IHE en het Delftse WaterLab - Wandeling Delftse Waterwegen

You must be thirsty by now. Across the road, you will pass a water tap point with drinking water in front of the IHE IHE Delft building.

In front of the building you can see a large crane, from 'Join the pipe'
Join the pipe is an organisation whose dream is to distribute drinking water in a fairer way worldwide. With refillable water bottles and with water taps, they try to make this dream a reality

The institute is actively committed to all United Nations sustainable development goals, in which water plays an important role, including clean drinking water and good sanitation for all.

IHE Delft (Institute of Water Education) was founded in 1957 and has since trained more than 23,000 water experts from 190 countries. The knowledge they gain in Delft, they take with them to their home countries where most are already working in the water sector. Some of these countries face huge water-related problems such as floods, drought, poor sewerage and drinking water or there is limited knowledge of sustainable water management.

Besides education, IHE Delft conducts research and collaborates with Dutch and local partners on capacity-building projects around the world. The institute is actively committed to all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in which water plays an important role, including clean drinking water and good sanitation for all.

WaterLab and Citizen science
TU Delft, IHE Delft, Delfland and consultancy firm PulsAqua work together in the WaterLab. The WaterLab sets up citizen science projects, in which residents investigate issues about water together with scientists and companies.

Citizen science, also known as 'citizen science', is all about collaboration between and bringing science and society closer together. The aim of the WaterLab is therefore to be a connection between citizens, research and innovation. For instance, they are researching the water quality of rivers with school classes with Alle Scholen Verzamelen! and last summer they mapped rainfall in Delft with residents during Delft Meet Regen (watch the results here ). Anyone can do research and become a citizen scientist. Would you like to do research too? Then take a look at www.onderzoekwater.nl

Science Centre Delft - experiments with water
The WaterLab also has a place in Science Centre Delft. Here you will learn about flooding, how to keep our drinking water clean, how to manage water and you can do your own water experiments during the demonstrations. The WaterLab is part of the exhibition and can be visited during Science Centre Delft's opening hours(www.sciencecentre.tudelft.nl). You will also find a large replica of Kruikius' map and the Geographical Information System of Delfland, which you can use to compare this map with the situation as it is now. For more stories about water management at TUDelft, see: water management