The Dutch contribution to the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO is coordinated by the Netherlands' National Committee IHP-HWRP. The Committee – which serves the Government of the Netherlands as a whole – is established as an interdepartmental advisory commission of two Dutch ministries:
The Netherlands National Committee IHP-HWRP consists of a core team and the Committee at large. The Committee is advised by a scientific advisory board, which is formed by key hydrological scientists from all the relevant Dutch institutions.
National Committee members: – Vacancy, Chair – Drs. M.R. (Michael) van der Valk, Scientific Secretary – H.E. Rob Zeldenrust, LL.M., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate to UNESCO – Drs. Niels Vlaanderen, Senior Policy Advisor, DG Water, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment – Ir. Aart van der Horst, Senior Policy Adviser Water, DG for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Ir. M.J.H.P. (Mathieu) Pinkers, Senior International Water Policy Advisor, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and – Dr. Roeland Allewijn, Hydrological Adviser to the Netherlands’ Permanent Representative to WMO, Rijkswaterstaat – Ir. A. (Toon) Segeren, Director Inland Water Systems, Deltares – Dr. D.S. (Daniël) Mourad, Water Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Observers/advisors: – Drs. Sophie Primot, Sciences Coordinator, Netherlands Commission for UNESCO – Dr. Neno Kukurić, Director, International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) – Professor Stefan Uhlenbrook, PhD, Director for Academic Affairs a.i., UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education – Ing. Eric Sprokkereef, Secretary, International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin
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About IHP in the Netherlands