Introduction
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education under auspices of UNESCO.
The world’s largest international graduate water education facility, practice-oriented, with capacity development as its mission. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc and -in collaboration with Dutch partner universities- PhD degrees, as well as a range of online, short course and tailor-made offerings. Charged with research and institutional strengthening, which are complementing and reinforcing our education offerings. IHE Delft covers the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation and governance.
IHE Delft collaborates with UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP), World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), water centres under auspices of UNESCO, water related Chairs and UNITWIN Network through SDG6a indicator development, contributions to the annual UNESCO World Water Assessment Report, Inclusive Policy Lab, joint publication and projects.
My personal memberships and affiliations include the following:
• Governing Board, IGRAC International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (un-igrac.org), 2016-17
• Directory Board, Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (nck-web.org), 2016-present
• Steering Cie, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment - UNESCO-IHE, 2016-present
• Steering Cie, VPdelta/Dutch Water Innovations (vpdelta.nl), 2016-present
• Steering Cie, Delta Alliance (delta-alliance.org), 2016-present
• NWO Programma Committee 'Joint SDG Research' (nwo.nl/wotro), 2019-present
• NWO Programma Committee ‘Tackling Global Challenges through Use-inspired Research’ (nwo.nl/wotro), 2017-2019
• Advisory Council, DUWO Property Management Netherlands, 2016-present
• Steering Cie, 'Water Science for Impact' (wageningenwaterconference.com), 2018
Expert
Rectorate (Managing Board), Business Director, IHE DElft under auspices of UNESCO
Fields of expertise: Environmental policy / climate change, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Monitoring and evaluation, Water and sanitation