Short Course – Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners

The course is designed for entry and mid-level water and development policy-makers and professionals in government, donor, NGO or implementing agencies, environmental journalists, consultants and activists wishing to take their knowledge of water resources further. The course brings together the respective strengths in water politics, climate change, agricultural water management and water allocation of the UEA Water Security Research Centre and the London Water Research Group.

 

• Acquire an understanding of this key global issue

• Explore how the multiple levels of water security – human, community, state, international and global – require broad but considered policy inputs

• Examine the inter-dependencies and inter-actions of different sectors within the ‘web’ of water security

• Consider the implications for national security and human security through and appreciation that water security for some can mean water insecurity for others

• Critically assess and address current water security policy, develop networks and resource base on water security