The following list explains acronyms appearing in this issue.
ACSAD
- Arab Centre for the Study of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
AIDIS
- Inter-American Association for Sanitary Engineering
ALADI
- Latin American Integration Association
ALECSO
- Arab League for Education, Culture and Science Organisation
AOAD
- Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development
ASEAN
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CATHALAC
- Water Centre for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the
Caribbean
CEDARE
- Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
CSI
- Coastal Zones and Small Islands Programme
CWWA
- Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association
ESCAP
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organisation
FRIEND
- Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data
FRIEND/AOC
- Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data for Central and Western Africa
FIGCCFRIEND
- Inter-Group Co-ordination Committee
GCC
- Gulf Co-operation Countries
GEWEX
- Global Energy and Water Experiment
HRI
- Hyraulic Research Institute (Netherlands)
HTHP
- Humid Tropics Hydrology
IAH
- International Association of Hydrogeologists
IAHR
- International Association for Hydraulic Research
IAHS
- International Association of Hydrological Sciences
ICARDA
- International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
ICID
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
ICSU
- International Council of Scientific Unions
IHE
- International Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
ILEC
- International Lake Environment Committee
INCOH
- Indian National Commission on Hydrology
ITFWR
- Interagency Task Force on Water Resources
IRTCES
- International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation
IRTCUD
- International Research and Training Centre on Urban Drainage
ISAB
- International Scientific Advisory Board
ISESCO
- Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
IUGS
- International Union of Geological Sciences
IWRA
- International Water Resources Association
LACHYCIS
- Latin American and Caribbean Hydrological Cycle and Water Resources Activities Information System
MOPEX
- Model Parameter Estimation Experiment
NGO
- Non-Governmental Organisation
SCOWAR
- Scientific Committee on Water Research
UNCED
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNEP
- United Nations Environment Programme
UNDP
- United Nations Development Programme
UNIDO
- United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UNU
- United Nations University
WHO
- World Health Organisation
WMO
- World Meteorological Organisation
WSC
- World Science Conference
