ANDEX is a Regional Hydroclimatic Program for the Andes. The program is part of the GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel (GHP) of the Global Energy and Water Exchanges Program (GEWEX), one of the core projects of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). One key goal of ANDEX is to become a regional hydroclimatic program of reference constituted by a consolidated and articulated scientific community that responds to the needs of society and contributes to planning and decision-making for the sustainable development of the Andean countries. Water security for Andean populations, and high-impact hydroclimatic events, constitute our two main themes of research, production and dissemination of knowledge and information.
The ANDEX Annual Meetings represent one core activity of the program, and this year this event will take place at the facilities of CCT CONICET Mendoza, Argentina, between October 13 and 18, 2025. The aim is to bring together the members of the ANDEX community as well as collaborators working on the different Andean countries. Also anticipated, is a vibrant participation of members of JovenANDEX, a network created to incorporate the vision, needs and activities of early career scientists within the ANDEX program.
It is important to note that the ANDEX activities in Mendoza in 2025 are being organized in the context of the International Year of Glacier’s Preservation, a joint worldwide initiative recently launched by WMO and UNESCO.
This year’s annual meeting will include:
During the event, a series of introductory one-day workshops will be organized and led by ANDEX members who are leaders in that particular scientific field and include the following topics:
At the end of the meeting there will be an optional field trip to the upper Mendoza River basin that will conclude with a magnificent view of Cerro Aconcagua (6962 m), the highest mountain in the world outside the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. The final agenda for the meeting will be available in the August 2025. The preliminary agenda can be accessed at https://www.gewexevents.org/meetings/2025andex/agenda/.
The 2025 ANDEX annual meeting is open to ANDEX colleagues and collaborators from the Andean countries (or elsewhere) whose research activities focus on water issues and/or high-impact hydroclimatic events in the Andes cordillera.
There is no registration fee for the event and a limited amount for travel support is available. Note that the travel support will be largely used to cover the participation of early career scientists from the Andean countries. We encourage all interested participants to seek their own funding to cover travel, meals and accommodation in Mendoza, Argentina.
Please register no later than July 1st, 2025 at https://www.gewexevents.org/meetings/2025andex/registration/.
If you are requesting travel support, please register as soon as possible, at the latest by June 10th, 2025. No travel support applications will be considered after this date.
Venue
The 2025 ANDEX meeting will take place at:
CONICET Centro Cientifico Tecnológico
Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín.
Mendoza – CP 5500
Argentina
Visa
Passport holders from most countries are exempt from Visa requirements for a limit period when they enter Argentina as tourists. Click here for an overview (note that the Spanish country name is used).
If you need to apply for a visa check if you can apply online for Electronic Travel Authorization at https://www.migraciones.gov.ar/ave/index.htm.
Accommodation and Travel
There are many different types of accommodations in the vicinity of CONICET Centro Cientifico Tecnológico. Please use your own preferred accommodation booking method.
A useful site with information on accommodation, things to do, maps and how to get to Mendoza can be found at https://mendoza.tur.ar/. You can select your preferred language in the top right hand corner.
Images (left to right) courtesy of Micah MacAllen (Mendoza – Park gate), Mariano Masiokas (south face of Aconcagua mountain), David (Panorámica Ciudad de Mendoza – Downtown Mendoza) and Mariano Masiokas ( irrigated field and Mendoza river entering the Potrerillos reservoir). Background image courtesy of Peter van Oevelen (Andes).
