Capacity Development

Small-scale agriculture in crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
Written by: Jeltsje Kemerink - Seyoum and 1 other
Read the full storyFinding the right balance: sustainable growth in SIDS
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
Read the full storyHow can European open data developments inspire the rest of the world?
Written by: Hans van der Kwast
Read the full storyManaging the invisible: Groundwater salinity in coastal areas
Written by: Tibor Stigter
Read the full storyImproving leadership to kick-start climate change adaptation, from City-to-City
Written by: Berry Gersonius
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Written by: Janez Susnik
Read the full storyBuilding capacity in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
Read the full storySharing knowledge and building leadership from City to City
Written by: Kimberly Wakkary
Read the full storyInsights on strategic delta planning in Bangladesh, Vietnam and the Netherlands
Written by: Chris Seijger
Read the full storyA tale of an unequal city: Delhi’s waters through the eyes of female domestic workers
Written by: Tatiana Acevedo Guerrero
Read the full storyMapping Nile controversies: the role of media in water conflicts
Written by: Emma Meurs and 1 other
Read the full storyDelta planning: 60 Years of shared water solutions
Written by: Chris Zevenbergen
Read the full storyPlaying our part in the Magdalena river basin in Colombia
Written by: Emma Meurs
Read the full storyEngaging citizens for innovative flood risk management solutions
Written by: Emma Meurs and 1 other
Read the full storyDiscuss Water Productivity Monitoring with IHE Delft at World Water Week
Written by: Wim Bastiaanssen and 2 others
Read the full storyWetslum 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
Read the full storyFrom unlivable to livable: improving the urban environment of Asian cities
Written by: Assela Pathirana and 1 other
Read the full storyInternational 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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WaPOR - putting open data and education into action
1 March 2021
Open. It’s a simple word that has a big impact when used in connection with things like education and data.
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Explorations on gender in the world of water
11 February 2021
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Long-term performance of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure
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Interview with Feikai Yang (Frenk), joint PhD fellow IHE Delft and South East University, China....
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