SWITCH themes and work-packages (WP)
| Theme | Sub-theme | Title | Co-ordinator |
| 0-Overarching activities
UNESCO-IHE |
0.1 | -Project management | UNESCO-IHE |
| 0.2 | -Dissemination and training | ICLEI | |
| 0.3 | -SWITCH demonstration cities | UNESCO-IHE | |
| 1-Urban water paradigm shift
UNESCO-IHE |
1.1 | -Development of a strategic approach and of indicators for sustainability and risk management | UNESCO-IHE |
| 1.2 | -Modelling of urban water systems and the development of a decision support system | UNESCO-IHE | |
| 1.3 | -Integration of existing infrastructure | UA | |
| 1.4 | -Strategic planning, implementation and performance assessment | EPFL | |
| 2-Storm water management
MU |
2.1 | -Technological options for storm water control under conditions of uncertainty | MU |
| 2.2 | -Decision-making process for efficient urban storm water management | MU | |
| 2.3 | -Environmental change studies for storm water control and reuse options | UNI-BHAM | |
| 3-Efficient water supply and water use for all
HUJI |
3.1 | -Demand management for optimisation of urban water services | WEDC |
| 3.2 | -Safe water reuse | UNESCO-IHE | |
| 3.3 | -Urban water supply and use-other productive reuses | HUJI | |
| 4-Water use in sanitation and waste management
WU |
4.1 | -Eco-sanitation and decentralised waste water management in an urban context | WU |
| 4.2 | -Management of industrial emissions | UNESCO-IHE | |
| 5-Urban water environments and waste management
UNI-BHAM |
5.1 | -Urban waterscapes-Planning and development in urban transformation processes | TUHH |
| 5.2 | -Use of urban water (fresh and wastewater) for urban agriculture and other livelihood opportunities | ETC | |
| 5.3 | -Maximising the use of natural systems in all aspects of the municipal water cycle | UNESCO-IHE | |
| 6-Govenrance and institutional change
IRC |
6.1 | -Governance for integrated urban water management | MU |
| 6.2 | -Learning alliances | IRC | |
| 6.3 | -Optimising social inclusion | IRC | |
| 6.4 | -Financing, cost recovery and institutional models | UNESCO-IHE |