Multilevel Water Governance: Training course
The Hague Academy for Local Governance organises together with the Water Governance Centre a two-week, practice oriented training course on water governance this autumn. In this course, leading international experts and practitioners provide you with a unique insight into international best practices and water governance tools. You will work actively to apply the five building blocks for sound water governance to your own context: a powerful administrative organisation, a legally embedded system, an adequate financing system and economic analyses of water services, a systematic planning approach and participation of stakeholders.
Next to discussing theoretical concepts and international cases, you will visit Dutch water projects on modern flood management, urban water management and waste water treatment. During these visits there will be a special focus on cooperation structures and financing mechanisms. You will have ample opportunity to ask questions and exchange experiences with the experts and other participants.
Learning objectives
This course will help you:
- gain state of the art knowledge on concepts and principles of integrated, multilevel water governance;
- identify instruments for increasing social and financial accountability of water management and water services;
- increase insight in the legal, political and institutional framework affecting water governance in your country;
- get acquainted with assessment tools and new approaches for dealing with the challenges of water governance;
- broaden your knowledge on international best practices in the field of multilevel water governance.
By participating in this course you will meet colleagues from other parts of the world, exchange experiences with experts and visit many examples of Dutch water management. You will link international best practices and tools with your own working context and think about practical solutions for the challenges you face in your home country.