Tropical Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole. The storm caused catastrophic damage in multiple nations, leaving hundreds of people dead, hundreds more missing, and an estimated 400,000 people have lost their homes. On Thursday 28 March, IHE Delft is organizing a Mapathon to map the affected areas in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
The domain of water is complex. It is the territory of many wicked problems where often there is no clarity of a simple solutions or consensus on the definitions of the problem for that matter. In such a context that involves multiple stakeholders with often conflicting agendas, it is crucial for the water experts to learn the art of effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders. This is no longer the challenge of social-scientists, but that of all of us so-called water experts. Engineers, modellers, ecologists, economists, whoever is engaged in addressing water problems need to deal with an increasingly complex and multifaceted groups of stakeholders to be effective.
April is the month to welcome our new alumni. It is the moment that MSc students defend their MSc thesis and celebrate their graduation. To inspire them, we decorate the Institute with pictures of alumni at work showing their impact after studying at IHE Delft. The pictures we have used were taken 10 years ago and we are keen to get fresh ones!
On 13 February 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and IHE Delft. Dr. Kabir Bin Anwar (Water Resources Secretary) and Prof. Dr. Eddy Moors (Rector of IHE Delft) signed the MoU.