Adaptive Water Management specialisation
Increasing human-induced pressures on water cycles together with growing demands on water resources demands careful management of water systems. In this specialisation, you will acquire the knowledge, skills and capacity to analyse future-oriented issues in water management and to propose and critically assess management strategies, policies and innovations for climate adaptive water management.
Courses and Thesis
| Course code | Course | Period |
|---|---|---|
| SLM-30306 | Issues and Concepts in International Land and Water Management | 1AF |
| WSG-35306 | Modelling Future Water Stress | 2MO |
| WSG-33806 | Integrated Water Management | 2AF |
| ENP-37306 | Water Governance, Concepts and Practices | 3 |
| WRM-33806 | Gender and Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| WSG-35806 | Climate Smart Agriculture | 3 |
| WSG-34806 | Climate Change Adaptation in Water Management | 4 |
| SDC-35306 | Natural Hazards and Disasters | 5MO |
| WRM-32306 | Research Approaches to Land and Water Management | 5AF |
| WRM-60309 | Sustainable Land and Water management (Spain) | 6 |
| WSG-80436 | Thesis Water Systems and Global Change | year 2 |
Learning outcomes
Increasing human induced pressures on water cycles together with growing demands on water resources ask for careful management of water systems. After successful completion of the Adaptive Water Management specialisation, you are expected to be able to:
- analyse future oriented issues in water management;
- propose and critically assess management strategies, policies and innovations for climate adaptive water management.