Introduction

This part of the website is devoted to explaining the history and organization of Ecohydraulics from a community perspective. Originally, the Ecohydraulics community began as the International Aquatic Modeling Group (IAMG). While that entity no longer is active, the community has continued to grow and is now largely represented by the IAHR Ecohydraulics Technical Committee.

Preliminary Agreement of Collaboration (IAMG and IAHR)

Representative members of the International Aquatic  Modeling Group (IAMG) Steering Committee and of the IAHR Ecohydraulics Section concluded the following agreement during a special meeting held during Ecohydraulics 2000 2nd Conference on Hydraulics and Habitats.

Considering that:

• an essential need exists for multidisciplinary research on interactions between civil works, water resource management, and ecosystems
• IAMG and IAHR share many preoccupations and goals related to these aspects
• IAMG and IAHR recognize that for ecohydraulics to succeed, this will require the cooperation and integrated efforts between them and other national and international organizations involved in all the common goals of responsible environmental management

They agree to:

• coordinate each other’s efforts to avoid competition and maximize their outputs
• work together towards the establishment of functional relationships with other international and national organizations in a global multidisciplinary partnership and networking for the achievement of common ecohydraulics goals