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Water Resources Management and Policy, University of Geneva

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About this Course

Water management today is faced with new challenges such as climate change or the effects of human activity. Public and private stakeholders who are active in this field must develop new ways to better manage the water cycle "as a whole". The objective of this MOOC is to develop an understanding of the problems related to water management. Firstly, this course will define a resource and, more specifically, the resource of water. It will look at how water is used and the activities associated with it as well as any potential conflicts. The course will look at water management in detail through the analysis of the different types of rights and obligations associated with, for example, the development of a multi-sectorial regulation system or a watershed management approach. By the end of this course, our aim is to enable you to: 1) Identify the main issues and strategies linked to water resource management 2) Acquire the key reading material needed to understand the many variables (environmental, institutional and political) which affect water and which, in terms of management, may require adjustment. This course was developed by the Geneva Water Hub. Alongside researchers from the University of Geneva from a range of faculties, researchers from other universities and research centres will be involved in this course. Practitioners who deal daily with the political dimension of water management will also input into the course. This MOOC is designed for all those interested in the water sector. Prior training is not necessary to follow our program. The findings presented in this course can be easily reapplied to different contexts and to different scales of analysis. This MOOC is supported by the Geneva Water Hub and the University of Geneva along with the MOOC in « Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development » (www.coursera.org/learn/ecosystem-services) and the one in "International Water Law" (www.coursera.org/learn/droit-eau). This course is funded by the Global Programme Water Initiatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). This course is also available in French : www.coursera.org/learn/gestion-eau...

Top reviews

By HK

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May 18, 2018

i have gained alot out of the course, is there a statement of accomplishment for this course? thank you very much for the knowledge gained, i am looking forward to participate in other courses.

By AS

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Apr 30, 2016

very interesting course, with good examples. Just the fact it is french with quizz in english makes it not that easy!!! Some of the module are just too theoretical. But nice, very good overall

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79 Reviews

By Cécile Claire Marie GUIGNES

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Dec 06, 2018

A bit boring in the point in the course but it s nice to see a diversity in the lecturers

By GU ZHENG QI

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Nov 26, 2018

I have learnt so many useful knowledge about water resources and how to save water. Yeah.

By Kelly Booth

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Nov 05, 2018

Wonderful introductory course.

By Shivam

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Nov 02, 2018

learn much about the course

By Phoukhong Phongsa

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Oct 18, 2018

Great place to learn about water management ie. issues and solutions!

By Klaus Simasiku

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Oct 17, 2018

I learnt a lot especially when its to saving and managing water for the society...With increase in global warming water resource management should be taken seriously because water is life

By Isack Kelemani

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Oct 17, 2018

I liked it

By Waleed Ahmad

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Oct 15, 2018

Lectures should be in English.

By Mbaye SALL

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Sep 26, 2018

Un cours très riche en enseignements

By Lucet Castellon

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Sep 24, 2018

Excellent course! Leaves you wanting more.

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