True to tradition, staff and participants gathered to listen to the director’s New Year’s speech for 2009. Richard Meganck gave his last New Year’s speech today at the Institute’s auditorium.
On 26 and 27 February 2009, UNESCO-IHE will host the UNESCO Water Education workshop with a focus on the North American and European region.
The workshop is part of a cycle of similar workshops that are taking place worldwide in different regions of the world.
Starting in February 2009, UNESCO-IHE will participate in the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVRWSI).
SNV, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Gender and Water Alliance and UNESCO-IHE have entered into a partnership arrangement with UN-Habitat for the imple...
The emergence of 'nanobiotechnology' and the incorporation of living microorganisms in biomicroelectronic devices are revolutionizing interdisciplinary opportunities for microbiologists and biotechnologists to participate in understanding microbial processes in and from the environment. Moreove...
On 16 October 2008, the Water Footprint Network was founded. The water footprint of a nation is the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by its inhabitants. The idea of the water footprint is quite similar to the ecological footprint, but focusing on the...
In the second week of November 2008, 180 mid career professionals from 61 countries arrived in Delft to pursue a Masters Programme at UNESCO-IHE. They will take part in one of four Masters Programmes that address key aspects of water for people, water for food, water for nature and water securi...
On the occasion of the Inaugural Addresses of Nigel Wright, Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development, and Jay O’Keeffe, Professor of Freshwater Ecosystems, the Institute organised a symposium entitled “Integrating knowledge for sustaining rivers” on Friday 10 October. At t...
Professor Erik Pasche, from the University of Hamburg, focused its first lecture at UNESCO-IHE on software development for flood risk management. Professor Pasche will be lecturing as visiting Professor for the institute in the coming years. This collaboration with the University of Hamburg wil...
On Friday the 26th of September, Hildie Nacorda successfully defended her Doctorate thesis entitled: Burrowing Shrimps and Seagrass Dynamics in Shallow –Water Meadows off Bolinao (NW Philippines). Professor van Vierssen was her promoter, and Dr. Vermaat her co-promotor. The promotion was co-hos...
