International Network on Sustainable Water Management i n D e v e l o p i n g C o u n t r i e s ex)(ceed SWINDON
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Latin American Region Technische Universität Braunschweig Argentina: Universidad Nacional de San Juan; Brazil: Excellence Center for Development Cooperation Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal de Sustainable Water Management Pernambuco, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Mexico: Universidad Project Chairman de Guadalajara, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Dichtl Mena Region Scientific Coordinator Egypt: Ain Shams University - Cairo, Mansoura University, apl. Prof. Dr. Andreas Haarstrick Jordan: Mutah University - Karak, The University of Jordan - Amman; Turkey: Akdeniz University - Antalya, Necmettin Erbakan University - Konya; TÜBITAK Marmara Research Head Office Center - Istanbul, Yildiz Technical University - Istanbul Beethovenstraße 51a South East Asian Region D - 38106 Braunschweig China: Tongji University - Shanghai; Indonesia: Bogor Germany Agricultural University, Universitas Gadjah Mada - Yogyakarta; Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT); Vietnam: Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, Phone Water Resources University - Hanoi +49 531 391-3935
Sub-Sahara African Region Internet Burkina Faso: Université de Ouagadougou; Ethiopia: Bahir http://www.exceed.tu-braunschweig.de Dar University, Mekelle University; Kenya: Maseno E-Mail University; Malawi: University of Malawi - Zomba; Togo: Université de Kara, Université de Lome [email protected] International Cooperation Network on Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries SWINDON
The SWINDON project “Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries” is part of the ex)(ceed programme of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and is funded by the German Federal Ministry ex)(ceed for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Yildiz TU Istanbul,Turkey
TÜBITAK MRC Istanbul,Turkey
NE U Excellence through Konya, Turkey
Akdeniz dialogue and research University TU Antalya, Turkey Braunschweig UNAM Germany U Jordan U Tongji Mexico City The problem Amman, Jordan Shanghai / China Water is undeniably one of the core issues in 21st University of Mutah U Guadalajara Water Resources century discussions on development cooperation. MENA Karak, Jordan Mexico University WRU Worldwide more than 1.2 billion people have no access University of Middle East Hanoi, Vietnam to drinking water, and three billion have neither sanitary Ouagadougou Mansoura U UF Pernambuco Egypt nor wastewater disposal facilities. Numerous Burkina Faso VNU Recife, Brazil HCM City, development goals are based on the availability of Sub‐Sahara Ain Shams U Vietnam UF Sao Carlos Latin Cairo, Egypt South East water. Brazil Africa America Asia VGU U Lomé / U Kara HCM City, The goal PUC Vietnam Togo The primary goal of the Braunschweig Competence Rio de J., Brazil Centre and its international cooperation partners is to U Maseno AIT UF Sao Paulo Bangkok, Thailand promote capacity building, knowledge transfer, and to Brazil Kenya develop core proposals for sustainable water UGM UF Santa Maria UM Zomba U Bahir Dar management. The latter includes technologies for Yogya, Indonesia Brazil Malawi Ethiopia manifold use and reuse of water. For instance two thirds BAU of fresh water worldwide is currently used in agriculture UN San Juan U Mekelle Bogor, Indonesia that literally drains away into the ground. Here, treated Argentina Ethiopia wastewater could be recycled and reused for further application, e.g. in agriculture. The water utilized in the Summer Schools and Workshops Scholarships industrial sector could also be recycled and reused. • Students, lecturers, and experts meet for exchange of • Young scholars are invited to participate in education Overall research fields include Sanitary Engineering, knowledge on up-to-date water related topics. and R&D concerning SWM through exchange: south Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Water Quality, • Exceed members and experts search for adopted north, north- south, south-south Waste Management, and Water Governance. solutions for the demands of Developing Countries. • Exceed members disseminate their findings to Curriculum on Water The competence stakeholders, politicians, and public. • Exceed universities develop master curricula on The global project network consists of 29 full member Susutainable Water Management SWM in Developing institutions in 15 countries on 4 continents. The results Regional Centres Countries. of the research will be put at the disposal of policy • The regional centres manage and control the activities, makers, public authorities, and organizations. The as well as the scientific and strategic orientation within Research Projects research fields covered range from water quality the respective regional network. The centres together • Exceed members conduct joint research projects on monitoring, waste and wastewater treatment, coastal with its regional member institutions also work on SWM in Developing Countries. engineering, flood risk, water in agriculture and concepts that shall ensure the organisational and ecosystems, and water food print to water governance. financial sustainability of the SWINDON network.