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Group Leader, Water Resources Systems – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
As a hydrologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Harry Dixon coordinates UK contributions to UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and acts as Secretary to the UK’s IHP National Committee.
Harry specialises in the collection and management of hydrological data and information and has extensive experience of working on projects internationally under the UN framework as well as bilateral science collaborations. He leads UKCEH’s Water Resources Systems Group and has worked on projects across Western Europe, the Balkans, South East Asia and India to support improved water resources management.
Harry currently coordinates the India-UK Water Centre and holds positions with the World Meteorological Organization, including chairing the Global Hydrometry Support Facility’s Innovation Committee. He is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham. He is a Governing Board Member for the University of Dundee’s UNESCO Category 2 Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.
Through the UK’s IHP National Committee, Harry supports UK inputs to the IHP from across the academic, operational hydrology and policy sectors. In this role he works closely with the UK National Commission for UNESCO and has led authorship of Policy Briefs for UK Government and the UNESCO community.
#Institution
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Group Leader, Water Resources Systems
#Alma-Matter
University of Birmingham
BSc, PhD..
#Role at UNESCO
UK Representative for UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
Professor Dixon, Speaking of the UK’s election to the IHP council.
Institutions
University of Birmingham
Honorary Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Water Resources Systems Group Lead
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Head of the UK National River Flow Archive (NRFA)
Role at UNESCO
UK Representative to UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)
UKNC Representation: IHP – Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
The Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) facilitates and encourages hydrological research whilst also assisting Member States in research and training activities too. The main objective of their current, eighth phase, is to put science into action required for water security.
Water is an essential resource for humankind and our ecosystems, so we must look to water management and cooperation for the future. The commentaries in this book draw upon experiences from over 100 authors around the world, reflecting how people are changing their interaction with water to improve sustainable development.
Population growth, urbanisation and higher consumption levels continue to increase the demand for water. With exponential demands on the planet and its water supply, UNESCO and the IHP reflect upon the last fifty years, and look forward to the future.
Wetland systems provide a diversity of beneficial ecosystem services for society. Human uses inevitably affect wetland service production and influence the capacities of these areas to support human wellbeing whilst sustaining wildlife. Here, Professor Jenkins and colleagues explore how important they are, and why it is vital that we appreciate them.
Professor Dixon, Writing about hydrological variability on his CEH blog.
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Alan Evans acts as Alternate Head of the UK Delegation to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) – established in 1960 as the only competent organization for marine science within the UN system.
An Accredited Expert, Professor Alan Jenkins, represents the UK government on the IHP Council – the UN body devoted to water research and management, and related education and capacity development.
Professor Ed Hill OBE Heads the UK Delegation to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO.
We work closely with experts and professionals in the fields of education, science, culture and communication and information from across the United Kingdom. From our Non-Executive Directors who advise the UK Government.
We work closely with experts and professionals in the fields of education, science, culture and communication and information from across the United Kingdom. From our Non-Executive Directors who advise the UK Government.
We work closely with experts and professionals in the fields of education, science, culture and communication and information from across the United Kingdom. From our Non-Executive Directors who advise the UK Government.
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