YHS - Gr Webinar series 2026
Eleni Kritidou
Dear colleagues,
We are happy to announce the first webinar of 2026, organized by the YHS-Greece!
Invited speaker: Ilias
Pechlivanidis
Date: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Time:
● 17.00 (Athens, GMT+2)
● 16.00 (Zurich, Berlin, CET)
Title: Bridging Research and Operations in Global
Hydrology
Abstract:
The WMO Research Board Task Team on Hydrology Research
(TT-HydroResearch) operated from September 2023 to December 2025 with the aim
of strengthening coordination, coherence, and strategic direction of
hydrological research within the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The
Task Team promoted integration across WMO research programmes, including the
World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and the World Climate Research
Programme (WCRP), while fostering strong links with external scientific and
operational communities such as UNESCO-IHP, IAHS, HEPEX, EGU, and AGU. A core
mandate of TT-HydroResearch was the review and update of the WMO Hydrology
Research Strategy 2022-2030 (known now as WMO Operational Hydrology Research
Strategy 2030) and the associated Plan of Action for Hydrology, ensuring
alignment with emerging scientific challenges, operational priorities, and
societal needs.
In this talk the rationale, objectives, and key outcomes of the Task Team’s
work, with a particular emphasis on strengthening research-to-operations (R2O)
and operations-to-research (O2R) pathways in global hydrological monitoring,
process understanding, and prediction will be presented. By identifying
priority research gaps, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and
reinforcing the interface between science and services, WMO supports enhanced
predictive capabilities and more effective hydrological services in the context
of climate change, increasing extremes, and growing water-related risks.
Registration:
https://lnkd.in/dYwmXA8V
Feel free to share this information! We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Best,
Eleni Kritidou
