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These sites are expected to accelerate the implementation of water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through water science and education.

The aim is to enhance the sustainability potential at the catchment level by promoting holistic ecohydrological approaches and sharing best practices. Establishing new ecohydrology demo sites contributes significantly to three of the main areas of water management: 

• addressing ecohydrological issues related to critical water ecosystems under pressure; 
• raising awareness of the effective interrelationships between the hydrological cycle, livelihoods, and ecosystems; 
• aligning the ecosystem potential with societal needs. 

The proposed demonstration site should focus on improving the following parameters:

• water quality, 
• biodiversity and ecosystems, 
• services resilience to climate change and impacts, 
• culture and education,
• law, policy and governance. 

The call for new ecohydrology demonstration sites is open to: 

• Members of the UNESCO Water Family (including water-related Chairs/UNITWIN, Category 2 Centres, IHP National Committees), research institutes, universities, government entities, private companies, NGOs and individual water experts,
• Ecohydrology practitioners,
• UNESCO designed sites (biosphere reserves, natural World Heritage sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks).

Please read the document below, with the full details of the call, before applying.
Applicants must submit a duly completed by 31 August 2024.

There is an urgent need to reverse the degradation of water resources and halt the decline of biodiversity. Ecohydrology draws upon our understanding of the relationship between hydrological and biological processes on different scales to improve water security, enhance biodiversity and further opportunities for sustainable development by lessening ecological threats within catchments.

UNESCO-IHP has been applying nature-based ecohydrological solutions since 1996 and established its first 10 ecohydrology demonstration sites in 2006. The programme subsequently developed criteria for recognizing sites around the world where water management practices are sustainable, innovative and transdisciplinary, launching its first call for demonstration sites in 2010.