Resource description:
A self-paced online course on managing shared freshwater resources, international law, negotiation techniques, and financing strategies.
The aim is to bring together countries that share freshwater resources – giving them the skills to cooperate so that the shared resource is managed sustainably for the benefit of each country’s population. The self-paced MOOC is available on the SDG Academy platform - it is free and open to everyone - but especially designed for professionals who manage and make decisions about transboundary waters in ministries and river basin organisations, as well as young professionals and future leaders in transboundary waters, including undergraduate and graduate students.
The MOOC
This MOOC presents multiple facets of governance for transboundary freshwater security – from financing mechanisms to negotiation skills – while emphasizing the urgency of sustainable development and cooperation at many levels. It extends from basic building blocks and concepts to advanced thinking about transboundary governance, and it applies theory to practice through examples and case studies. The topics of the MOOC are covered in six modules, ranging from the fundamentals of transboundary water security to international water law, water diplomacy, negotiations, institutions, management tools, and sustainable finance.
Sign up for the course on the SDG Academy platform. The course is also available in French on the Cap-Net virtual campus: Cours Massif Ouvert en Ligne (MOOC) sur la Gouvernance pour la Sécurité des Eaux Douces Transfrontalières.
Author/Contact:
Global Water Partnership (GWP)