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Next Offered
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Registration Deadline
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Registration Opens
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November 15 – December 20, 2013
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November 10, 2013
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June 1, 2013 |
| Participatory Water Resource Management GSLL 1522 Course Tuition: $390 2 CEUs Duration: 5 weeks |
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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
