Introduction to the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security
Lecturer: Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOPERATION AND WATER SECURITY
Module coordinators:
· Nidhi Nagabhatla, Principal Researcher (Water Security) and Capacity Development Coordinator, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
· Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
1a. Introduction to Transboundary Freshwater Security
Lecturers:
· Nidhi Nagabhatla, Principal Researcher (Water Security) and Capacity Development Coordinator, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
· Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
· Jerome Delli Priscoli, Chair, Technical Committee, GWP
· Mish Hamid, Project Manager, GEF IW:LEARN
· Lauren Core (narration and production), GWP
1b. Introduction to Transboundary Water Cooperation
Lecturer: David Grey, Professor of Water Policy, University of Oxford
1b. Case study: Transboundary Water Security and Climate Change on the Indus River Basin
Case presenter: Edward Byers, Researcher, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
1b. Case study: Water Cooperation on the Ganges–Brahmaputra River
Case presenter: Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation
1c. Transboundary Water Security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Lecturers:
· Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
· Colin Herron, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
1d. Water Security and Peace in a Transboundary Context
Lecturer: Danilo Türk, Chairman of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace, former President of the Republic of Slovenia
1c. Case study: Water Cooperation and Peace in West Africa
Case presenter: Niokhor Ndour, Director of Resource Management and Planning, Ministry of Water and Sanitation for the Government of Senegal
1c. Case study: Water Security and Peace on the Tigris–Euphrates River
Case presenter: Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Political Science and International Relations at MEF University Istanbul, Turkey
1e. Practical Approaches to Foster Transboundary Cooperation: Theory to Action
Lecturer: Astrid Hillers, Senior Environmental Specialist and Program Manager, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
MODULE 2: WATER DIPLOMACY AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS
Module coordinators:
· Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Cooperation Specialist, GWP
· Maria Vink, Director of the Transboundary Water Cooperation Department, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Director of the Shared Waters Partnership, International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC)
2a. Introduction to Water Diplomacy
Lecturer: Maria Vink, Director of the Transboundary Water Cooperation Department, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Director of the Shared Waters Partnership, International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC)
2a. Case study: EU Water Diplomacy
Case presenter: Maria del Carmen Marques Ruiz, Policy Coordinator on Environment and Water, European External Action Service
2a. Case study: Water Diplomacy in Central Asia
Case presenter: Dinara Ziganshina, Deputy Director, Scientific Information Center of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC) in Central Asia
2b. Multitrack Water Diplomacy
Lecturer: Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Cooperation Specialist, GWP
2b. Case study: Multitrack water diplomacy: GWP’s Experience in the Mediterranean Region
Case presenter: Michael Scoullos, Chair of the Mediterranean Region, GWP
2b. Case study: Role of State and Non-State Actors in Water Diplomacy
Case presenter: Sylvester Matemu, Assistant Director of Transboundary Waters, Ministry of Water of the United Republic of Tanzania
2b. Case study: Women in Water Diplomacy
Case presenter: Alexandra Said, Program Officer, Transboundary Water Cooperation SIWI
2c. Negotiation Fundamentals
Lecturer: Jerome Delli Priscoli, Chair, Technical Committee, GWP
2c. Case study: Orontes River
Case presenter: Fadi Comair, Director General of Hydraulic and Electrical Resources, Ministry of Energy and Water, Republic of Lebanon
2d. Negotiation Theory: Four “Worlds” for Conflict Transformation
Lecturer: Aaron Wolf, Professor of Geography and Program Director, Oregon State University
2d. Case study: Reframing the Problem
Case presenter: Aaron Wolf, Professor of Geography and Program Director, Oregon State University
2e. Techniques and Inter-personal Skills for Negotiation
Lecturer: Aaron Wolf, Professor of Geography and Program Director, Oregon State University
2e. Case study: Use of Flipchart in Negotiation: A Case from the Dniester Basin
Case presenter: Tamara Kutonova, Regional Project Coordinator of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) executed "Enabling Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Dniester River Basin" project
2e. Case study: The Use of “Term” in Negotiation: A Case from Mara River
Case presenter: Sylvester Matemu, Assistant Director of Transboundary Waters, Ministry of Water of the United Republic of Tanzania
MODULE 3: INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW
Module coordinators:
· Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Professor of Law, Northumbria University
· Barbara Janusz-Pawletta, Technical Committee Member, GWP
3a. Introduction to International Water Law
Lecturer: Christina Leb, Senior Counsel, the World Bank
3b. Regional and Global Agreements
Lecturer: Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the UNECE Water Convention, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
3b. Case study: Draft Law on Transboundary Aquifers
Case presenter: Francesco Sindico, Co-Director of the Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, University of Strathclyde
3b. Case study: Transboundary Water Cooperation in SADC region
Case presenter: James Sauramba, Executive Director, Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI). The "Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States" project is funded by the GEF, implemented by The World Bank, and executed by the SADC.
