On 6 and 7 May 2013, more than 120 water experts from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan met in Khartoum, Sudan and constructively discussed the future of the Nile at the “New Nile Perspectives” conference. Experts from other countries and regions, joined the debates. The event was remarkabl...
The Schlumberger Foundation recently awarded alumna Jessica Sara Salcedo Borda from Peru with a research fund to undertake PhD research at UNESCO-IHE. The Fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or post-doctoral study in the physical scie...
The Water Desalination Report (WDR) conducted a survey of universities that are most active in desal-related research. UNESCO-IHE was among the ten universities mentioned most frequently.
UNESCO-IHE is one of the participating and organizing members of the IWA Young Water Professional conference. The 3rd edition of this event provides an international forum for students, young researchers and professionals working in the water sector to present their work and meet their peers fro...
The University of Arizona and UNESCO-IHE intend to promote and facilitate exchanges and collaboration with an emphasis in the field of arid zone water resources and drought management, which is of great mutual interest.
Recently, Prof. Brice Sinsin, Rector of the Université d'Abomey-Calavi in Benin, visited UNESCO-IHE. The purpose of his stay in the Netherlands was to explore the opportunities for collaboration with Dutch partners.
On the 3 rd of May 2013, Mr. Shengyang Li successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Arthur Mynett was his supervisor and Dr. Ioana Popescu his co-supervisor.
The PhD research focused on 'Adaptive Multi-reservoir-based Flood Control...
On the 1 st of May 2013, Mr. Krishna B. Khatri successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor dr. K. Vairavamoorthy was his supervisor.
The PhD research focused on 'Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Sustainable Urban Water Systems'
On Thursday 25 April 2013, 111 Masters of Science students from 49 countries received their Masters of Science degree after completing their 18 months study from 2011 to 2013. The diploma awarding was held at the official Academic Closing ceremony where the Old Church in Delft served as the venu...
Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization and Chairperson of UN-Water, spoke at the UN Water Talks event on 24 April. He reflected on global climate change issues, humanitarian implications, adaptation and development needs as well as WMO's role and response rega...
