Webinar Report of Ecohydrology Harmony for a Sustainable World, Under Aegis INC-IHP of UNESCOheld on 27/01/2021

Abstract

Against this backdrop, the Indian National Committee for Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (INC-IHP) in cooperation with the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee (Uttarakhand) organized a 01-day webinar on 27th January, 2021 on the Cisco Webex platform. This webinar aimed to particularly cover theme#5 of the IHP-VIII framework i.e. “Ecohydrology- Engineering Harmony for a Sustainable World” to provide the audience with state-of-the-art knowledge on the following issues: 1. Hydrological issues of a catchment– understanding relationship vegetation versus surface and groundwater for a sustainable development 2. Urban Ecohydrology– stormwater purification and lake health for improvement of health and quality of city life 3. Wetland conservation 4. Ponds/lakes/reservoir Ecohydrology 5. CoastalEcohydrology– Eco hydrological regulation for sustaining and restoring continental to coastal connectivity and ecosystem functioning