Participants in this specialisation will be introduced to research and development leading to technologies that address environmental problems, and learn to interact with stakeholders, managers and policy makers to identify appropriate remedial actions.
Start next run: October 2009 (open for registration)
Duration: 18 Months
Location: UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
The Programme is intended for mid-career professionals with an interest in environmental sciences and in maintaining environmental integrity in relation to human development.
After successfully completing this specialisation, graduates will be able to:
• Design, organise and conduct scientific environmental research, and contribute to the development of innovative technologies for solving environmental problems.
• Analyse dynamic interactions in complex human environment systems .
• Formulate data requirements and data collection strategies and design, and apply conceptual and computational models for a better understanding of these systems.
• Provide scientific advice for policy development and decision making.
The Environmental Science and Technology specialisation consists of six modules. The first two modules are designed to acquaint the participants with tools that are useful in analysing and understanding complex systems. These are:
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Environmental Monitoring and Modelling.
The other four modules deal with various types of environmental problems and how to develop solutions, namely:
• Environmental Engineering
• Cleaner Production and the Water Cycle
• Aquatic Ecosystems
• Solid Waste Management