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 Russia 141,750,000 Federal Water Resources Agency Federal Water Resources Agency xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
6 Iran 73,973,630 Water Research Institute WRI xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
7 Egypt 81,121,077 National Water Research Center National Water Research Center xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
8 Mexico 112,336,538 Comision Nacional de Agua CONAGUA xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Government xxx xxx xxx
9 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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