CADWES water services research team: science and education to promote water services
The Capacity Development of Water and Environmental Services (CADWES) research team was established for the Tampere University of Technology in 1998. Its mission is to use high-quality multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research as a basis for producing knowledge and education on the institutional evolution and development of sustainable use of water services and water resources in a wider institutional context. The team focuses its research on organisations, governance, management, economics, legislation, policy, rules and practices.
The CADWES water services research team also contributes to the following SDGs: 4, 5.
UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Water Services
The UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Water Services, which was established at the Tampere University of Technology in 2012, is a new initiative in its field. The 27 water-related UNESCO Chairs are located all over the world. The Chair in Sustainable Water Services, which was established jointly by the Tampere University of Technology and UNESCO, focuses on water procurement and sanitation in relation to the water services of communities, whereas previous chairs have concentrated on water resources and their management from a variety of perspectives. Tampere University’s new Chair is the first of its kind in the water sector of the Nordic countries.
The UNESCO Chair also contributes to the following SDGs: 4, 5.