BENCHMARKING HYDROLOGY INSTITUTES IN THE WORLD
Number Country Population Center Website Professional Staff Support Staff Population per Professional Staff Field of Activity Labs Specialty Areas Year of Creation Status Regional Centers in the Country Annual Budget Areas of Future Development
1 India 1,170,938,000 National Institute
of Hydrology 		NIH 100 supporting staff 12,000,000 fields of activity labs specialty areas year of creation Independent Administrative Agency
  • Jammu
  • Patna
  • Guwahati
  • Sagar
  • Kakinada
  • Belgaum
annual budget areas of future development
2 China 1,338,299,512 China Institute
of Water Resources
and Hydropower Research		 CIWRHR

Department of Water Resources		 45(2 academicians,14 professor-level senior engineers, 18 senior engineers, 11 engineers) 6 29,739,989
  • water deployment
  • water governance
  • hydro eco-system
  • bearing capacity of water environment
  • and flood control
 1956 Government (Part of Ministry)
3 Japan 127,450,459 Japan Water Agency Japan Water Agency 1,507 total 1,507 total 84,572
  • water resources development of major rivers
  • secure water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use
  • maintaining and emproving normal functions of rivers
xxx xxx 1961 Independedn Administrative Agency xxx xxx xxx
4 South Korea 48,875,000 Korean Water Resources Corporation Korean Water Corporation 4,000 total 4,000 total 12,219 xxx xxx xxx 1967 Government xxx xxx xxx
5 Thailand 69,122,234 Not a Peer Not a Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Action Agency xxx xxx xxx
6 Vietnam 86,936464 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Agency of Water Resources Management		 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
7 Pakistan 173,593,383 Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
8 Philippines 93,260,798 National Water Resources Board National Water Resources Board xxx xxx xxx The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is the lead government agency for the water sector in the Philippines, regarding water resources and potable water; it is conferred with policy-making, regulatory and quasi-judicial functions within the Philippine government. xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
9 Indonesia 239,870,937 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
10 Australia 22,328,800 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
11 Russia 141,750,000 Federal Water Resources Agency Federal Water Resources Agency xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
12 Kazakhstan 16,316,050 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
13 Iran 73,973,630 Water Research Institute WRI xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
14 Turkey 72,752,325 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
15 Saudi Arabia 27,448,086 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
16 Egypt 81,121,077 National Water Research Center National Water Research Center xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
17 Israel 7,624,600 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
18 Germany 81,702,329 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
19 France 64,876,618 No Peer No Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
20 Great Britain 62,218,761 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
21 Italy 60,483,521 Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
22 Netherlands 16,612,213 Not Peer Not Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
23 Belarus 9,466,000 Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of Natural Resources xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
24 Ukraine 45,665,281 State Agency of Water Resources State Agency of Water Resources xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
25 Mexico 112,336,538 Comision Nacional de Agua CONAGUA xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
26 Canada 34,108,752 Not Peer Not Peer xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
27 Brazil 194,946,470 National Council on Water sources NCWR xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
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