Cadwes

- Science and Education for Water Services


In 1998, the Capacity Development of Water and Environmental Services (CADWES) research team was formally established at Tampere University of Technology (TUT).

As its mission CADWES has defined "to produce usable knowledge and education, based on multi- and interdisciplinary research, on the evolution and development of sustainable use of water services and water resources in a wider institutional context: organisations, governance, management, economics, legislation, policy, rules and practices".


LATEST NEWS 

Beshah Behailu’s doctoral defence 30 November 2016

MSc (Tech) Beshah Behailu will publicly defend his doctoral thesis ”Rural Water and Sanitation: Community Managed Project Approach for Sustainability in Ethiopia” at the Faculty of Business and Built Environment of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in room RG202 in the Rakennustalo building (address: Korkeakoulunkatu 1, Tampere, Finland) at 12 noon on Wednesday, 30 November 2016.

Dr Pekka E. Pietilä, Adjunct Professor Henry Nygård, MSc Beshah Behailu, Adjunct Professor Tapio Katko and Dr Harri Mattila

Key people after the defence: Dr Pekka E. Pietilä, Adjunct Professor Henry Nygård, MSc Beshah Behailu, Adjunct Professor Tapio Katko and Dr Harri Mattila.

The opponent will be Adjunct Professor Henry Nygård from Åbo Academy University, Finland. Adjunct Professor Tapio S. Katko from the Department of Civil Engineering of TUT will act as Chairman.

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Tapio Katko’s book ’Finnish Water Services – Experiences in Global Perspective’ has been published

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UNESCO Chairholder Tapio S. Katko’s new book ‘Finnish Water Services – Experiences in Global Perspective’ gathers together extensive knowledge on the development of water services in Finland, along with their social significance. The book is well suited for decision-makers, professionals, students and anyone interested in the field of water services.

Read TUT’s news article to learn more about the book or visit the book’s website.

You can order the book from Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA)

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Vuokko Kurki’s doctoral defence 17 June 2016

M.Sc. Vuokko Kurki will publicly defend her doctoral thesis ”Negotiating groundwater governance: lessons from contentious aquifer recharge projects” on Friday 17.6.2016 at 12 in Festia Building, Small Auditorium 1, at TUT, Faculty of Business and Built Environment.

Opponents:
Professor Kenneth M. Persson, Lund University and Adjunct Professor Lasse Peltonen, Akordi Oy

Chairman:
Adjunct Professor Tapio Katko, Department of Civil Engineering

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