New IWRM and Transboundary Course Offerings from SIWI

In late 2006 and early 2007, SIWI is offering three new capacity building courses which focus on national and transboundary water management issues. The courses, conducted together with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Ramboll Natura AB, provide on-the-ground training geared to decision makers, planners, specialists and managers at different types of levels and organisations. Applications for the courses are now being accepted from the respective course regions.

The courses include:  

• Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management for the MENA Region (Application Deadline: July 21, 2006)
• Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management for the Lake Victoria Region (Application Deadline: July 21, 2006)
• Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau (GIRE)/Integrated Water Resources Management (Application Deadline: August 18, 2006)

 “Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management for the MENA Region” takes place in Jordan, November 5-16, 2006, and in Sweden, February 19-23, 2007. “Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management for the Lake Victoria Region,” takes place in Kenya and Rwanda, November 20 – December 1, 2006, and in Sweden, February 19 - 23, 2007. Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau (GIRE)/Integrated Water Resources Management takes place in Burkina Faso, November 27 – December 8, 2006, and in Sweden, March 12 – 30, 2007.