On June 30, 2023, ICHARM and the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding on research cooperation and held an online signing ceremony.
IHE Delft, headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, is the world's largest international graduate water education institution, established in 1957, and a UNESCO Category 2 center like ICHARM. It has educated and trained more than 23,000 professionals from over 190 countries.
At the signing ceremony, IHE Delft Director Eddie Moore said that the agreement between the two institutes is of great importance in strengthening the efforts of the UNESCO water family, as the world's water problems occur frequently and the 9th Intergovernmental Hydrological Program (UNESCO IHP-IX) started last year.
ICHARM Executive Director KOIKE Toshio also mentioned the importance of education in solving water issues worldwide, as the United Nations Water Conference 2023 recognized it as a possible game changer. He expects that both entities will strive to step up the collaboration in water-related disaster risk reduction in consideration of climate change impacts.
Discussing the 10th World Water Forum, scheduled for May 2024 in Bali, Indonesia, both sides pledged to work closely for its success since it is an important country to the Netherlands and Japan.
Additionally, the two institutes confirmed that the continuation of this agreement would enable IHE Delft researchers and students to experience internships at ICHARM.
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UNESCO IHP https://en.unesco.org/themes/water-security/hydrology |
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IHP IX https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381318.locale=en |
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UNESCO Water Family https://www.unesco.org/en/natural-sciences/centres |
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