3c. Substantive Norms
Lecturer: Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Professor of Law, Northumbria University
3c. Case study: Environmental Flows: Colorado River Delta
Case presenter: Dan Tarlock, Professor Emeritus, Chicago Kent College of Law and Technical Committee Member, GWP
3c. Case study: The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use in the Senegal River Basin
Case presenter: Mara Tignino, Lead Specialist on International Water Law, Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva
3d. Procedural Norms
Lecturer: Barbara Janusz-Pawletta, Technical Committee Member, GWP
3d. Case study: Pulp Mills on the Uruguay River
Case presenter: Pilar Garcia, Professor of Environmental Law, Externado University Colombia
3d. Case study: Information Exchange in Central Asia
Case presenter: Dinara Ziganshina, Deputy Director, Scientific Information Center of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC)
3e. Dispute-Settlement Mechanisms
Lecturer: Zaki Schubber, Lecturer in Law and Water Diplomacy, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
3e. Case study: International Court of Justice Settlement on the San Juan River
Case presenter: Juan Carlos Sanchez, International Water Lawyer and Technical Advisor, GIZ
3e. Case study: The Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Case Study
Case presenter: Gábor Baranyai, Senior Lecturer, NUPS, Hungary
MODULE 4: INSTITUTIONS
Module coordinator:
· Susanne Schmeier, Senior Lecturer, Water Law and Diplomacy, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
4a. Introduction to Institutions and the Role of Institutions in Water Diplomacy
Lecturer: Jenniver Sehring, Senior Lecturer in Water Diplomacy, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
4a. Case study: The Mekong River Commission as a Water Diplomacy Platform
Case presenter: Anoulak Kittikhoun, Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer, Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat
4a. Case study: Central Asia Case Study: Small Basin Councils
Case presenter: Anna Inozemtseva, Deputy Chief of Party for the Smart Waters Project, Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
4b. Types and Functions of Transboundary Water Institutions
Lecturer: Susanne Schmeier, Senior Lecturer, Water Law and Diplomacy, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
4b. Case study: The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
Case presenter: Ana Elisa Cascão, Advisor – Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Nile Basin, GIZ
4c. Process of Establishing Transboundary Water Institutions
Lecturer: Jacob Petersen-Perlman, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
4c. Case study: Binational Commission for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian Transboundary Basins
Case presenter: Sebastian Izquierdo, Binational Coordinator of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented "Integrated Water Resources Management in the Puyango-Tumbes, Catamayo-Chira and Zarumilla Transboundary Aquifers and River Basins" project
4d. Role of Institutions in Implementation of International Water Law
Lecturer: Owen McIntyre, Professor at the School of Law and Director of the LLM, University College Cork
4d. Case study: Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) Institutional Setup and its Sustainability as a River Basin Organization
Case presenter: Janeiro Avelino, Regional Project Manager of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented "Support to the Cubango-Okavango SAP Implementation" project
4e. Institutions: Ingredients for Success
Lecturer: Susanne Schmeier, Senior Lecturer, Water Law and Diplomacy, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
4e. Case study: Ingredients for Success: The Danube River Basin Case
Case presenter: Hélène Masliah-Gilkarov, Technical Expert – Public Participation and Communication, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
4e. Case study: The Orange–Senqu River Commission
Case presenter: Lenka Thamae, Executive Secretary, Orange–Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) Secretariat
MODULE 5: MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND MECHANISMS
Module coordinators:
· Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
· Winston Yu, Technical Committee Member, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
5a. Role of Decision Support Tools in Transboundary Water Governance
Lecturer: Jackie King, owner of Water Matters SA, Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2019
5a. Case study: The Cubango–Okavango River Basin: Ecosocial Model to Guide Management and Development
Case presenter: Cate Brown, Freshwater Ecologist Southern Waters, University of the Western Cap
5a. Case study: The Nile Basin Decision Support System (DSS) Use in Transboundary Cooperation
Case presenter: Abdulkarim Seid, Deputy Executive Director and Head of the Basin-Wide Program, Nile Basin Initiative
5b. Technological Tools in Transboundary Water Governance
Lecturer: Nagaraja Harshadeep, Lead Environmental Specialist and Global Lead in Disruptive Technology, the World Bank
5b. Case study: Use of Earth Observation Data for Managing Drought Risk in the Danube (Drought Watch Tool)
Case presenter: Interreg Danube Transnational Programme, the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) and the Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe
5c. Use of Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) and Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Governance of Transboundary Freshwater Security
