2011 NRB will be held in Norway

In 1975, the National Committees of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) for Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. established the Working Group on Northern Research Basins. In 1992, Iceland joined the group. The Canadian NRB Working Group functioned under the umbrella of the Associate Committee on Hydrology (ACH). The ACH was disbanded in the early 1990's and many NRB delegates and scientists, who contribute scientific papers and attend NRB meetings regularly, think that a “home” for Canada's NRB Working Group would be beneficial. The preferred organization for NRB association is the Canadian Geophysical Union-Hydrology Section. The CGU-HS (formed in 1993) has served the hydrological community well, resulting in more visibility and a forum for Canadian hydrologists to exchange scientific data and new ideas. Many of the CGU-HS meetings have focused on issues related to “northern hydrology” and this has broadened the scientific interest in northern hydrological research. The CGU has also provided a structure with technical and scientific support for hydrological science advancement and this organization would be most complementary to northern research basin work in Canada and internationally.