The Institute has a long tradition of collaboration with water sector institutions in the Netherlands. It is a partner in Delft Blue Technology, which brings together the leading research institutions in the area, including Deltares, Delft University of Technology and TNO.
The Institute is a member of the Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment (SENSE), a joint venture of the environmental research institutes of nine Dutch universities.
In addition, the Institute participates in several relevant Dutch and European research networks, including the Boussinesq Center for Hydrology, the Netherlands Centre for River Studies (NCR), and the Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (NCK).
The Institute works closely with national knowledge centres such as TNO, the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and its specialist service agencies – the Institute for Inland Water Management and Wastewater Treatment (RIZA), and the National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ).
Also the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (NMP), and the Association of Water Boards (UVW) are in UNESCO-IHE's network.
The Institute works in collaboration with several (former in-house) partners:
- The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), to foster multi-stakeholder cooperation in support of development;
- The International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), to improve access to and the use of knowledge in the water and sanitation sector, and building the knowledge-sharing capacity of resource centres; and
- Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC)
All of these networks play a crucial role in development and implementation of national and international research agendas.
