HR: 1340h
AN: U33A-0799    [Abstracts]
TI: International Cooperation for the Training of Water Managers from Developing Countries
AU: * Aswathanarayana, U
EM: uaswathanarayana@yahoo.com
AF: Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, B-16, Shanti Sikhara Apts., Hyderabad, A.P 500082, India
AB: Water is the key to the well being of a community. On one hand, water security is linked to food security, as food cannot be grown without water. On the other hand, water security is linked to environmental security, as water is needed to maintain the health of a community. International cooperation is proposed for the training in Hyderabad, India, with international faculty, of ~ 300 water managers from the developing countries at an estimated cost of ~USD 3300/- per candidate (including ~ USD 1800/- for international travel), through ten interactive and customized training programmes during the period of five years, to enable them to address two crucial issues affecting the poor in the developing countries, namely, access to affordable water and coping with water scarcity. Ways of Good governance and geographical targeting of poverty alleviation programmes are built into each training programme. Each training programme will be for about three weeks (inclusive of field work). Each course will have a component common to all, plus a component customized to the biophysical and socioeconomic situation in a candidate's country. Ten course manuals will be produced. which can later be published commercially as low-cost volumes, for the benefit of the readership in the Developing countries . Each candidate will be provided his own computer, and software, and individual faculty adviser. On the basis of the training received, a candidate should be able to carry with him at the end of the course a draft outline of techno-socio-economic action plan for his country/area in respect of the theme of the course, prepared by himself/herself. A copy of this outline would be provided to the World Bank, and relevant organizations for follow- up activity
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 1600 GLOBAL CHANGE
DE: 1800 HYDROLOGY
DE: 6300 POLICY SCIENCES (7964)
DE: 6600 PUBLIC ISSUES
SC: Union [U]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting