WMO Establishes HydroHub to Improve Water Monitoring
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has established the HydroHub, a capacity building programme and platform for promoting water monitoring capabilities and data exchange.
HydroHub, the Global Hydrometry Support Facility of WMO
The platform comprises an observation system, known as WHYCOS, and a Global Innovation Hub, which facilitates the exchange of hydrological information to support decision making.
WMO reports that water scarcity affects over 40% of the world’s population, and that floods occurring between 1995 and 2015 cost the world economy approximately US$662 billion. The HydroHub addresses these issues by helping countries manage water scarcity and flood-related issues.
The platform was developed to promote affordable monitoring technologies and approaches such as crowdsourcing and citizen observations.
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