Programme de bourses "Echanges Universitaires"
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in the Context of Developing and Transition Countries
The UN Millennium Development Goal Nr.7 aims at reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. In order to achieve this very ambitious goal, there is a worldwide demand for professionals with a holistic view on water issues and a specific sensitization on poverty reduction.
The Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering in collaboration with SDC, HELVETAS, SKAT, CDE, INTERCOOPERATION, EAWAG, FHNW and SHL is offering since 2007 a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) on the topic of “Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in the Context of Developing and Transition Countries”.
IWRM is concerned with a process to promote the co-ordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.
Participants are trained to consider water-related problems from an integrated and global point of view, derive and discuss practical solutions and propose potential activities in a local context. They improve their management and monitoring skills with regard to water projects in Developing and Transition Countries.
Target audience of the CAS-IWRM are:
- Civil engineers, geologists, architects and specialists from similar professions.
- Students attending the last year of a related course of studies on the tertiary level.
- Managers / Specialists of projects or NGOs involved in water related projects in Developing or Transition Countries.
In August / September 2007, participants of nine different countries have joined the class instruction in Switzerland and successfully completed the Module “Cognition and Assessment”.
The next Module “Practical Solutions and Actions” will take place in Biel, Switzerland between 25.08.2008 – 05.09.2008.
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Contact:
Kurt Wüthrich
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
Solothurnstrasse 102
CH-2504 Biel-Bienne