PAST ACTIVITIES 

Global groundwater

Local water management in South Asia

Human rights, governance and water resources

Water, community and environment in San Luis Valley, Colorado

Projects & Programs

ISET's main ongoing activities are:

• Responding to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

• Groundwater and Social Transition: Responding to Risk, Variability & the Limits of Management

• Earthquake Preparedness, Relief and Rehabilitation

• Adaptation, social transition and global change

 

Fisherman on Rohini River, India

Treddle pump, Terai, Nepal

Mountain Environment, Nepal

Research and  policy analysis focus areas within ISET include:

• Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

• Disaster Risk Reduction

• Water Resource Management

• Energy Systems

• Governance and Civil Society

• Education and Communication
  

In addition, ISET's projects often involve:

Establishing support services to link member initiatives, communicate the results to the new global audiences and provide an institutional memory.

Working in partnership with other organizations, particularly local organizations in low income regions, to bring global perspectives and resources into local projects and to build the capacity of local organizations and disseminate the results of their initiatives.

Serving as an open, non-partisan, professional forum for communication of environment and development issues, initiatives, approaches and results to a wide array of existing and emerging audiences.