GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

International Partner Network (IPN)

Connecting global partners for actionable ecohydrology

The Smart-HydroC International Partner Network connects research institutions, public agencies, technical organizations and practitioners worldwide to advance collaborative research on dammed-river ecohydrology, carbon cycling, cross-basin validation and sustainable management.

Countries Represented
17
Global Regions
4
Partner Network
Growing

GLOBAL NETWORK MAP

Global Network Map

Smart-HydroC IPN currently connects partner institutions across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

China · Coordinating CountryCIGIT-CAS · Chongqing Coordinating HubAsiaAfricaEuropeAmericas
AndorraUnited Arab EmiratesAfghanistanAntigua and BarbudaAnguillaAlbaniaArmeniaAngolaArgentinaAmerican SamoaAustriaAustraliaArubaAland IslandsAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaBarbadosBangladeshBelgiumBurkina FasoBulgariaBahrainBurundiBeninSaint BarthelemyBrunei DarussalamBoliviaBermudaBonaire, Saint Eustachius and SabaBrazilBahamasBhutanBouvet IslandBotswanaBelarusBelizeCanadaCocos (Keeling) IslandsDemocratic Republic of CongoCentral African RepublicRepublic of CongoSwitzerlandCôte d'IvoireCook IslandsChileCameroonChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCape VerdeCuraçaoChristmas IslandCyprusCzech RepublicGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEstoniaWestern SaharaEritreaSpainEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFaroe IslandsFranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGrenadaFrench GuianaGuernseyGhanaGibraltarGreenlandGambiaGuineaGlorioso IslandsGuadeloupeEquatorial GuineaGreeceSouth Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsGuatemalaGuamGuinea-BissauGuyanaHong KongHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelIsle of ManIndiaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIraqIranIcelandItalyJerseyJamaicaJordanJapanJuan De Nova IslandKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaKiribatiComorosSaint Kitts and NevisNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitCayman IslandsKazakhstanLao PDRLebanonSaint LuciaLiechtensteinSri LankaLiberiaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaLibyaMoroccoMonacoMoldovaMadagascarMontenegroSaint MartinMarshall IslandsMacedoniaMaliMacauMyanmarMongoliaNorthern Mariana IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMontserratMaltaMauritiusMaldivesMalawiMexicoMalaysiaMozambiqueNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNorfolk IslandNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNauruNiueNew ZealandOmanPanamaPeruFrench PolynesiaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPakistanPolandSaint Pierre and MiquelonPitcairn IslandsPuerto RicoPalestinian TerritoriesPortugalPalauParaguayQatarReunionRomaniaSerbiaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSeychellesSudanSwedenSingaporeSaint HelenaSloveniaSvalbard and Jan MayenSlovakiaSierra LeoneSan MarinoSenegalSomaliaSurinameSouth SudanSao Tome and PrincipeEl SalvadorSaint MartinSyriaSwazilandTurks and Caicos IslandsChadFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsTogoThailandTajikistanTokelauTimor-LesteTurkmenistanTunisiaTongaTurkeyTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluTaiwanTanzaniaUkraineUgandaJarvis IslandBaker IslandHowland IslandJohnston AtollMidway IslandsWake IslandUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CitySaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVenezuelaBritish Virgin IslandsUS Virgin IslandsVietnamVanuatuWallis and FutunaSamoaYemenMayotteSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabweCIGIT-CAS, Chongqing Coordinating HubCIGIT-CASChongqing Coordinating Hub
Asia 5Africa 3Europe 5Americas 4

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PARTNER DIRECTORY

Partner Institutions

Partner institutions currently participating in or onboarding to the IPN are listed by region. The network will continue to expand as Smart-HydroC progresses.

Asia

05

Bangladesh

  • Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Bangladesh

Lao PDR

  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences, National University of Laos

Nepal

  • Renewable Energy Confederation of Nepal (RECON)
  • Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries (FNCSI)

Pakistan

  • NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)

Lebanon

  • Lebanese University

Africa

03

Tanzania

  • Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania

Tunisia

  • National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies

Nigeria

  • The Regional Centre for Integrated River Basin Management, UNESCO C2C, Kaduna, Nigeria

Europe

05

Norway

  • SINTEF Energy Research

Portugal

  • University of the Algarve

Serbia

  • University of Belgrade

Poland

  • European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Russia

  • A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Department of Hydrology, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Americas

04

Argentina

  • CONICET–UBA

Bolivia

  • Institutional Institute for Research, Development and Innovation (IIIDI)
  • Water Research Center (CIAGUA)
  • Juan Misael Saracho University, Tarija, Bolivia

Mexico

  • Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA)

Canada

  • UQAM

CURRENT NETWORK FOOTPRINT

Emerging Collaboration Areas

The areas below outline the priority themes that Smart-HydroC seeks to advance through international collaboration and will continue to evolve with the project.

01

Reservoir Carbon & GHG

Comparing CO₂/CH₄ production, transport, emissions and accounting across climates and reservoir types to advance cross-regional carbon-cycle model validation.

02

Ecohydrology & Cross-basin Validation

Using basin cases across climate zones to compare ecohydrological processes, share data and test Smart-HydroC across regions.

03

Hydropower, Infrastructure & Decision Support

Applying models, scenario analysis and decision-support tools to hydropower development, water infrastructure and water-resource management needs.

04

Water Governance & Capacity Building

Connecting public-sector and local practice needs through water governance, knowledge translation, training and tools for data-limited settings.

Interested in joining the IPN?

We welcome research institutions, public agencies and technical partners interested in collaborative ecohydrology and sustainable management of dammed rivers to contact the team through the official channels listed on the homepage.

Contact via Official Channels