Another key pillars of the programme are the water-related Centres under the auspices of UNESCO, called Category II, which deal with specific themes having regional and international scope, and the UNESCO Chairs devoted to specific themes involving water resources at university level.
The Director-General congratulated the Government of Uruguay for taking the initiative to establish a Regional Centre (UNESCO category II) on Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Management for Latin America and the Caribbean, which is expected to contribute to the implementation of International Hydrological Programme (IHP) activities.
HidroEX is a Category II UNESCO Center based at Frutal, Minas Gerais, with the mission of implementing excellence programmes in the area of education, research and training in consonance with the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme regarding the preservation and sustainable management of water resources through actions of regional and worldwide range.
Coordinate IHP and water sciences activities in the UNESCO Cluster and National Offices of the LAC and enhance and expand the scientific programmes and activities of the water-related category II centers under the auspices of UNESCO and UNESCO chairs aimed at strengthening these institutions and permanently increase and improve their services to Member States.
The meeting will also allow for a presentation of best practices in the promotion of shared heritage (multinational candidature files, common research projects, etc) and discuss future joint activities in the area of training and capacity-building, to be developed in conjunction with the new Category II Regional Center on intangible cultural heritage, officially inaugurated in Sofia, Bulgaria, in February 2012.
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