Category II centre announces International Water Law Scholarship Programme

As capacity-building support to its Partner organisations, the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, under the auspices of UNESCO, at the University of Dundee, together with the Global Water Partnership, will offer scholarships for 30 participants to undertake a module in International Water Law, in Dundee, August 1-19, 2011.

Applications will be accepted from 4 March to 30 April 2011.

The module is aimed at persons working in water resources who wish to acquire specialist knowledge of international water law, especially as it relates to transboundary water challenges in the GWP regions.

Applicants to the joint GWP-University of Dundee IWL Programme should be from GWP Partner organisations and are required to be proficient in English, either as native speakers, or to a standard of an IELTS score of 6.5. A university degree is required in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Law, Agriculture, or related field.