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Klaas Schwartz, new Professor of Water Services Governance, tackles drinking water supply challenges
Klaas Schwartz, recently promoted to Professor of Water Services Governance, considers addressing governance and management challenges faced by water providers as his main task. He was appointed Professor at IHE Delft and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) on 1 April.
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Dutch emergency team assists with Kazakhstan floods – an interview with Fredrik Huthoff
After two weeks of massive flooding at the beginning of April, Kazakhstan requested assistance from the Dutch government. The Dutch Disaster Risk Reduction and Surge Support (DRRS) team called up water experts from various disciplines to help alleviate the emergency situation in the Central Asian country. IHE Delft Associate Professor Fredrik Huthoff flew to Astana to lead the emergency response.
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Community-led action boosts water security on Maldivian outer islands
With their white sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters, it's natural to envision life on the islands of the Maldives as an aquatic paradise nestled in the Indian Ocean. But this paradise comes with challenges. Drinkable water, despite the seemingly water-abundant environment, is in short supply, particularly on the small, remote outer islands that are far removed from the bustling life of the capital, Malé. Climate change, urban development and water pollution have all resulted in a fragile and largely contaminated water system, making daily life hard for island residents.
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Mulele Nabuyanda earns PhD for research on the impact of minerals in Zambian wetlands
Mulele Nabuyanda from Zambia has been awarded a PhD. On 15 April, he successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: ‘’Investigating cobalt, copper, and lead in sediments and phragmites mauritianus and Typha spp. in three Zambian wetlands. Professor Kenneth Irvine was his promotor and Dr. Peter Kelderman was his co-promotor.
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Alumni blog: Navigating possibilities of the water sector in post-war Sudan
Despite war raging in their home country, Razan Elnour, Dalal Siddig, Gofran Ahmed and other recent Sudanese IHE Delft MSc alumni are busy charting a sustainable path forward for their country’s water sector. They are ready to lead a change to improve the water sector, once conditions are stable enough. In December 2023, they hosted the New Sudan Water Conference at IHE Delft and online, bringing together experts, scholars, and stakeholders to discuss rebuilding and resilience in post-conflict environments. They share ideas in this blog.
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IHE Delft alumnus Tom Okurut Okia passes away
Okurut studied at IHE Delft from 1991 to 1999. His MSc and PhD degrees in Environmental Science and Technology focused on the adoption of the Framework Strategy for the Management and Development of Lake Victoria Basin by East African Community Council of Ministers as a planning tool by all Lake Victoria Stakeholders.
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IHE Delft and Kenya Water Institute partner up on water education and research
IHE Delft and the Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) have signed an agreement to cooperate on capacity development and knowledge sharing for the improvement of the water and environmental sectors.
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Data vital to decision making, Hydroinformatics Professor Ioana Popescu says at her inauguration
Hydroinformatics presents a fascinating intersection of hydrology, computer science, and data analytics, offering boundless opportunities to address pressing water-related challenges facing our world today. It helps decision makers to understand these challenges, as ultimately they are the ones to make the decisions, Ioana Popescu said at her inauguration as Professor of Hydroinformatics.
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MSc in Water and Sustainable Development: South East Asia info session
Join our info session to gain insights into our MSc programmes in Water and Sustainable Development. Learn about studying at IHE Delft, and ask questions regarding both the regular and research programmes, admission criteria, scholarships and more.
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Justice and sustainability key as project seeks to improve food production systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
With Sub-Saharan Africa's population now exceeding 1 billion, the demand for food in the region has significantly increased. In combination with many people migrating from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities, this puts rural agricultural communities and ecosystems under pressure to supply more food. But an increase in food production comes at a heavy cost—natural landscapes are used for agriculture, leading to soil degradation and overexploitation of water resources.