Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)

Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales
Agency overview
Formed22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)
Preceding agency
  • Instituto Colombiano de Hidrología, Meteorología y Adecuación de Tierras
HeadquartersCarrera 10 № 20-30
Bogotá, Colombia
Annual budgetCOP$50,689,400,000 (2012)
COP$60,814,100,000 (2013)
COP$72,937,566,000 (2014)
Agency executives
  • Ricardo Lozano Picón, Minister
  • Yolanda González, General Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Websitewww.ideam.gov.co

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Spanish: Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales), also known by its acronym in Spanish, IDEAM, is a government agency of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia. It is in charge of producing and managing the scientific and technical information on the environment of Colombia, and its territorial composition. The IDEAM also serves as the Colombian institute of meteorology and studies the climate of Colombia. The agency is currently led by the Director General, forestry engineer Yolanda González Hernandez. González Hernández is a specialist in Geographic Information Systems with a Masters in Meteorology Sciences from the National University of Colombia, and is the first woman to lead the agency.

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