8th Meeting of the Hydrological Coordination Panel (HCP-8)

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(Europe/Zurich: 02 February 2026, 09:00 - 04 February 2026, 17:00)
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Genève, Switzerland

Eighth Hydrological Coordination Panel will take place in WMO Headquarter, Geneva Switzerland from 2nd to 4th February 2026.

You will find all related documents on this web page as they get available.

Tentative workplan

Time (CET; UTC+1)Agenda ItemDoc
Monday 2 February 2026
09:00 - 12:30
  1. Opening of the session, adoption of the agenda and organization of work
  2. Report from Chair on the activities of HCP and report from the WMO Secretariat on the reform process
  3. Review of previous decisions and recommendations of WMO governing and subsidiary bodies

    3.1. Review and follow-up of decision and recommendations of HCP-7

    3.2. Review and follow-up of decision and recommendations of other bodies

    3.3. Review of hydrological representatives in other bodies
     

Doc 1

Doc 2

Doc 3.1

Doc 3.2

Doc 3.3

12:30 - 13:30Lunch (and Group Photo) 
13:30 - 17-00
  1. WMO Plan of Action for Hydrology

    4.1.    Report on the Plan of Action mid-term review

    4.2.    Update of the Plan of Action

    4.3.    Prioritization of activities and recommendations

Doc 4
Tuesday 3 February 2026
09:00 - 12:30
  1. Reporting on issues requiring HCP consideration

    5.1. Report from INFCOM

    5.2    Report from SERCOM

    5.3    Report from Research Board

    5.4    Report from Regional Hydrological Advisers 
     

Doc 5.1

Doc 5.2

doc 5.3

Doc 5.4

12:30 - 13:30Lunch 
13:30 - 17-00
  1. Governance of activities

    6.1.    Governance of HydroHub

    6.2.    Governance of HydroSOS

    6.3.    Governance of State of Global Water Resources Report 
     

Doc 6.1

Doc 6.2

Doc 6.3

18:00 - 21-00Self-funded dinner  
Wednesday 4 February 2026
09:00 - 12:30
  1. Partners activities of relevance to WMO hydrological community

    7.1.    Key partner contributions: IAHS, GWP, UNESCO-IHP, UNECE Water Convention

    7.2.    Cooperation with and contributions to UN Water
     

7 (PPT)
12:30 - 13:30Lunch 
13:30 - 17-00
  1. Any other business
  2. Adoption of decisions and recommendations
  3. Closing of the meeting