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CAS Certificat de formation continue Certificate of Advanced Studies Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations June 4-16 2018 Modular Training Programme In partnership with Institute for Environmental Sciences | ISE
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CAS Certificat de formation continueCertificate of Advanced Studies
Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations
June 4-16 2018
ModularTrainingProgramme
In partnership with
Institute for Environmental Sciences | ISE
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Sterring CommitteeExecutive Board¡Prof. Géraldine Pflieger(Director),UniversityofGeneva,Institutefor
EnvironmentalSciences(ISE)¡Prof. Christian Bréthaut(Co-Director),UniversityofGeneva,Institute
forEnvironmentalSciences(ISE)
University of Geneva Members¡Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazourne, University of Geneva,
Department of Public International Law and InternationalOrganisation,platformforinternationalwaterlaw
¡ Dr. Sylvain Perret,UniversityofGeneva,InstituteforEnvironmentalSciences(ISE)
External Experts¡M. François Münger,Director,GenevaWaterHub¡Ms Nadia Benani,ProjectManager,GlobalProgrammeWaterofthe
SwissAgencyforDevelopmentandCooperation(SDC)
Coordination¡Dr. Denis Lanzanova,UniversityofGeneva,InstituteforEnvironmental
Sciences(ISE)¡M. Lorris Germann,UniversityofGeneva,InstituteforEnvironmental
Sciences(ISE)
TrainersUniversity faculty members, researchers, water experts at theinternationallevel.
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Develop skills to address complex issues in a changing environment, anticipate and innovate
in water policy and governance
The management of water resources faces environmental, climatic,political and economic challenges. In this changing environment,innovativepoliciesshouldbedesignedtofostercollaborationsbetweenStates,thecivilsocietyandtheprivatesector.Tothisend,practitionersanddecision-makersneedtodevelopnewanalyticalskills.
The Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of GenevalaunchesthesecondeditionofthecertifyingSummerSchoolinWaterGovernance: Frameworks and Negotiations. This two-weeks trainingisaimed todeliverskillsandknowledgebasedon the latestscientificresearch that are applicable in professional contexts. Participants willlearnhow tousewatergovernance tools toaddresscomplexpoliticalsituations,beresilientwhenacrisisstrikes,andinnovateinthefaceofriskanduncertainty.
Our teaching philosophy is to encourage interactions between thepractice and results from scientific research.Trainers and participantswillbeinvitedtosharetheirexpertiseandtheirprofessionalexperiences.
Inadditiontotheon-siteclassesgivenattheSummerSchool,aMOOCinWaterManagementandPolicy isofferedtotheparticipantsontheCourseraplatform.CompletionoftheMOOC(ideallypriortheSummerSchool) and of a final thesis (to be delivered by September 2018) arerequiredtoobtaintheCertificateofAdvancedStudies(CAS).
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AudienceProfessionalactingatstrategiclevelsandaimingtodevelopanalyticalskillsonwatergovernanceprocesses.Abroaddiversityofbackgroundsis expected: public administrations, international organisations,governmentalandnon-governmentalorganisations,privatesector.
Objectives¡ Identify and analyse the new challenges of water resource
managementattheglobalscale,consideringthewholewatercycle.¡ Analyse hydrodiplomacy and actors’ strategies and understand
trendsandfunctioningofwatergovernanceatthegloballevel.¡ Providetoolstowaterprofessionalsfortheanalysisofwaterpolicy
issuesandthemanagementoftheresourceinthefaceofriskanduncertainty.
¡ Developwork-relatedskillssuchas:abilitytoanalyseinternationallegal and institutional frameworks, and the related negotiations;abilitytopreventandregulatewaterconflicts.
¡ Developacommunityofpracticeinthefieldofwatergovernance.
Learning Outcomes¡ Implement strategies which take into consideration both political
andpracticalissuesofwatermanagement.¡ Usetoolsfortheanalysisandthemanagementofwaterpolicyissues,
inachangingenvironment(political,economic,environmental).¡ Analyselegalframework,theirdevelopmentandthemanagement
scopeoftheresource.¡ Managecomplexsituationandimplementinnovativesolutions.¡ Communicate effectively on policy and strategic issues regarding
waterresource.¡ Anticipateinterandintra-sectoralwaterconflictsandresolvethese
conflictswithwatermanagementtools.
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Learning Methods¡ Astronginvolvementofparticipantswhoareinvitedtosharetheir
ideasandprofessionalexperiences.¡ Acombinationofacademicknowledgeandfieldexpertise,basedon
themost recentresearchandconcreteexamples in thewaterandpolicydomain.
¡ The development of skills transferable to a variety of businessenvironments.
¡ A multidisciplinary perspective of the international watergovernance.
Programme Structure¡5 modules, equating to 125 hours of teaching and 145 hours of
personalstudy.
¡The first module is a distance learning class (MOOC) on WaterManagementandPolicy.
¡Modules2-5areclassroomteachingclasses,organisedonafull-timebasisoveraperiodoftwoweeks,4-16June,2018.
