Latest News & Society Updates
Noteworthy items, letters from our society president, society updates to keep you informed and in the loop.
What to do and what not to do in scientific publishing
D A Hughes Emeritus Professor Institute for Water Research Rhodes University Introduction Publishing the results of scientific research is an essential component of any career in the hydrological sciences, particularly for those who wish to get promoted in an academic...
January 2023 Letter from the SAHS Council President
Letter from the SAHS Council President Dr Tendai Sawunyama January 2023 It is my great pleasure to greet you in the first quarter of the year 2023, the family of hydrologists in South Africa. As we start the year, I would like make sure hydrological community is...
Interim Committee 2021 / 2022
In 2021, the Water Research Commission (WRC) hosted a dialogue aiming to revitalize the hydrology community of practice in South Africa. From this initiative, the South African Hydrological Society (SAHS) was born. SAHS, now in its initiation phase, is a more formal...
The story of SAHS
For many years, the hydrological sciences community in South Africa was represented by a dedicated, though relatively informal group known as the South African National Committee for International Association of Hydrological Sciences (SANCIAHS). The chairperson of SANCIAHS has been the SA national representative to the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and able to vote for IAHS Committees.
A main task of SANCIAHS has been to organise a biennial hydrology conference and these events have served to connect our community since the 1980s. SAHS represents a growth and formalisation of this effort. After consultation with many of you, it was recognised that there was a need and an appetite to have a formal society to strengthen our community and represent our interests. SAHS was officially constituted and launched in October 2022.