FRIEND - Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data Promotes the integration and strengthening of the scientific research and cooperation mechanisms in the region, working on understanding,  data analysis and the accurate management of water resources.

FRIEND is a cross-cutting project included in the scientific agenda of the International Hydrological Programme.  FRIEND was established in 1985, with the following working objectives:

• Improving region-scale spatial and temporal understanding of the hydrological regime
• Sharing data from selected observation networks and experimental basins
• Sharing and improving the hydrological analysis tools
• Detecting trends due to climate variability and change
• Detecting the human impact on the hydrological regime

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