Water Conflict Management

Start next run: October 2008, October 2009 (open for registration)
Duration: 18 Months
Locations: UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands and Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, Dundee, Great Britain

UNESCO-IHE offers this programme in collaboration with the University of Dundee in the UK and the UNESCO programme Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP)

Participant profile

The programme is designed for water managers as well as for institutional, legal international relations experts interested in local, national and international water management.

Learning Objectives

After completing this specialisation, graduates will:
• Be familiar with the theoretical background of scientific, legal and institutional aspects of water management.
• Critically assess the different functions of existing water resources systems
• Design comprehensive water resource policies and strategies

Course content

The 18 months programme offers two different diplomas, an MSc for students enrolled at the UNESCO–IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft and an LLM for those enrolled at the Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science in Dundee. The first semester will be identical for all students, while the second semester offers the possibility for specialisation in water law or management.

The first semester, the students will be introduced to water governance from the law, policy, management, and scientific perspectives. The second part will familiarise the students with the fundamentals of water law, institutional aspects of water management, and negotiation and mediation techniques.

The first semester will conclude with a Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP) symposium.

The symposium will bring together current and past students (the PCCP alumni), members of the Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters, as well as invited speakers in the field of water governance and conflict resolution. The purpose of the symposium will be to provide an annual meeting opportunity to discuss contemporary issues relating to PCCP issues.