Research programmes

PIRENE Project - Integrated Research Programme on Environment - Water
This programme, coordinated by the Centre Environment at the University of Liège and financed by the Walloon Minister for Land Use Planning and Environment (Belgium), was started in November 2000 to provide public authorities in Walloon with tools for decision- making at a regional level (for Walloon). Although the programme has a focus on a more hydrological level, the economic implications, especially as concerns the EU Water Framework Directive for cost recovery, are included.

IHE-Delft Department of Municipal Infrastructure, Waste Water Core
The Waste Water Core seeks to train wastewater professionals in how to support efforts to provide access to sanitation in developing countries. The core group studies different technologies for waste water treatment, but also considers the economic, social, and physical context of providing wastewater and sanitation systems within a demand-responsive system and hygiene education.