Short Course on Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation

This course constitutes a contribution to environmental capacity building for the protection and sustainable use of the available water resources in the light of climate change. It addresses both water quantity and quality issues within an integrated water management. Therefore the curriculum comprises lectures, seminars, site visits and excursions on aspects like: meteorology (climate, water cycle); hydrology (water balance, basic hydraulics, catchment hydrology, hydrology of extremes); groundwater (groundwater flow, water extraction and safe yields, artificial groundwater recharge); surface water (irrigation, principles of reservoir design); urban water (urban water infrastructure, waste water treatment); and decision support systems among others. This course is especially designed to meet the professional demand of experts working in environment protection with special focus on urban water management and climate change adaptation.