Water education programs

Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Planning, Management and Governance

Offered by: McGill University
Location: Montreal, Canada
Program type: Online course
Program starts: 29 Sep 2014
Keywords: watershed planning techniques, adaptive management strategies, capacity building approaches, water governance, water business risk assessment
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Program description

Description:

This online course takes a holistic look at water resources management at the watershed and sub-watershed level with a specific focus on watershed planning techniques, adaptive management strategies, capacity building approaches, water governance, and water business risk assessment to strengthen integrated water resources management capacities globally.

Course Dates:

September 29 to December 1, 2014 (online)

Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to:

Improve water resources management through the implementation of effective integrated management tools and techniques.
Strengthen the principles of governance, planning, adaptive management and capacity building in local, regional and transboundary water resources regimes.
Provide participants with the competencies to develop skills and knowledge required for urgent needs in the water resources sector.
Delivery

This course uses a web-based system and an e-text book developed specifically for this course. Using a web-based system allows participants and instructors to communicate with each other and can be accessed from a home and/or workplace computer. This method of delivery offers a flexible learning approach that can be easily accommodated into almost any work schedule.

Evaluation:

Participants will be evaluated using various evaluation tools. They will be required to create their profile on the course site, and contribute to the online discussions. Participants will also choose a watershed and will analyze the current state of the watershed and make recommendations on future priorities, governance, and methods of management, based on the modules taught in this course. There is no final examination.

Upon successful completion of the course, a letter of attestation and a certificate of completion from the Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University will be issued.

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