UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education do this by training water professionals on-the-job, creating water education networks, joint research, policy advice, distance & e-learning, participation in innovative projects and facilitating knowledge sharing.

Water supply, sanitation and water resources are affected not only by climate change, rising demands for water and increasing pollution of sources but also by weak human and institutional capacity. Developing countries and countries in transition are often ill-equipped to tackle problems and to play their role in international negotiations and sustainable development, which sustains a situation of dependency.

Building strong local and regional education and research environments to educate future water leaders and creating adequate institutions enabling the sound management of water resources are at IHE Delft's core.