Water Conflict Management I
For whom?
This course is designed for current and future water managers, decision-makers and others involved in Integrated Water Resources Management. Participants need to have a bachelor degree in a relevant subject (i.e. economics, social sciences, law, engineering, biology) and preferably several years of relevant working experience.
Dates, Fee, ECTS
Start: 06 March 2017
End: 24 March 2017
Deadline IHE application: 06 February 2017 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850
Learning objectives
Upon completion, the participant should be able to:
- Explain, discuss and analyze the basic concepts of conflict management and conflicts related to water.
- Discuss and analyze, from a conflict and cooperation perspective, cases of water sharing and use among different actors at different levels and from different sectors.
- Discuss, analyze and understand the impact of human activities on water systems and the repercussion on water conflict and cooperation.
- Identify, explain and analyze the elements of a negotiation process applied to the management of a water conflict.
- Prepare, organize, engage in negotiation processes related to shared water resources with different stakeholders.
- Apply a set of skills and tools required for water conflict management through a negotiation process.
Course content
This short course will introduce the basic concepts of negotiation processes, determinants of conflict behavior, conflict situations and handling modes as well as methods of effective negotiation; assessments of personal negotiating styles; it will also emphasize the importance of communication. The role of the negotiator and the qualities and responsibilities of a good negotiator will be highlighted.
The short course will include the following components:
- Introduction to Negotiation Processes.
- Cases of Water Negotiations.
- Internal and External Negotiations on Water Management.
- Multilateral Interstate Negotiations on Disasters.
- Roles of Culture and Power.
- Implementation of Agreements.
- Case studies of major water and environmental disputes.
- Simulation of a local and/or regional conflict.
The course provides a good mix of theory and practice, with sufficient attention on skills training. Lectures are combined with exercises and simulation games.
The course is jointly offered with UNESCO-IHP-WWAP's programme ‘From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP)'.