Cleaner Production and the Water Cycle

The short course on Cleaner Production and the Water Cycle introduces the concept of Cleaner Production in the context of the water cycle in general and water management in particular. The module focuses on the careful use of the resource water and brings in various tools that can aid saving water.

Participants will be able to answer:

• what steps can be taken to conserve water in the domestic context?
• how can the benefit to the environment be determined when substituting one process or process component by another?
• how can a systematic environmental management approach contribute to better environmental management in an industry, meaning less resources and/or less water wasted?
• how can environmental considerations in the design stage contribute to better environmental performance in the use phase?
• how can minimizing the generation of waste contribute to better water quality?

The module on Cleaner Production and the Water Cycle is directed at engineers and scientists working in the urban or industrial water field and wanting to have a better grasp at the efficient dealing with water. As such the module is of interest to engineers and scientists in the fields of urban, municipal and industrial sanitation, water-related chemistry, biologists, water resources, process design and implementation, etc.

This online course is to be completed in 4 months at 8 study hours per week. The total study load is 140 credit points. The web-based I-Learning Environment is used for downloading training material and communication. Communication with fellow-students and course moderators can be posted on the 'Ask-the-trainer' page or on the discussion forum eliciting responses from fellow participants.

• General introduction
• Introduction to cleaner production
• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental management systems
• Urban water management
• Sustainable nutrient management
• Industrial water management
• Environmental management at UNESCO-IHE
• Group study on industrial production processes
• Water factory

To get further information on the course and/or on the starting dates, please contact the course coordinator Maarten A. Siebel.