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26 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR HYDROLOGYBackground material, which may prove useful in the preparation of future publications under theabove-listed categories, is also included in this category. Such material would not be widelydistributed.Resolution 2 (CHy-XIII)PROJECT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OFFLOW MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUESTHE COMMISSION FOR HYDROLOGY,Recalling that through Resolution 1 (CHy-XII) – Structure and programme of work of theCommission for Hydrology, the Commission had decided, as one of the activities under its themearea on basic systems (hydrometry and hydraulics), to “develop a proposal and implement aproject to assess the performance of flow measurement instruments and techniques against WMOstandards”,Noting:(1) That a comprehensive proposal had been developed (Annex 1 to this resolution) andprogress had been made in several tasks foreseen in the proposed workplan,(2) The report of the Advisory Working Group member leading activities associated with thebasic systems (hydrometry and hydraulics) theme of the Commission,(3) The project workplan (Annex 2 to this resolution),Noting further the approach taken of involving other technical commissions, such as CIMO, andexternal organizations, such as the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering andResearch, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, International Organization forStandardization and Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry, in the project,Decides to continue with the implementation of the project during the next intersessional period;Endorses the workplan for the remainder of the project as contained in Annex 2 to this resolution,authorizing the Steering Committee to modify the workplan as necessary based on theconsideration of events that unfold during the intersessional period;Requests:(1) The Advisory Working Group to consider, at some stage in the future and subject tosuccessful implementation of the first stages of the project, the possibility of extending thescope of the project to cover other hydrological measurements beyond those related todischarge;(2) The Secretariat to provide the necessary support to this important activity, in particular, byensuring efficient linkages with the other participating organizations;Urges Members to participate actively in this project, in particular by responding to the onlineSurvey on Field Discharge Measurement Instrumentation and Techniques used operationally byNational Hydrological Services, and by contributing their national guidance material, instrumentcomparison reports and laboratory test of instrument reports to the project databases;