Master of Integrated Water Management (MIWM), International WaterCentre, Australia, February 2012 – June 2013

This international masters course aims to equip students “with the integration, leadership and managerial skills to become part of an elite group of water leaders with sustainable and holistic solutions to global water and climate change challenges”.

Coordinated by: International WaterCentre with lecturers from four Australian universities: University of Queensland, Monash University, University of Western Australia and Griffith University.

Course outline:

Foundation module – Project management; Science of water; Water, sustainability and development; and Water governance and policy

Integration modules: Catchment and aquatic ecosystem health; and Water planning and economics

Elective stream modules:

• International development (Capacity building and international development – in Thailand; Water and sanitation)
• Water, land and people
• Urban water stream

Specialisation module: Integrated Water Management Project

Examples of  previous research projects:

• Community-Led Total Sanitation and sanitation marketing in Cambodia
• WaterSHED (Water, sanitation, hygiene and enterprise development) Asia program in rural Cambodia
• Sanitation policies on sanitation coverage in Uganda
• Water and gender in the Middle East
• Implementation of the national IWRM policy, Burkina Faso, West Africa
• Improving sewerage for South Africa

Costs:

• Indicative annual fee: AUD$ 29,600 (US$ 32,250)
• Full-tuition and partial tuition Water Leader Scholarships are available

Application deadlines:

• IWC Water Leader Scholarships – 01 Aug 2011
• International applications (full paying, non-scholarship applicants): 15 Oct 2011

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Governance in Urban Sanitation, e-Learning Course, UNITAR, 25 April – 01 July 2011

The goal of the course is to enhance the capacity of local decision-makers and sanitation professionals to make the most enlightened decisions and investments in the area of urban sanitation. It provides analytical tools to understand the financial and institutional framework of the sanitation sector, taking into account the needs of urban poor communities.

Organised by: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Fees: US$ 400 per participant
Application deadline: 20 April or when course is fully subscribed
Estimated Learning Time: 5 hours/week (total : 50 hours)
Language: English

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Register online at www.unitar.org/event/sanitation2011

Course Outline

Module 1 – Introduction to Sanitation

• Definitions and concepts
• Sector global context and challenges
• International commitments
• Importance and benefits of sanitation
• Obstacles to sanitation improvement
• Steps to overcome obstacles to sanitation improvement
• Specific critical issues related to sanitation

Module 2 – Economics, Pricing and Financing of the Sanitation Sector

• Challenges of pricing and financing in the sanitation sector
• Costs and sources of funds for sanitation
• Financing issues
• Possible actions at the local level

Module 3 – Institutional Aspects of the Sanitation Sector

• Introduction to institutional aspects of the sanitation sector
• Governance deficiencies in sanitation
• Analytical framework
• Structuring relationships in the service delivery triangle (SDT)
• Moving towards good governance in the sanitation sector

Module 4 – Sanitation and Poverty

• Extent of urban poverty and its relation with sanitation
• Providing sanitation in slums
• Financing sanitation improvements in poor communities
• Working with community-based organizations

For more information and to register online go to www.unitar.org/event/sanitation2011

Electricity and Water Regulation: Next Generation Policies and Practices, IP3, USA, 03-14 October 2011 (6 CEUs)

In this training course participants will learn a number of advanced tools, techniques and models to regulate both public and private electric and water utilities that generate/source, transmit and distribute electricity/water services. Participants will acquire skills in increasing the effectiveness of resource acquisition, efficiency gains, environmental mandates, strategies to increase market confidence and implementing consumer protection programs.

Through presentations, case studies, simulated exercises and on-site meetings with leading electricity and water regulatory authorities and utilities, participants will gain new knowledge and skills and bring these to bear in developing their own plan of action for the management for regulatory commissions in their own countries.

Organised by: Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3)

Target group:

• Commissioners, Directors and Key Staff of Regulatory Authorities, Agencies, and Commissions
• Energy and Electricity and Water Ministry Officials
• Directors and Key Managers of Public and Private Electric and Water Utilities
• Staff of Bilateral and Multilateral International Organisations

Course outline:

• Module I: Best Strategic Practices in Regulating Electric and Water Utilities
• Module II: Resource Acquisition Issues in Electricity and Water
• Module III: Water Utilities: Breakout Sessions
• Module IV: Energy Utilities: Breakout Sessions
• Module V: Accelerating Stakeholder Communication Strategies
• Module VI: Site Visits to Electric and Water Regulatory Authorities
• Module VII: Action Planning

Course fee: US $4,750 [includes laptop]

For more information and application form, go to the IP3 web site