Global Institute for Water, Environment & Health

OUR VISION:

  • To empower the most vulnerable societies to be able to live in a healthy environment with sustainable quantities of high-quality water.


OUR MISSION:

  • To provide societies, individuals and institutions with educational, research, technical, financial, and scientific support to realize the effective and sustainable use and management of water.

 

The Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH) is a Swiss International non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations – UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) sine 2017. 
 
It is a dynamic think-tank, policy research institute,  fostering local and regional cooperation, enhancing technical and capacity building of different stakeholders. GIWEH is working closely with the most vulnerable groups of society. 
 
It is committed to support the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda at local and regional scale, targeting the most vulnerable regions and populations in remote areas through its flagship project launched in 2016, with an in-depth focus on equity, accessibility and affordability 
 

OUR LEADERSHIP: 
 
  • Elected Board of Governance of Asia Water Council (AWC) for two mandates (2015-2021) 
  • Elected as a Steering Board Member (three mandates) at Swiss Water Partnership (SWP) (2012-2021). 
  • Elected Vice-Chair Knowledge Base and Dissemination committee at Asia Water Council since 2015. 
  • Active member of the World Water Council (WWC). 
  • Responsible for civil society for the 9th World Water Forum (Brazil 2018). 

 

Projects
Drinking Water Kiosks in Egypt
The Global Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (GIWEH), in cooperation with BENAA Foundation (An Egyptian NGO, with official issuing number 10655, which implements sustainable WASH solutions in Egypt and the MENA region),
SUPPORT FOR MONITORING WATER AND SANITATION - RELATED SDGS AND RIGHTS IN NEPAL – PHASE 1
The main goal of this project is to improve knowledge and management of water resources and water and sanitation services in Nepal thanks to the creation of a national center of water knowledge, the Nepal Water Knowledge Hub. To be fair, equitable and efficient, political decision should be based on objective information, supported by data. The creation of a national centre of water knowledge with a water database is essential to assist the Nepalese government in the governance of water and sani
Nepal Water Knowledge Hub
As a signatory of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Nepal is dedicated to improving access to water and sanitation and achieving SDG 6 (“Ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”) by 2030. However, there is currently a lack of complete and centralised data on water resources and water and sanitation services in Nepal, which is needed for effective decision making, good governance, and efficient monitoring and evaluation of SDG progress. Realising t
Monitoring Freshwater in Kenya
WHY LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT ? With a water availability below 1000 m3 per capita per year, Kenya is categorized as a water-scarce country. Frequent droughts, deforestation, increased flooding, insufficient management of water supply, water contamination, and population growth have engendered further water stress. In light of the urgency of the situation, the Kenyan Government has strengthened its commitment to develop effective measures, both locally and nationally. The Government focuses
Water for Rural Development in Tunisia
WHY LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT ? As predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Middle East and North Africa will be the regions the most affected by climate change in the upcoming
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Water Map
Water Map is a set of interactive maps that are used to identify and highlight the water resources available in the Canton of Geneva. These maps will be the result of citizens’ initiatives. Any citizen can collect data through a participative approach that fosters the involvement and awareness of the general public.
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Flagship Project
GIWEHs Flagship Project is an umbrella project enhancing water sustainability by offering both a management tool (proper guidelines and a platform for research, knowledge exchange, and capacity
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Advisory Board
Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Prof. of International Political Economy at IMD
Dr. Moustapha Kamal GUEYE
Policy Specialist-Green Jobs, ILO
DR. DIETRICH BARTELT
Founder/Owner of DB Holistic Consulting
Dr. Morgane Anziani-Vente
Scientific Committee
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Razzak
Civil Engineering, Colorado State University
Mr. Mbaruku A. Vyakweli
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited
Mohamed Alaoui
Senior advisor
Dr. Khalid Qahman
Project Manager and Senior Advisor
Dr. Senthil Kumar
PG & Research Department of Biotechnology
Steering Board
Didier Barthe
President
Adrien Oleszkiewicz
Secretary
Karima Quaisse Perini
Treasurer
Nino Abuladze
Executive Committee Member
Director General

Founder and Director General of Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH)

Steering Board member of the Swiss Water Partnership (SWP)

Board of Council  member of Asia Water Council (AWC)

Dr. Nidal Salim, a Palestinian citizen living in Geneva, Switzerland, was born in 1968. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Applied Geophysics from Damascus University (1993), his master’s degree in Groundwater Hydrology from UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands (1998), and his doctoral degree in the Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the Water Cycle from the University of Geneva, Switzerland (2006).

In 2007, Nidal Salim founded the Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH). GIWEH was formed in recognition of the need for a new, broad-based, interdisciplinary approach to water, in order to respond to the recent tremendous increase in threats to environmental safety.

Before forming GIWEH, Nidal was involved in collaborations with different research institutes, universities, and international organizations—such as the Middle East Peace Process, Water Working Group, EXACT, World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), and many others. Prior to joining the University of Geneva in September 2002, he worked as a Director General at the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), which involved many separate hydrological projects at local and regional scales. Nidal has an extensive bibliography of publications and participates actively in international conferences and workshops.

Staff
Dr. Tobias Schmitz
Senior Advisor-Water Resources Management
Marguerite Lançon
Program Manager
Youness Chtaini
Scientific Officer/Hydrogeologist
Olivia Braud
Project Coordinator / Development Scientist
Benedetta Gambatesa
Water, Land and Ecosystems Researcher
Dr. Martin Bruza
Program Manager
Doaa Adel El-Shafey
Area Manager - Middle East
Asmita Baidya
Program Coordinator & Administrative Assistant
Moez Allaoui
Senior Expert-Water Governance
Katerina Polyakova
Program Officer
Loukas Garanis
Program Officer
Victoria Paget
Program Officer
Rémy Loneux
Marketing and Communications Officer
Rachel Huxhold
Water–Food–Energy Nexus Researcher
Dr. Sami Rtimi
Innovation Director / Wastewater Treatment Expert
Nynke Schaap
Water Governance Researcher
André van den Berge
Senior Manager for Partnerships
Jeya Wilson
Consultant
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