IHE Delft
IHE Delft is a other that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
IHE Delft appoints Ingrid Roelvink as Operational Director
Ingrid Roelvink has joined IHE Delft as Operational Director and Chair of the Management Board. Roelvink has a proven track record in guiding academic and other organisations towards becoming sustainable and future-proof. She has demonstrated the ability to guide complex organisational transitions successfully. Her solid background in finance and human resources complements IHE Delft’s current […]
Latest Water, Peace and Security analysis calls for action to reduce global water-related tensions
Global temperatures reaching new highs threatening food supply NASA scientists reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures in 2024 were 1.28 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century baseline. In mid-October, The New York Times reported water shortages are threatening the world’s food supply, as one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the […]
Targetted attacks, lack of maintenance could lead to dam on the White Nile in Sudan bursting
The Jebel Aulia Dam, near Sudan’s capital Khartoum, is at risk of collapsing as a result of attacks carried out in violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The attacks not only damaged the aging dam, but also forced maintenance workers to flee to safety. In a recently published report […]
Food insecurity, flash floods and drought add to conflict risk, analysis says
The WPS partnership’s latest update is based on a March 2024 analysis and focuses on the next 12 months.
Assessing the state of freshwater biodiversity monitoring: A global perspective
Freshwater ecosystems play a vital role in sustaining biodiversity and supporting human livelihoods. Monitoring and assessing the health of these key ecosystems on a global scale is as crucial as it is challenging: a lack of harmonization leads to data that can’t be easily compared. A new open-source paper charts a way forward. The paper, published […]
Water & development: open-source archive offers access to local knowledge, other resources
A growing collection of journal publications, training and course materials, toolkits, software applications, policy briefs, videos, podcasts, datasets and more, all related to water and development, are now available. The online output repository was created to foster inclusive learning and decolonise water knowledge.
Droughts, floods and heat contribute to conflict risk in Africa, the Middle East and Asia
With the planet’s average daily temperature soaring to levels unseen in modern record-keeping, persistent droughts and severe flooding, several countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia are at risk of emerging of ongoing conflict related to water, according to a new quarterly update that analyses findings from a global early warning tool. The analysis, […]
Two years after Taliban takeover, Afghanistan’s water crisis is a regional security threat
Two years after the Taliban’s resurgence to power, Afghanistan’s persistent water crisis continues to worsen. A scarce water supply, poor sanitation and mismanaged water resources combined with the regime’s failure to address water-related disasters add up to a humanitarian crisis. In addition, the escalating water crisis may present a high security risk to the already […]
WMO and IHE Delft continue to collaborate on hydro-climate research
In May 2023, at the 19th World Meteorological Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland, IHE Delft and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) renewed their long-term commitment to collaborate with each other. IHE Delft Rector Eddy Moors and Stefan Uhlenbrook, Director of Hydrology and Cryosphere at WMO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership […]