HELPING Themes and Working Groups
Science for water solutions decade: HELPING – Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world. The overarching goal is understanding hydrological diversity and integrating knowledge across scales and regions for sustainable water management under challenges of the water crisis. The Working Groups have been built by the community by submitting proposals. The list of suggested Working Groups, under each Theme, follows below along with their related proposal documents, first Working Group meeting presentations from November 2023, and the name and email of each Working Group leader. The Working Groups began in November 2023 and may run and evolve for the duration of the decade, or shorter periods. If you cannot access the online Google form, or need any further assistance, please contact the IAHS office on [email protected] for more assistance.
Theme 1: HELPING with global and local interactions (Lead by Justin Sheffield, University of Southampton, England)
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Research Goals |
Outcome / Product Goals |
Community Goals |
| Understanding local hydrological processes | Case-studies populating the Digital Water Globe platform | Meta-analysis (synthesis) for joint global description of diversity |
| Understanding differences and similarities between regions | Large-sample datasets; Tools for monitoring or assessments | Collaboration between people at similar conditions worldwide |
| Understanding global-local interactions | Methods to link global estimates with local conditions | Recognition when implementing general policy at local level |
Theme 1: Working Groups
The vision of HELPING is to solve fundamental water-related environmental and societal problems by engaging hydrological scientists with other disciplines and local stakeholders across the globe. We currently have a large number of well-proportioned Working Groups but we are especially looking for new cross-cutting suggestions such as:
- Working groups on interdisciplinary research -> expansion of socio-hydrology -> legal, economic tools, behavioural tools
- Working groups on integration -> a scientific approach to bottom-up integration.
To suggest a Working Group for Theme 1 to support the HELPING goal(s), please complete this form to suggest a new Working Group. If you are experiencing any problems with this form, please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your valuable suggestions for new Working Groups.
Theme 2: HELPING with holistic solutions for water security (Lead by Ana Mijic of Imperial College, London)
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Research Goals |
Outcome / Product Goals |
Community Goals |
| Understanding potential and challenges with mitigation methods (for floods, droughts, water quality/pollution) | Catalogue of solutions and potential effects; Tools for evaluations | Empowered hydrologists in water security |
| Understanding sectorial nexus of problems/solutions | Guidelines for assessments of solutions, which effects several sectors | Participation in trans-disciplinary analysis and applied research |
| Nature-based solutions for achieving water security | Catalogue of NBS; Guidelines; Synthesis | Foster sustainability and green societal transition |
Theme 2: Working Groups
The vision of HELPING is to solve fundamental water-related environmental and societal problems by engaging hydrological scientists with other disciplines and local stakeholders across the globe. We currently have a large number of well-proportioned Working Groups but we are especially looking for new cross-cutting suggestions such as:
- Working groups on interdisciplinary research -> expansion of socio-hydrology -> legal, economic tools, behavioural tools
- Working groups on integration -> a scientific approach to bottom-up integration.
To suggest a Working Group for Theme 2 to support the HELPING goal(s), please complete this form to suggest a new Working Group. If you are experiencing any problems with this form, please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your valuable suggestions for new Working Groups.
Theme 3: HELPING with Cross-Cutting Goals (Lead by Adeyemi Olusola of York University, Canada)
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Research Goals |
Outcome / Product Goals |
Community Goals |
| Integrating new technologies with existing |
New data sources in open data repositories |
Facilitate evaluation/application of current concepts and study new hypothesis |
| Co-creating hydrological knowledge between people & between disciplines |
Catalogue of local associations, Methods and training in co-creation activities, Database of good examples merging practical/indigenous knowledge with evidence-based science |
Engage with local people globally, Enhance science communication, inclusiveness, and applications of citizen science, Foster transdisciplinary research |
Theme 3: Working Groups
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Working Groups for Cross-Cutting Goals |
Proposal & Sign up |
Presentation |
Group leader |
Contact |
| 3.1 | Strategic UN-Collaboration Group (SCG-Hydro) | View the proposal & sign up here | Presentation | Mojtaba Shafiei |
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| 3.2 | Outreach, Communication & Science Interfaces | View the proposal & sign up here | Christina Orieschnig |
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| 3.3 | Co-Creating Water Knowledge | View the proposal & sign up here | Presentation | Giulio Castelli Natalie Ceperley Wouter Buytaert |
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| 3.4 | HELPING with Human-Water Systems Science | View the proposal & sign up here | Presentation to follow | Cyndi Castro |
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| 3.5 | Decolonisation and Hydrology | View the proposal & sign up here | Presentation | Kwok Chun |
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The vision of HELPING is to solve fundamental water-related environmental and societal problems by engaging hydrological scientists with other disciplines and local stakeholders across the globe. We currently have a large number of well-proportioned Working Groups but we are especially looking for new cross-cutting suggestions such as:
- Working groups on interdisciplinary research -> expansion of socio-hydrology -> legal, economic tools, behavioural tools
- Working groups on integration -> a scientific approach to bottom-up integration.
To suggest a Working Group for Theme 3 to support the HELPING goal(s), please complete this form to suggest a new Working Group. If you are experiencing any problems with this form, please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your valuable suggestions for new Working Groups.