SIWI courses focus on supporting professional development by arranging courses on its own or in partnership with other actors; the Stockholm International Water Institute aims to achieve an active and strong link to the participant`s professional area and to strengthen professional exchange.
Integrated Water Resources Management Course
Advanced International Training Program, ``Integrated Water Resource Management``
August 29 – September 16, 2005
A number of International Training Programs are being financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Training is offered in a number of technical and administrative fields, primarily in the form of courses and seminars, where different Swedish actors have a considerable level of expertise to offer.
Under the Sida funded scheme Ramboll Natura AB together with Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is offering an international training program on ``Integrated Water Resource Management`` scheduled with a first session in Sweden, August 29th - September 16th 2005, and a follow-up session during two weeks in November 2005, in South Africa. The follow-up session is carried out in close co-operation with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). A list of countries from which applicants can be selected can be downloaded at right, along with a complete program description and an application form.
The world is facing a water crisis that seriously is affecting the production and living conditions, jeopardizing poverty reduction and sustainable development, especially in the poorer countries in the world. The poor and marginalized groups in the society are often vulnerable to water crisis and also limited in the aspect of improving their situation through better management of the resources.
The IWRM training program is aiming at finding a way to contribute to a better situation, by supporting capacity building for Integrated Water Resource Management. During this program we strive to achieve an active and strong link to the participants` professional areas but also to strengthen the exchange between participants from different professional and geographical backgrounds.
The general objective of the program is to support and stimulate the development of Integrated Water Resource Management in the participant`s home country. By educating people we hope to improve the technical solutions as well as the management and governing of the water resources in a country.
This training program is aiming at decision and policy makers in water resource management and investment, subject-matter specialists involved in planning, implementation and management of IWRM related projects both in public and private sector, members of national and international NGOs in the areas of natural resource management, water and environment and staff at universities and training institutes.
Integrated Transboundary Water Resource Management Course
Advanced International Training Program, ``Integrated Transboundary Water Resource Management`` March 6 – 17, 2006, in South Africa and May 29 – June 2, 2006, in Sweden
Water is essential to all kinds of human development and livelihood support systems. Transcending most political and administrative boundaries, the available freshwater and the benefits they generate must be shared among individuals, economic sectors, intrastate jurisdictions and sovereign nations.
Transboundary waters often stimulate cooperation rather than conflict. Ultimately shared water has a chance of influencing regional politics in the direction of increased co-operation to lay a foundation for social and political stability, economic prosperity and poverty alleviation. A dialogue on water and its role in development provides a means for building trust among the parties in a region.
To reach international water goals requires that transboundary water is managed in an efficient and equitable manner. This program aims at strengthening the capacities of the people and organizations involved.
We strive to achieve an active and strong link to the participants` professional areas, but also to strengthen the professional exchange between participants, enriching the course with their different back-grounds and experiences.
Program objectives
The objective of the training program is to contribute to an improved ability of the participants to identify the advantages that are associated with realistic and operational transboundary agreements.
Specific objectives
Relating to the negotiation process perspective, the objective is to support, strengthen, and establish emerging and ongoing transboundary water-related management and negotiation processes in which the participants play an active role.
Relating to the individual perspective the objective is for the participants to acquire improved ability and skills for transboundary waters management to enhance their own capacity and positively impact on their home institutions and trans-national processes.
