1 Perspectives from a water research institute on knowledge management for sustainable water management Janet G. Hering,* ,1,2,3 Lothar Nunnenmacher 1 and Harald von Waldow 1 1 Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, CH‐8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland 2 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, IBP, CH‐8092 Zürich, Switzerland 3 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), ENAC, CH‐1015 Lausanne, Switzerland * (corresponding author) E‐mail: janet.hering@eawag.ch submitted as a “case study” chapter for inclusion in the Handbook of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems (KM4SWS), ed. M. Russ, Wiley series Challenges in Water Management initial submission 30 January 2017, revised version submitted 10 May 2017 Abstract A sizeable, and sometimes overwhelming, array of knowledge is available and relevant to Sustainable Water Management (SWM). This knowledge derives not only from the natural, social and engineering sciences but also from practical experiences in water management, which is defined broadly to include all forms of water use as well as the protection of water resources and reduction of risk from water‐related hazards. As a publically‐funded water research institute, Eawag (the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) faces the challenges of integrating and synthesizing available knowledge, creating new knowledge through research projects and making knowledge available in an accessible form to support engineering practice, water resources management and related policy‐making. This chapter examines these challenges from an organizational perspective, discussing measures taken within Eawag to meet them and identifying remaining gaps and possible ways to address them. Keywords data repository, open access, peer review, Sustainable Development Goals, text mining This document is the accepted manuscript version of the following article: Hering, J. G., Nunnenmacher, L., & Von Waldow, H. (2018). Perspectives from a water research institute on knowledge management for sustainable water management. In M. Russ (Ed.), Handbook of knowledge management for sustainable water systems (pp. 15-33). Hoboken: Wiley. http:// doi.org/10.1002/9781119271659.ch1