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| No. |
Country |
Agency |
Location |
Parent Organization |
Status |
Mandate/
mission |
Area emphasis |
Fields of activity |
| A |
India |
National Institute of Hydrology |
Roorke,
India |
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) |
Autonomous organization
under MWR |
Research in hydrology and water resources |
Hydrology and water resources |
Environmental hydrology
water-quality hydrology
groundwater hydrology
contaminant hydrology
experimental hydrology
nuclear hydrology
surface-water hydrology
flood hydrology
urban hydrology
catchment hydrology
coastal/deltaic hydrology
drought hydrology
snow hydrology
glacier hydrology
socioeconomic hydrology
impact of climate change
water resources systems
soft-computing hydrology
remote sensing
GIS |
| 1 |
Australia |
CSIRO
Land and Water |
Clayton, South Australia, Australia
|
CSIRO, of Ministry for Innovation, Science, and Research |
Public |
Research in land and water resources |
Land and water |
Soil
water
groundwater
information systems
Earth
observation
catchment biochemistry
aquatic biology
contaminant chemistry
ecotoxicology
water reuse engineering
environmental engineering
urban water engineering |
| 2 |
Canada |
National Hydrology Research Centre |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
National Water Research Institute
(NWRI), of Water Science and Technology Directory (WSTD), of Environment Canada (EC) |
Public |
Research in hydrology |
Water |
Biogeochemistry
GIS applications
computer modeling
isotope research |
| 3 |
China |
Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
(IWHR) |
Beijing,
China
|
None |
Private |
Research in water resources and hydropower |
Water resources and hydropower |
Hydraulics
water resources
water hazards
environmental hydrology
rangeland hydrology
sedimentation
irrigation and drainage
earthquake engineering
remote sensing applications
geotechnical engineering
structures and materials
water resources history |
| 4 |
Egypt |
National Water Research Centre
(NWRC) |
Cairo,
Egypt
|
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation |
Public |
Applied water research |
Water |
Water management
drainage
water resources
Nile river
hydraulics
channel maintenance
groundwater
construction
mechanical and electrical
surveying
coastal engineering
environmental and climate
strategic topics
environmental quality
GIS applications
information and documentation |
| 5 |
Iran |
Water Research Institute |
Tehran,
Iran
|
Ministry of Energy |
Public |
Research in hydraulics, hydrology, and water resources |
Water |
Water quality
water resources management
meteorological networking
hydrometric networking
hydrologic processes
hydrologic forecasting
hydroenvironmental
hydraulic structures
river and coastal
water and wastewater
karstic resources
cloud seeding
Caspian Sea |
| 6 |
Japan |
Japan Water Agency |
Saitama City,
Japan |
None |
Incorporated administrative agency
(quasi-
governmental)
| Construction and operation of hydraulic facilities, including testing and research |
Water |
Construction and operation
hydraulic structures
hydraulics
floods
rivers |
| 7 |
Mexico |
Mexican Institute of Water Technology
(IMTA) |
Cuernavaca,
Morelos,
Mexico
|
Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources |
Public |
Water management, and research and development in water resources |
Water |
Hydraulics
water quality
sewage treatment
water potabilization
computer center
isotope hydrology
audio visual production
materials testing
industrial wastewater treatment
irrigation and drainage
calibration of meteorological sensors
hydrobiology
hydrochemistry
soil mechanics
training and capacity building centre
water knowledge
environmental education
UNAM graduate school |
| 8 |
New Zealand |
National Centre for Water Resources
(NCWR) |
Auckland,
New Zealand
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),
of Ministry of Research, Science and Technology |
Stand-alone public company |
Provide science, technology,
management services, and information in freshwater resources |
Water resources |
Rivers
lakes
surface water
groundwater
water quality
training and information
dissemination |
| 9 |
Russia |
State Hydrological Institute |
Saint Petersburg,
Russia
|
Federal Service of Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the
Environment |
Public |
Research in hydrology and water
resources |
Hydrology |
Hydrological networks
rivers and water management
water consumption and provision
hydroecology
river mechanics
experimental hydrology
climate change
infoanalytics for surface water
hydrologic instrumentation
meteorology
scientific and technical information
water resources and water balance
modeling of hydrologic processes
hydrophysics
floods
GIS applications
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| 10 |
United Kingdom |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology |
Wallingford,
Oxfordshire,
England,
United Kingdom |
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), of Department of
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
Public |
Research in hydrology and ecology |
Ecology and hydrology |
Biodiversity
ecological processes
biodiversity and ecosystem services
biogeochemical and climate changes
climate system processes
environmental and health threats
change in water systems
ecohydrology
water management science |