Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners
International Development UEA

The University of East Anglia Water Security Centre and London Water Research Group have combined their expertise to offer contemporary, innovative training on water security and water resources governance.  Bringing their respective strengths in water politics, climate change, agricultural water management and water allocation, this course will provide participants with an exceptional chance to acquire an understanding of pressing issues of the world’s key resource: water.

The course will provide policy-makers with comprehensive background knowledge relevant to the increasingly important field of ‘water security’. The course will explore how the multiple levels of water security - human, community, state, international and global – require focussed but considered policy inputs. Emphasis will be placed on overlaps with water security-related sectors such as climate security, food security and energy security. Participants will also learn how different users and sectors contribute to water (in)security, with an emphasis on the importance of shifting global climate and trade patterns.

Upon completion of the course, participants can expect to have an ability to critically assess water policy at multiple levels, as well as to have extended their networks and knowledge base, and a greater confidence for policy design or implementation. A certificate of completion will be issued by the School of International Development, University of East Anglia.

24 -28 May 2010

The course is designed for entry and mid-level water and development policy-makers and professionals in government, donor, NGO or implementing agencies.  A number of places will be made available to environmental journalists, consultants and activists wishing to take their knowledge on water resources further. Participants are expected to acquire a wide variety of tools and analytical frameworks from a variety of disciplines. While the focus is on policy, the extensive field and analytical competence of the lecturers ensures that participants benefit from grounded theory and experience.

Venue: UEA London campus (102, Middlesex St, E1 7EZ, near Liverpool St Station).