Are you interested in becoming an expert in environment and technology? Check out the offered Bachelor and Master Programmes at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETH ! BSc studies at ETH in Environmental Engineering The study programme introduces future environmental engineers to the basics of natural, industrial and social science, essential to understanding, designing […]
On the 16th and 17 November, the new members of the Swiss Water Partnership presented their projects and approaches. The presenting members were: Das blaue Wunder WATALUX Wasser für Wasser Skat Foundation Links2Water Development Listen to the presentations of Day 1 and Day 2, have a look at the presentations or read the summary of [...]
The WaterLex Legal Database (WLD) provides direct access to legal and political sources on the human right to water and sanitation: International Conventions, National Strategies, National Policies, National Law, and Political Declarations (UN resolutions). The WLD has been designed as an evolving tool, based on iterative review and providing up-to-date information. It aims at bridging […]
Having to bring the water you need for childbirth to the maternity with you? That used to be a common practice at the Sirarou maternity ward until three years ago. Now there is a well that supplies the maternity and the nearby school with clean water. Read more
Wastewater Treatment Plant for 32’000 p.e.in the Municipality of Gevgelija at the border to Greece. Objectives: improvement of the water quality in the river Vardar, safe irrigation downstream , fostering trans-boundary cooperation, assistance for Macedonian government to fulfil the requirements of the EU water related directives and international regulation. Read more
cewas is the international Training Centre for start-ups in the water, sanitation and resource management based in Willisau (Switzerland). The third cewas Start-Up programme is directed at graduates who want to start their own business in the emerging water sector. Within the one-year training programme which will be commencing in September 2013, young entrepreneurs-to-be are […]
Ever concerned with highlighting the benefits of rainwater harvesting, the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) , works to promote this vital, but underused resource. In 2007, the IRHA created the Raindrops Geneva Award, an art biannual competition, that has been an important part of our awareness raising activities ever since. Linking Development with the Arts, […]
Supporting communities to realise their health promotion plans to improve water and sanitation in the Dodoma region of Tanzania in schools and homes. HPSS hence aims to improve the management of supplies and essential drugs and the maintenance of the technical infrastructure (buildings, equipment, water and saniation) of the health system. More…
by the Geneva Water Hub/University of Geneva and DiploFoundation with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation The e-Learning Programme on International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers combines legal knowledge and expertise with new technologies, stimulating dynamic interactions between the participants and experts, to equip them with the required knowledge […]
Access to water for both domestic and agricultural purposes remains a critical issue in Syria. Water is not only essential to emergency relief; it is also integral to longer-term prospects. Prior to the conflict water supply systems for domestic usages and for irrigation were managed by state services. In areas out of control of the […]
GIWEH International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management (ICWRE) is a series of conferences organized in cooperation with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), University of Geneva, Miahona. ICWRE-2011 was held on 20-24 […]