Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data
The FRIEND programme is an international collaborative study intended to develop, through the mutual exchange of data, knowledge and techniques at a regional level and a better understanding of hydrological variability and similarity across time and space. The advanced knowledge of hydrological processes and flow regimes gained through FRIEND helps to improve methods applicable in water resources planning and management. The scientific aspects of the FRIEND projects include studies in: low flows, floods, variability among regimes, rainfall/runoff modeling, processes of streamflow generation, sediment transport, snow and glacier melt and climate and land-use impacts. FRIEND also provides support to researchers and operational staff of hydrological services in developing countries, thereby contributing to their capacity to assess and manage their own national water resources. It thus contributes to the goal of providing a reliable supply of fresh clean water to the world’s poor.

UNESCO Sector:  Division of Water Sciences
Responsible Staff:  Siegfried Demuth
More information: http://typo38.unesco.org/en/about-ihp/ihp-partners/friend.html