MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
UNESCO/IHP
The International Hydrological Programme (IHP), United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO's) intergovernmental scientific co-operative programme in water resources, is a vehicle through which Member States can upgrade their knowledge of the water cycle and thereby increase their capacity to better manage and develop their water resources. It aims at the improvement of the scientific and technological basis for the development of methods for the rational management of water resources, including the protection of the environment. As UNESCO's principal mechanism to contribute to the priority issue of water resources and related ecosystems, the IHP strives to minimize the risks to water resources systems, taking fully into account social challenges and interactions and developing appropriate approaches for sound water management. Website: "http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp/index.shtml" [Summary provided by UNESCO.]