NGO Non-Governmental Organization NHS National Hydrological Survey OEaux Ordonnance du 28 octobre 1998 sur la protection des Eaux

(Swiss regulations for protecting the water resource) OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ORSTOM Organisation Scientifique et Technique d’Outre Mer

(currently IRD) SHE Système Hydrologique Européen (European Hydrological

System) SNV Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung (Swiss Association for

Standardization) UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization WFP World Food Program WHO World Health Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization WWAP World Water Assessment Program