Introduction
Hydroinformatics is a branch of informatics which concentrates on the application of
information and communications technologies (ICTs) in addressing the increasingly serious problems of the equitable and efficient use of water for many different purposes. Hydroinformatics recognises the inherently social nature of the problems of water management and of decision making processes, and strives to understand the social processes by which technologies are brought into use. Hydroinformatics has a
growing world-wide community of researchers and practitioners, and postgraduate programmes in Hydroinformatics are offered by many leading institutions. There is a
growing need for professionals and managers to appreciate and work with these new technologies and tools. [
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