Education and Capacity Building of Water Resources Professionals AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY
K. Vishnu Mohan Rao Email: vishnu@cag.org.in, kvishnurao@gmail.com
Agenda Introduction Need for Education and Capacity Building Scotland Australia South Africa
Introduction Government as recruiter Private Sector - limited to specialised areas Indian water experts - international, national and
regional policies and legislation
Strategise and manage our water resources
Integrated approach to building knowledge base - Strengthen legal, economic, regulatory and scientific
Need mainstream water management/sciences in curriculum
Educating/Capacity Building Focus on IWRM concepts/principles Take into account regional/climatic/geographical variations Need for multi-disciplinary training Promotion of a National Water Institute and Inter-
University water research centres Including water management in degree programmes -
Modules for on-the-job training Training of trainers – international/national Short courses in economics, regulatory and legal aspects
Scotland Three Scotland river basin district (RBD) -
113,920 km 2 of land and water High Rainfall – 90% surface water, 10%
ground water Varied Landscape Water Services Act, 2002, 2005, EU Water Framework Directive
Public Participation
Privatisation of water supply Independent Water Regulator
Scotland University
Course
Heriott Watt MSc Water Resources
Contents Environmental Hydrology, Water Conservation, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Urban Drainage & Water Supply, Construction Financial Management
Glasgow
MSc - Aquatic System Science, Coastal System Management, Freshwater System Science, Marine System Science
Marine sampling techniques, GIS/Remote Sensing, Phyloinformatics, Nearshore ecology, Environmental statistics
Dundee
LLM Water Law
International Water Law, National Water Law Regulation of Water Services.
Research Centres Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) –
James Hutton Institute, Dundee University, Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland ( MASTS), Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment & Society ( SAGES), National Telford Institute, Scottish Water
IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and
Science (under the auspices of UNESCO)
Australia Climate highly variable, rainfall 300–1,500 mm Long-term drought 71,796 GL - 86% directly by users 2012 Agriculture water use 54% National Water Initiative 2004- Planning, Regulation Water Act 2007, 2008 Water Efficiency and Labelling standards 2005 Murray-Darling Basin Plan Privatisation Water Trading, Pricing, data base
Australia University
Courses
Content
South Australia
Master of Water Resources Management
Water Cycle, Project Management, Water Quality and Wastewater Management, Flood and Drainage Systems, Quality Modelling /Management, Arid Land Water
Australian National
Environmental Management and Development
Water Resource Management, Land and Catchment Management , Water Resources Law
Queensland
Integrated Water Management
Economics, Science , Planning and Governance of Water Resources
Australia Centre for Catchment Hydrology (involving the CSIRO
Division of Water Resources, Monash University and the University of Melbourne), Centre for Waste Management and Pollution Control
(involving the University of New South Wales and several others) Centre for Water Treatment and Water Quality (involving SA
Water, the University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide, RMIT, Monash University and CSIRO).
South Africa
Water-scarce country, semi-arid Average annual rainfall of 465 mm <100 mm/year > 1 200 mm 60% of river flow arising from 20% 94.7 % access to basic water services Water Services Act/National Water Act National Water Resource Strategy IWRM/IRP DWAF -National Regulator Water User Associations 62% Water use irrigation Lack of essential skills/ leakage /theft/quality Little Compliance and enforcement
South Africa University
Course
Content
Pretoria
Water Utilization Drinking water quality and treatment Engineering, Water processes, Industrial /Biological Resources Engineering wastewater treatment, Water quality management, Management, treatment and disposal of sludge and industrial waste.
Limpopo
BSc in Environmental and Resource Studies
Community Water Services and Sanitation
Cape Town
Water Quality Engineering
Wastewater treatment, Aquatic Chemistry, Advanced Aquatic Chemistry, Unit Processes in Water Treatment, Low-cost Sanitation
Rhodes
Environmental Water Management
Applied Hydrology, Groundwater Studies, Water Quality, Water Resources Management
Water Pollution Research, University of Zulu Natal Water Institute of Southern Africa Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University,
South Africa Water Institute, University of Pretoria Agriculture Research Council, Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ISCW)
Thank You! K. VISHNU MOHAN RAO EMAIL: VISHNU@CAG.ORG.IN, KVISHNURAO@GMAIL.COM