Capacity Development
A small window of opportunity to keep our planet liveable
Written by: Rosh Ranasinghe
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When crises multiply: entrepreneurship and survival in the Zimbabwean countryside
Written by: Annelieke Duker
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Small-scale agriculture in crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
Written by: Jeltsje Kemerink - Seyoum and 1 other
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Finding the right balance: sustainable growth in SIDS
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
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How can European open data developments inspire the rest of the world?
Written by: Hans van der Kwast
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Managing the invisible: Groundwater salinity in coastal areas
Written by: Tibor Stigter
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Improving leadership to kick-start climate change adaptation, from City-to-City
Written by: Berry Gersonius
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Under pressure: relieving the pressure from traditional water supply sources
Written by: Janez Susnik
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Building capacity in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
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Sharing knowledge and building leadership from City to City
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
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Insights on strategic delta planning in Bangladesh, Vietnam and the Netherlands
Written by: Chris Seijger
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A tale of an unequal city: Delhi’s waters through the eyes of female domestic workers
Written by: Tatiana Acevedo Guerrero
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Mapping Nile controversies: the role of media in water conflicts
Written by: Emma Meurs and 1 other
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Delta planning: 60 Years of shared water solutions
Written by: Chris Zevenbergen
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Playing our part in the Magdalena river basin in Colombia
Written by: Emma Meurs
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Engaging citizens for innovative flood risk management solutions
Written by: Emma Meurs and 1 other
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Discuss Water Productivity Monitoring with IHE Delft at World Water Week
Written by: Wim Bastiaanssen and 2 others
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Wetslum upgrading: emphasizing locational aspects by using floating apps
Written by: Emma Meurs
Read the full storyClimate change adaptation in Colombia: a tipping point analysis
Written by: Leonardo Alfonso Segura and 1 other
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From unlivable to livable: improving the urban environment of Asian cities
Written by: Assela Pathirana and 1 other
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International relevance Room for the River Programme
Written by: Chris Zevenbergen and 1 other
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IHE Delft strives to strengthen the programmes of universities and research institutes as well as the knowledge and capacity base of ministries and other water sector organizations in Africa, South-America and Asia/Pacific. We 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.
Research paper: Wehn et al. (2015) Strengthening Water Governance in the Global South: Role and International Experiences of IHE Delft in Capacity Development, Water Governance, 5, 26-34.
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Below sandy, dry riverbeds: a medicine against drought
28 September 2021
Water just beneath the surface in parts of Southern Africa? It seems unlikely, but dried up riverbeds sometimes harbor an unexpected resource....
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A small window of opportunity to keep our planet liveable
Written by Rosh Ranasinghe, on 19 August 2021
Roshanka Ranasinghe, IHE Delft’s Professor of Climate Change Impacts & Coastal Risk and Senior Specialist at Deltares, contributed to the...
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World day to combat desertification and drought
Written by Emma Meurs, on 17 June 2021
The 2021 Desertification and Drought Day to be held on 17 June will focus on turning degraded land into healthy land. Nearly three quarters of the...
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