Programme title

Institution/organization

Water management

Contact person
Peter Howsam
Director, Cranfield University Policy and Legislation Unit

Contact person's address
Institute of Water and Environment
Cranfield University, Silsoe
Bedfordshire MK45 4DT
United Kingdom

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +44-1525-863288 Fax +44-1525-863344

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course
Module of a comprehensive M.Sc. course

Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
Annual

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Water is fundamental to life but can too easily be subject to overexploitation and contamination. Its proper management is essential, whether it is to be used in agriculture, community development or to sustain natural habitats. Professional water managers need to know how to develop integrated solutions, requiring social, institutional, political, legal and financial, as well as scientific, technical and environmental awareness and understanding.

The same core issues face all water managers, namely: the assessment of water resource availability; user needs and allocation; identification and management of water quality requirements for different uses; selection of technologies for abstracting, distributing, storing and controlling water and the social, financial, economic, institutional, legal and political environment.

Rather than being compartmentalized, these themes are integrated so that awareness of issues such as conflict between stakeholders and imbalances between supply and demand are raised. The lectures will introduce these common themes drawing on examples from developed and developing countries. Students will then be required to undertake individual research in order to prepare for a debate on each topic and to present a position paper.

Target group
Junior professionals

Programme www
http://www.silsoe.Cranfield.ac.uk/
iwe/courses/syllabus/ai.htm

Dates/duration
One week, Autumn term

Language
English

Institute of Water and Environment of Cranfield University

Acronym
IWE

Country
UK

Address
Institute of Water and Environment
Cranfield University
Silsoe, Bedford
MK45 4DT
UK

Tel +44-1525 863327

Fax +44-1525 863344

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.silsoe.Cranfield.ac.uk/iwe/iwe.htm

Brief description of institution/organization
The Institute of Water and Environment is internationally renowned for its multidisciplinary approach to sustaining the world's environment and freshwater resources. It is committed to providing practical and cost-effective management solutions to the ever-increasing problems associated with human activities.

The Institute works closely with EU, DFID, Environment Agency, MAFF, English Nature, Severn Trent Water, Unilever, BP, CDC, Rhône Poulenc, RSPB, Water Aid, Oxfam and many other organizations worldwide. Its unique team of economists, engineers, ecologists, agronomists, soil scientists, land-use planners, water quality specialists, hydrologists and management consultants work together to produce integrated and feasible solutions to meet our clients' needs. Three Masters courses are offered and research and consultancy undertaken in a wide range of topic areas relating to the protection, enhancement and sustainable use of natural resources.