Water education programs

Participatory Water Resource Management

Offered by: Village Earth
Location: Fort Collins, USA
Program type: Online course
Keywords: Water management, participatory

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Participatory Water Resource Management
Next Offered: November 15 – December 20, 2013
Registration Deadline: November 10, 2013
Registration: OPEN
GSLL 1522
Course Tuition: $390
2 CEUs
Duration: 5 weeks

Millions in both urban and rural communities worldwide are becoming vulnerable to water scarcity, social exclusion from access to water, polluted water sources and water-borne diseases. Overpopulation, falling groundwater tables, the mismanagement of water sources, pollution and over-extraction all threaten to exacerbate the already severe decline in available water resources. A community-based and participatory approach involving and empowering users and managers of local communities is necessary to balance the various needs and demands on available resources. This course will explore important concepts and strategies for successful participatory water conservation strategies to ensure long-term, sustainable solutions to managing water resources effectively in communities around the world.


Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
Work with communities using tools such as social asset mapping to identify value-based water and sanitation priorities and implement these into their community development plans
Deliver training and develop capacity of local communities
Understand how to integrate users and managers of local communities, government bodies, and various stakeholders into all components of effective water management plans

Source of text, figures and link: The website of Village Earth

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