Water and Sustainable Development

IHE Delft has six academic departments: 1. Water Governance; 2. Coastal and Urban Risk & Resilience; 3. Hydroinformatics and Socio-technical Innovation; 4. Land & Water Management; 5. Water Resources and Ecosystems; 6. Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering

The Institute’s research focuses on global water sustainability, applied and socially relevant research.

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IHE Delft is the largest Water Education facility in the world. The Intitute is positioned to play a significant role in the water-related transition to a sustainable world through the pursuit of research that is cutting edge, demand driven, targeting pragmatic, evidence-based solutions. In 2018, IHE Delft became a UNESCO Category-2 institute and the Insitute is part of the UN water family. It has entered many with governments, NGOs and organizations across the world. We carry out cutting edge and demand-driven research, targeting pragmatic, evidence-based solutions. The institute strives to operate as a linking pin between universities and knowledge institutes in the Global South and North.
Behind the education, science and research are the human stories of lived experiences. The inviduals lives of our alumni who experience career promotions after studying at IHE Delft, the life in communities their work improves and the nationwide impact of their work on solving global challenges. IHE Delft would like to host research journalists to unlock these stories, revealing the multiplier effect of education from individual, community, national and even international level.