Part I - FTP Directory Listing - WMO

40 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR HYDROLOGYtraining activities on a case-by-case basis, without defining an overall conceptualframework;– The fact that during recent WMO financial periods the financial resources available forHydrology and Water Resources (HWR) in general (and for education and training activitiesin HWR in particular) in WMO have remained practically constant, while the demand fromMembers has increased proportionally to the rise of the “water” issue to the top of theinternational political agenda;– The recognition that there is a need to optimize the available resources, by concentratingWMO support, be it direct to organizers of education and training activities or throughfellowships, to those courses which address areas identified by the “WMO hydrologicalcommunity” as requiring priority attention, where WMO has the possibility of influencing inthe development of curricula, that represent an adequate geographical balance, and areproven to be cost-effective;– The need for a greater involvement of the Commission for Hydrology in the design,implementation, monitoring and update of the strategy;– The fact that, within the WMO Secretariat, the Education and Training Office is the key unitfor the coordination of Education and Training activities and the assignment of fellowshipsis under the responsibility of the Fellowship Committee;– The relative success of the concept of Regional Training Centres in the WMO community;– The wish expressed by the Advisory Working Group to move to a more integrated, focusedand proactive approach in education and training in HWR;– The principles contained in the Guidelines for the Education and Training of Personnel inOperational Hydrology (WMO-No. 258), Volume II: Hydrology;– The education and training activities in HWR promoted by other agencies of the UnitedNations system, in particular UNESCO, and by other intergovernmental and nongovernmentalorganizations, and the fact that the ten-year period beginning on1 January 2005 has been proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Education forSustainable Development (United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/254).On the basis of the above, the following mission, vision, main objectives, identification of clientsand mechanisms to establish priority areas and implementation means of the HWRPSubprogramme “Capacity-building in Hydrology and Water Resources” were defined.MissionTo support Members in assessing their education and training needs in HWR, and play a catalyticrole in satisfying those needs, by providing both financial and technical assistance.VisionNHSs contributing effectively to the integrated water resources management in their countries, bygenerating, organizing and disseminating adequate information on the state of the waterresources.Objectives– Assist Members in assessing their own education and training needs in HWR;– Provide adequate education and training to personnel of the NHSs;