United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Office - IHE DELFT Institute for Water Education
Mission
The mission of UNESCO-IHE DELFT is to contribute to the education and training of professionals, to expand the knowledge base through research and to build the capacity of sector organizations, knowledge centers and other institutions active in the fields of water, the environment and infrastructure in developing countries and countries in transition.
The Institute has three main goals:
* Develop innovation, provide new knowledge, and promote the uptake of technologies and policies that will address the issues of the global water agenda, in particular those related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
* Seek, evaluate and facilitate responses for the sustainable management of water, to meet the needs of all sectors of society, particularly the poor;
* Strengthen and promote principles of good governance that drive institutional and management change to support the sustainable management of water.
UNESCO-IHE offers a wide variety of educational courses in the field of water. In addition to four MSc Programmes and the PhD Programme, the Institute also offers a range of short and online courses tailored to specific needs.
UNESCO-IHE is part of the UNESCO Water Family. The Institute is established as a UNESCO 'category 1 Institute' jointly by UNESCO and the Government of the Netherlands. UNESCO-IHE has signed a number of long-term international cooperation agreements with various partners, comprising a wide range of fields and technical cooperation in human and institutional capacity building.
Water-related hazards such as floods, droughts, and pollution are increasing in frequency and intensity around the globe due to population growth and effects of climate and other environmental changes. Our research contributes to better understanding of multiple stressors and developing integrated solutions.
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Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.