Lecturer: Mary Matthews, Chief Technical Advisor and Regional Project Coordinator of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented "Advancing IWRM Across the Kura River Basin through Implementation of the Transboundary Agreed Actions and National Plans" project
5c. Case study: TDA/SAP Process in the Kura River Basin
Case presenter: Ahmed AbouElseoud Ahmed, Senior Capacity Building Expert of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented "Advancing IWRM Across the Kura River Basin through Implementation of the Transboundary Agreed Actions and National Plans" project
5d. Governance Approaches in Managing Various Types of Transboundary Water
5d1. Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater
Lecturer: Alice Aureli, Chief of Groundwater Systems and Settlements Section, UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)
5d1. Case study: Conjunctive Water Management Stampriet Aquifer Case Study
Case presenter: Alice Aureli, Chief of Groundwater Systems and Settlements Section, UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)
5d1. Case study: Conjunctive Management of the Niger River and Iullemeden–Taoudeni/Tanezrouft Aquifer System
Case presenter: Abdel Kader Dodo, Project Manager of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented and Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) executed "Improving IWRM, Knowledge-based Management and Governance of the Niger Basin and the Iullemeden-Taoudeni/Tanezrouft Aquifer System (NB-ITTAS)" project
5d2. Source-to-Sea Approach in Transboundary Water
Lecturer: Birgitta Liss Lymer, Director of Water Resources Department and Lead of the UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
5d2. Case study: Source-to-Sea Approach on the Drin Basin
Case presenter: Dimitris Faloutsos, Head South East Europe, Team Leader, Global Water Partnership Mediterranean and Project Manager of the GEF funded, UNDP implemented "Enabling Trans-boundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Extended Drin River Basin" project
5d2. Case study: Source-to-Sea Approach: the Danube–Black Sea Cooperation
Case presenter: Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
5e. Stakeholder Involvement Tools
Lecturer: Nora van Cauwenbergh, Senior Lecturer in Water Resources Planning, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
5e. Case study: Engaging in a Shared Basin: The ICPDR and the Danube
Case presenter: Hélène Masliah-Gilkarov, Technical Expert – Public Participation and Communication, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
5e. Case study: Stakeholder Engagement Tools: Co-developing Resilient Futures for the Zambezi Basin
Case presenter: Barbara Willaarts, Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
MODULE 6: FINANCE FOR TRANSBOUNDARY WATER SECURITY
Module coordinators:
· Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE Water Convention
· David Hebart-Coleman, Program Manager – Water Resources, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
6a. Financing Transboundary Water Cooperation Processes, Institutions, and Basin Development
Lecturer: Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE Water Convention
6a. Case study: Financing the Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Case presenter: Anoulak Kittikhoun, Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer, Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat
6b. Why Invest in Transboundary Basin Activities?
Lecturer: David Hebart-Coleman, Program Manager – Water Resources, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
6b. Case study: Why Invest in Transboundary Basin Activities? A case from the OMVS
Case presenter: Mohamed Fawzi, President of the OMVS Dakar 2021 Committee, Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)
6c. Public Financing for Transboundary Projects
6c1. Multilateral Global Fund: The GEF Approach
Lecturer: Christian Severin, Senior Environmental Specialist, GEF
6c1. Case study: La Plata Basin – Financing Access to GEF and TDA/SAPs
Case presenter: Andrés Sánchez, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States (OAS)
6c2. Funding from International Financial Institutions: Focus on the World Bank
Lecturer: Eileen Burke, Senior Water Resource Specialist and Global Lead for Water Resources, the World Bank
6c3. Funding from Regional Trust Funds: Focus on the African Water Facility
Lecturer: Omari Mwinjaka, Water Resources Engineer and Coordinator, African Water Facility
6d. Private Financing for Transboundary Projects
Lecturer: Jaffer Machano, Global Program Manager – Municipal Investment Finance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
6d. Case study: The Blue Peace Financing Mechanism: The Gambia River Development Organization (OMVG) Pilot Case
Case presenter: Rukan Manaz, Senior Program Manager – Finance, Geneva Water Hub
6e. Financing Climate Change Responses in Transboundary River Basins
Lecturer: Ana Maria Kleymeyer, Independent Author, Climate Finance Guide
6e. Case study: Green Climate Fund: Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (PIDACC) in the Niger Basin
Case presenter: Abdou Ramani Traoré, Expert in Monitoring and Evaluation Planning, Niger River Basin Authority
6e. Case study: Accessing Adaptation Fund for the Lake Victoria Transboundary Basin
Case presenter: Fredrick Mhina Mngube, Environment and Natural Resource Officer, Lake Victoria Basin Commission Secretariat
Concluding Lecture: Key learnings from the course and next steps
Lecturer: Yumiko Yasuda, Senior Network and Transboundary Water Cooperation Specialist, Global Water Partnership (GWP)