National Hydrological and Hydrometeorological Services

This page provides links to the Web sites of National Hydrological and Hydrometeorological Services, or to other national bodies in charge for operational hydrology and water resources assessment activities.
When in a country the responsibility in the fields of operational hydrology and water resources assessment activities are shared among different institutions, or a National Hydrological Service as such does not exist, link is normally to that institution from which the Hydrological Adviser (*) has been designated.

^(*) Each Permanent Representative may appoint a Hydrological Adviser who should be the representative of the respective national Hydrological Service, or equivalent national agency, and should advise the Permanent Representative with respect to WMO activities in operational hydrology and water resources.

Region I - Africa

Algeria Agence Nationale des Ressources Hydrauliques
Bénin Service de l'Hydrologie
Botswana (Republic of) Department of Water Affairs
Burkina Faso Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'eau, Direction Générale de l'Hydraulique
Cameroun Centre de Recherches Hydrologiques
Congo Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
Egypt Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
Guinée DNGRE - Direction Nationale de la Gestion des Ressources en Eau
Mali Direction Nationale de l'Hydraulique et de l'Energie
Morocco Direction Générale de l'Hydraulique
Niger (Republic of) Ministère des Ressources en Eau, Direction des Ressources en Eau
République Centrafricaine Direction de la Météorologie Nationale, Service de l'Hydrologie
South Africa Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Tchad DREM - Direction des Ressources en Eau et de la Météorologie
Uganda Directorate of Water Development

Region II - Asia

Bangladesh MoWR - Ministry of Water Resources
China (Peoples's Republic of) MWR - Ministry of Water Resources
India Central Water Commission
Japan River Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Mongolia IMH- Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Nepal Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
Pakistan Ministry of Water and Power
Republic of Korea Ministry of Construction and Transportation
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Agriculture and Water

Region III - South America

Argentina INA- Instituto Nacional del Agua
Bolivia Servicio nacional de meteorología e hidrología
Brazil ANA - National Water Agency (in Portuguese)
Chile - Dirección General de Aguas
Colombia IDEAM - Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environment Studies
Ecuador INAMHI - National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Peru SENAMHI - National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
Uruguay Dirección Nacional de Hidrografía, Servicio Hidrológico Nacional
Venezuela Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Region IV - North and Central America

Bahamas - Water and Sewerage Corporation
British Caribbean Territories - Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
Canada Environment Canada
Dominica - Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
El Salvador Servicio Nacional De Estudios Territoriales
Guatemala INSIVUMEH - Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología
Jamaica Water Resources Authority
México Comisión nacional del agua
Panama Departamento de Hidrometeorología
República Dominicana INDRHI - Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos
Trinidad and Tobago The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
USA United States Geological Survey

Region V - South-West Pacific

Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Hydrological Services Program
Malaysia DID - Department of Irrigation and Drainage
New Zealand NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

Region VI - Europe (including Middle East)

Albania Hydrometeorological Institute (HMI)
Armenia Armenian State Hydrometeorological and Monitoring Service
Austria BMLFUW - Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Azerbaijan National Hydrometeorological Department, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Federal Meteorological Institute
Bulgaria National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Croatia Meteorological and Hydrological Service
Cyprus Water Development Department
Czech Republic Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Denmark GEUS - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Estonia Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Finland Finnish Environment Institute - Hydrology and Water Management Division
France SCHAPI - Service Central d'Hydrométéorologie et d'Appui à la Prévision des Inondations
Germany BfG - Federal Institute of Hydrology
Hungary VITUKI RT (mainly in Hungarian)
Iceland Hydrological Service
Italy National Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (in Italian)
Latvia Latvian Hydrometeorological Agency
Lithuania Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Hydrometeorological Institute
Malta Water Services Corporation
Netherlands RIZA - Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment
Norway NVE - Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
Poland IMGW - Institute of Meteorology and Water Management
Portugal Instituto da Água - Water Institute
Romania Romanian Waters National Administration
Russian Federation Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
Serbia RHMS of Serbia - Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
Slovakia Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Spain Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Sweden Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Switzerland FOEN - Federal Office for Environment
Turkey DSI - General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works
United Kingdom Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

If your service manages an internet site not listed here please write to the Hydrology and Water Resources Department