The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that seeks sustainable solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis.SIWI is organizing the International training programme in Transboundary Water Management in two locations:
1. Mozambique and Swaziland, April 12–23, 2010
2. Sweden June 7–11, 2010
This training programme provides a meeting place for professionals involved in water issues around the world, with the aim of building both personal and institutional bridges. The training programme further draws on regional and global experience from transboundary water resources management and discusses legal frameworks and novel techniques for enhancing the broad benefits of shared waters.
The overall objective is that the participants identify the advantages of collaborative transboundary water management strategies and improve their ability to apply these strategies in their respective organisations.
Specific Objectives
* Improve the participants’ ability and skills for collaborative transboundary water management
* Influence the participants’ home organisation to effectively fulfil their mandate in terms of transboundary water management activities
* Support emerging and ongoing transboundary water-related management processes in which the participants are involved.
Eligible countries:
Albania, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil
Cambodia, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malawi, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Download:
Course brochure
Application form
Application deadline: October 30, 2009
Contact:
Mr. Anton Earle, SIWI anton.earle@siwi.org
Mr. Björn Hansson, Ramboll, bjorn.hansson@ramboll.se
Ms. Sara Hyllman, Ramboll, sara.hyllman@ramboll.se
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