@article{fdi:010065510, title = {{A} review of aspects of hydrological sciences research in {A}frica over the past decade}, author = {{H}ughes, {D}. {A}. and {J}ewitt, {G}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {M}azvimavi, {D}. and {S}tisen, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his review assesses the potential of the {A}frican continent to contribute to the three main targets of the new science decade of {IAHS} ({P}anta {R}hei): understanding, estimation and prediction, and science in practice. {T}he continent has an extremely diverse climate and physical environment, and is faced with many problems in the interaction between hydrology and society. {W}hile inadequate financial and institutional resources often constrain the pursuit of high-level scientific research, there is substantial hydrological research capacity within {A}frica. {T}he topics covered over the past decade have partly anticipated some of the research themes adopted as part of the {P}anta {R}hei initiative. {A}frican hydrological scientists should therefore be in a better position to make future contributions, largely because their research is already grounded in applications linked to societal needs. {S}ome of the papers reviewed and included in the special issue of {H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal introduced in this paper reflect international partnerships, while others reflect emerging partnerships between institutions within {A}frica.}, keywords = {{HYDROLOGIE} ; {RECHERCHE} {SCIENTIFIQUE} ; {COOPERATION} {SCIENTIFIQUE} ; hydrological science ; {A}frica ; {P}anta {R}hei ; {AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {{A}frican hydrology research}, journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques}, volume = {60}, numero = {11 no sp{\'e}cial}, pages = {1865--1879}, ISSN = {0262-6667}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2015.1072276}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065510}, }