IAHR
- General Information
The Mission of IAHR
The International
Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR) is an international non-governmental
organization of engineers and scientists working in hydraulics and hydraulic
engineering. IAHR's mission is to advance applied and basic research on
water-related issues and to contribute to the optimization of the world's
water resources. IAHR tries to achieve its goals by a wide variety of international
exchange activities and by offering a common infrastructure for the hydraulic
research and engineering community.
Association Profile
IAHR was founded in 1935 as an international
organization of engineers and scientists working in the fields related
to hydraulic engineering and its applications, including water resources,
industrial and environmental aspects.
IAHR 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:
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offering various membership categories and
a differentiated fee structure
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technical and regional activities through
our Sections and Regional Divisions respectively
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organizing events : congresses, specialty
conferences, workshops and continuing education courses (European graduate
school of hydraulics)
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issueing a broad range of publications
:
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high quality Journal of Hydraulic Research
(bimonthly)
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IAHR Bulletin
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Section Newsletters
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Monographs
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Hydraulic Design Manuals
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Proceedings of biennial congresses and specialty
conferences
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participation in international programmes
of UNESCO and WMO
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, engineering
works must consider all aspects of that domain. IAHR provides an excellent
basis for cooperation with other water-related associations, where common
interests call for combined efforts (hydrology [IAHS],
water quality [IAWQ], development
of water resources [IWRA], urban drainage, 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 recently established
World Water Council (WWC),
of the International
Water-related Associations' Liasion Committee(IWALC), and of the International
Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) (in progress).
Annual Report (1996) of IAHR-LAD
