Intergovernmental Council (IGC) - intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)
The MOST Intergovernmental Council is composed of 35 Member States of UNESCO, elected by UNESCO’s General Conference.
The Council convenes every two years and establishes the priority areas to be researched, decides on overall policy and funding questions, and handles the relations with governmental authorities.
- IGC be given a greater role in governance, approval of strategies and programmes and the facilitation of relations with national research centers and policy makers.
- The role of the IGC Bureau should be considerably strengthened and it should meet twice a year.
Member States of the IGC 2011-2013
Asia and The Pacific

China

Iran

Malaysia

New Zealand

Thailand

Sri Lanka

Philippines
Arab States

Algeria

Lebanon

Libya

United Arab Emirates
Africa

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Congo

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Mali

Nigeria
Central/Eastern Europe

Albania

Latvia

Lithuania

Slovakia
Latin America and The Caribbean

Argentina

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Honduras

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago
Western Europe and North America

Austria

Greece

Israel

Norway

Spain

Turkey
Member States of the IGC 2009 - 2011
Asia and the Pacific

Angola

Benin

Cameroon

Côte d’Ivoire

Ethiopia

Kenya

Mozambique

Nigeria
Arab States

Lebanon

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Yemen
Latin America and the Caribbean

Indonesia

Islamic Republic of Iran

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

New Zealand

Philippines

Pakistan
Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina

Ecuador

Guatemala

Jamaica

Panama

Trinidad and Tobago
Central/Eastern Europe

Albania

Bulgaria

Georgia

Latvia
Western Europe and North America

Austria

Finland

Greece

Israel

Norway

Switzerland