We build knowledge. We build capacities. We build projects.
Where diplomacy meets delivery
GIWEH, the Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health, is an independent, Geneva-based organisation working worldwide. It joins three fields too often kept apart, running knowledge, training and field delivery under one roof, so each strengthens the others.
Three connected fields, one system
Water
Securing water: availability, quality and access, from transboundary basins to the village tap.
Environment
Protecting the environment: ecosystems, biodiversity, climate resilience and the green transition.
Health
Advancing health: disease prevention, nutrition and well-being, with safe sanitation at the core.
From evidence to capability to delivery
GIWEH turns two decades of practical experience into applied knowledge and action: capturing evidence, translating it into decision-ready resources, connecting it to the people who need it, and supporting its use. What we learn is shared openly, so the benefit reaches further than our own projects.
One approach, from first need to lasting change
Assess
Understand the real need.
Design
Shape the response.
Mobilise
Experts, partners, finance.
Deliver
With those who own it.
Sustain
Embed and scale.
Behind every number, a change in people's lives
Communities with safer water, stronger institutions, young leaders entering the sector, ecosystems better protected: behind every figure is a person whose life changed. From thousands trained to millions reached, GIWEH turns global expertise into local results, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals across water, environment, health, climate and the green economy.
Build something lasting with us
Fund a programme, host a Centre of Excellence, or join the network.
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