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Title:

UNU-INWEH 2025-2030

Agreement Number:

7465452 P014853001

Agreement Value:

$20,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 28, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030

Description:

This is institutional support to the United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) to implement new 5-year strategy (2025 to 2030). This strategy focuses on expanding research, capacity-building, knowledge-sharing, and partnerships to address global challenges in water, environment, and sanitation. As part of this strategy, UNU-INWEH seeks to explore new areas of work, including the development of post-graduate degree programs, additional in-person and online courses, new UNU Hubs on academic campuses, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training programs in the Global South, with emphasis on the Indo-Pacific region. UNU-INWEH’s efforts contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and align with the Feminist International Assistance Policy by prioritizing marginalized groups, particularly women, who are disproportionately impacted by water-related challenges. The expected activities of this project include: (1) strengthening capacity for policy-relevant research and education to address global water, environmental, and health challenges and developing initiatives to influence policy and communicate findings to academia and professionals; (2) expanding strategic partnerships to connect researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to encourage the uptake of research and the delivery of evidence-based solutions; and (3) increasing visibility and impact through flagship reports, peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, and institute-led events on international platforms.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved water, environment and health governance;
(2) promoted equitable and sustainable management practices for water, energy, food, land, biodiversity, and ecosystems; (3) increased access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and better health and gender equality outcomes; and (4) strengthened geospatial, climate, and infrastructure analytics for risk reduction and resilience, with a focus on vulnerable populations.

Location:

HAMILTON, Ontario, CA L8P 0A1

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-00108

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

3200000000000

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

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

Federal Riding Name:

Hamilton Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35035

Program:

Grants - Multilateral Programming

Program Purpose:

Subvention Programmation multilatérale