Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Ecuador)

The Instituto Nacional Meteorologia e Hidrologia (INAMHI) is the national meteorological agency of Ecuador.^[1]

INAMHI's functions are:

• Planning, directing, and overseeing meteorological and hydrological activity in coordination with other agencies.
• Developing systems and rules governing the programs of meteorology and hydrology in accordance with national needs;
• Establishing, operating and maintaining the infrastructure necessary for a basic hydrometeorological compliance program;
• Obtaining, collecting, examining, processing, publishing and disseminating data, information and forecasts necessary for the detailed and comprehensive knowledge of weather, climate and hydrological characteristics of the whole of maritime and continental Ecuador;
• Conducting studies and researching hydrometeorological requests for state agencies or individuals;
• Educating and training staff to technical and professional expertise in the fields of meteorology and hydrology, and
• Promoting scientific research in meteorology and hydrology.

Research conducted by the INAMHI includes studying the hydrology of the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.^[2]