic Research in partnership with Taylor & FrancisTaylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...
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IAHR publishes the International Journal of River Basin Management
International Journal of River Basin Management
JRBM is the International Journal of River Basin Management. The journal issued for the first time at the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, March 2003. It is published in four issues per year in print and electronic format, and is co-published by IAHR with IAHS and INBO....
together with the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
International Association of Hydrological Sciences
The International Association of Hydrological Sciences is a non-profit non-governmental scientific organization committed to serving the science of hydrology and the worldwide community of hydrologists...
and INBO
International Network of Basin Organizations
The International Network of Basin Organizations . It was established in 1994 and its headquarters is in Paris....
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The IAHR Asia Pacific Division publishes the Journal of Hydro-Environmental Research in collaboration with the KWRA, Korean Water Resources Association and Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....