On 30 June the Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME) presented sustainable solutions for the lower Jordan River at a meeting with UNESCO-IHE, Delft University of Technology, Clingendael and De Levante. FOEME brings Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli environmentalists together to create sustai...
On 18 June, a reunion was held for retired staff members of UNESCO-I...
On 2 July 2010, UNESCO-IHE signed a vision statement on strengthening collaboration in water education, research and capacity development with 18 key education and research institutes in higher learning from around the world.
Eight Post-doctoral research fellows from Viet Nam, Thailand and China who are taking part in the UNESCO-IHE Post-doctoral Programme on Climate Change Adaptation (PRoACC) recently started their research on various topics related to Climate Change Adaptation in the Mekong River Basin.
Last Thursday, 17 June, UNESCO-IHE and the German Water History Association (Deutsche Wasserhistorische Gesellschaft, DWhG) signed a cooperation agreement on collaboration in education, training and research in historical aspects of water and environmental management and hydraulic engineering.
UNESCO-IHE is organising a training on Natural Systems for Drinking Water Treatment.
The NICHE Programme, an initiative within the Netherlands development cooperation framework, recently granted 1.2 million Euros to implement a four-year capacity development project in South Africa. The project period will run from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2014.
Deltas have a lot to offer. They are close to the sea and inland waterways. Their soils are fertile. They are therefore the base of many large and fast growing cities. But as populations grow, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable. Floods, land subsidence, traffic congestion, air...
On the 26th of May 2010, Mr. Mick van der Wegen successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Roelvink was his promoter. The PhD research focused on 'Modeling morphodynamic evolution in alluvial estuaries'.
Please see below two videos of two interesting guest speakers at the 2010 Graduation Ceremony at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. On 27 April, 132 Masters of Science degrees were awarded to young water professionals from various developing countries and countries in transition from acro...
