The International Center for Education, Capacity-Building and Applied Research in Water Foundation (HidroEX), established by Law n. 18,505, of November 4, 2009, is endowed with administrative and financial autonomy, having public law legal personality, indefinite duration, headquarters and jurisdiction in the municipal district of Frutal (MG) and being subordinate to the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Higher Education – SECTES.
HidroEX’s activities are to be carried out in partnership with Brazilian or international, public or private institutions, under a project approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and pursuant to the guidelines established in the International Hydrological Program (IHP) and Brazilian norms as well as those of other countries where appropriate.
HidroEX’s brief is to plan, coordinate, implement, supervise and assess programs and projects designed to protect and preserve the environment and related to management of water resources, by training and developing human resources, promoting educational actions, creating databases and providing services of public interest.