HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

This paper presents the development of a framework for data collection network design that considers sustainable development goals. The prop osed framework adopts sustainable development principles and incorpora tes and revises traditional methodologies used in data collection netw ork design. Important components of the framework include a focus on h ydrological information, the preservation of long term gauging station s, and the adoption of integrated ecosystem monitoring. The eventual a doption of the framework should ensure that hydrological information r equired for effective decision making in water resources is available even as hydrometric data collection networks are rationalized.