United Nations University (UNU)-Institute for Water, Environment and Health (INWEH)

UNU-INWEH’s mission is to help resolve pressing water challenges that are of concern to the UN, its Member States, and their people, through critical analysis and synthesis of existing bodies of scientific discovery; targeted research that identifies emerging policy issues; application of on-the-ground scalable science-based solutions to water issues; and global outreach. UNU-INWEH carries out its work in cooperation with the network of other research institutions, international organisations and individual scholars throughout the world. UNU-INWEH is an integral part of the United Nations University (UNU). UNU-INWEH was established in 1996. Its operations are secured through long-term host-country and core-funding agreements with the Government of Canada. The Institute is located in Hamilton, Canada, and its facilities are supported by McMaster University.