¡Eachmodulecorrespondsto1ECTS.
¡Thesemodulesarecompletedbyathesisthatcounts5ECTS.
¡TheteachinglanguageisEnglish.
¡TheCASequatestoatotalof270hoursofstudy,i.e.10ECTScredits.1ECTS(EuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem)equatesto25-30hoursofwork(teachingandpersonalstudy).
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Module 1 | MOOC Water Resources Management and PolicyOnlineCourseFlexible Course SchedulesProf. Christian BréthautProf. Géraldine Pflieger¡Waterasacommonpoolresource¡Rulesoftheresource:usesandcircumvention¡Integratedresourcemanagementandthenexus¡Integratedwatershedmanagement¡Waterasasourceofconflictandcooperation
Module 2 | Hydrology: Global Trends and Environmental ChangesGeneva | June 4-5-6, 2018Prof. Markus Stoffel¡Generalhydrology¡Hydrologicalcycle¡Precipitationmeasurement¡Naturalhazardmanagement
Module 3 | HydrodiplomacyGeneva | June 7-8-9, 2018M. François Münger¡Water-relatedconflicts¡Negotiationprocess¡Fieldexperiences¡Globalwaterresourcesmanagement
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Module 4 | International Water Law: from Universal to Regional and Basin Agreements
Geneva | June 11-12-13, 2018Dr. Mara Tignino¡Lawsapplicabletosurfacewatersandaquifers¡Obligationsregardingenvironmentalprotectionand
disputesettlement¡Practice of courts and international tribunals in the
fieldofwatermanagement
Module 5 | Right to Water Access: Law, Water and DevelopmentGeneva | June 13-14-15, 2018Ms Lenka Krucková M. Moez Allaoui¡Accesstodrinking¡Accesstosanitation¡Wateranddevelopment¡Righttowater
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AssessmentModules are evaluated by the module leaders or the lecturers.Evaluationsconsistofwrittenororaltests.Theportfoliothesisshouldbedeliveredontime.
Portfolio ThesisThefinalprojectconsistsofathesis,writteninthetwomonthsfollowingtheSummerSchool.Thethesistopicischosenwiththeagreementofthesteeringcommittee.Theobjectiveistoproduceanin-depthanalysisofaspecificquestion,relevanttothe–professionalandpersonal–interestsof the participant, with a critical perspective and a multidisciplinaryapproach.
Diploma AwardedTheCertificateofAdvancedStudiesinWaterGovernance:FrameworksandNegotiations/ Le certificat de formation continue en Gouvernance de l'eau: structures et négociations isawarded,subject to theassessmentcriteriabeingmetforeachmodule,bytheInstituteforEnvironmentalSciences of the University of Geneva. It equates to 10 ECTS (EuropeanCredit Transfer and Accumulation System) for 95 hours of on-sitetraining.
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Practical InformationAdmission Criteria¡ Holdingamaster,abachelor,anundergraduateuniversitydegree,or
anyequivalenteducation.¡ Havingatleasttwoyearsofprofessionalexperiencerelevanttothe
programmeoftheCertificate.¡ MasteringtheEnglishlanguage.¡ Admissionisbasedonqualifications/academicrecord.
Application¡ Deadline:May13,2018¡ Online:www.unige.ch/formcont/CASwatergovernancePrioritywillbegiventoparticipantswhowishtofollowtheprogrammeasawhole.Applicationforoneorseveralspecificmodulesispossible.Numberofparticipants:15-20.
Fees¡ CHF3,500–forallmodulestakenasapackage¡ CHF1,250–permoduletakenindividually
LocationUniversityofGenevaInstituteforEnvironmentalSciences(ISE)UniCarl-Vogt–RoomCV001BoulevardCarl-Vogt66CH–1205Geneva
Schedule¡ Monday–Friday|8:15am–12:00pm/1:00pm–5:00pm¡ Saturday|8:15am–12:15pm
Contact¡Prof. Christian Bréthaut,co-directoroftheprogramme
Team-Leader,GenevaWaterHub–Education&KnowledgeUniversityofGenevaInstituteforEnvironmentalScienceschristian.brethaut@unige.ch|Tel.+41(0)223790755
¡Dr. Denis Lanzanova,coordinatorScientificofficer,GenevaWaterHub–Education&KnowledgeUniversityofGenevaInstituteforEnvironmentalSciencesdenis.lanzanova@unige.ch|Tel.+41(0)223790769
¡M. Lorris Germann,co-coordinatorUniversityofGenevaInstituteforEnvironmentalScienceslorris.germann@unige.ch|Tel.+41(0)223793357
Partnerships¡Swiss Confederation: Global Programme Water, Swiss Agency for
Development¡GenevaWaterHub¡UnescoChaironHydropolitics¡Collaborations established with other administrations, companies
anduniversities¡Unparalleled competencies from the International Geneva in the
field of water and conflict prevention are mobilised within thistrainingprogramme
Centre pour la formation continue et à distance | CFCDUniversitédeGenève| CH-1211 Genève4
Tél:+41(0)223797833|[email protected]
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