Institute of Water Modeling or IWM, is a government trustee of Bangladesh Water Resource Ministry and think tank that carries out research, planning and technology transfer related to water management projects in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

History

The Institute traces its origins to the

Surface Water Simulation Modelling Programme Surface Water Simulation Modelling Programme (SWSMP) launched in 1986 by the Ministry of Water Resources of Bangladesh Government under the Master Planning Organization to develop a high level of analytical capabilities by use of state-of-the-art ...

which was founded 1986. It functioned under the

Water Resources Planning Organisation Water Resources Planning Organisation is an autonomous national organisation responsible for the implementation of water resource planning in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Repu ...

. On 24 December 1996 the cabinet of Bangladesh Government decided to institutionalized the programme, which was renamed and established as Institute of Water Modeling on 1 August 2002.

References

Research institutes in Bangladesh Government agencies of Bangladesh 2002 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh Research institutes established in 2002 Government agencies established in 2002 {{Bangladesh-org-stub