Hydrological Sciences

Co-creating water knowledge (Part 2): Our achievements and ongoing activities of our working group

Giulio Castelli, Natalie Ceperley, Ben Howard and Wouter Buytaert December 5, 2025

The story so far, and how it developed We left you in part 1 of our blog (Hydrological Sciences | Co-creating water knowledge (Part 1): The history and future of an interdisciplinary working group) two days ago, anticipating what we are doing and how you can get involved with us. The IAHS Working Group on “Co-creating Water Knowledge” developed a “baseline paper”, defining core co-creation concep ...[Read More]

Co-creating water knowledge (Part 1): The history and future of an interdisciplinary working group

Giulio Castelli, Natalie Ceperley, Ben Howard and Wouter Buytaert December 3, 2025

HELPING and the co-creation of a working group In 2023, the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), inaugurated a new Scientific Decade, called HELPING – IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world. This third decade was established through a bottom-up process, by investigating the interests and the urgency of local hydrolo ...[Read More]

HydroTalks Podcast: Professor Li Li on data and models, water chemistry, climate change and science communication

Melissa Reidy, Archita Bhattacharyya and Relebohile Mabathoana November 6, 2025

Welcome to HydroTalks, the EGU HS division’s podcast series. In this episode, we interviewed Prof. Li Li (Li Li – Penn State), leader of the Li Reactive Water group at Penn State University. We talked about her research on using data and models for hydro-biogeochemical processes, river water quality, climate change, and research communication. Her research sits at the intersection of h ...[Read More]

Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue

Sally Thompson, Genevieve Ali, Xue Feng, Rebecca Muenich and Nandita Basu September 11, 2025

It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social media feeds were lighting up with stories about how women scientists were disproportionately exposed to the negative career impacts of the pandemic. The US was reeling from the aftermath of George F ...[Read More]