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Overview and objectives

This online certification course takes a holistic look at water resources management at the watershed and sub-watershed level with a specific focus on watershed planning techniques, adaptive management strategies, capacity building approaches, water governance, and water business risk assessment to strengthen integrated water resources management capacities globally.

This program uses a web-based system and a comprehensive text book developed specifically for this program. Using a web-based system allows participants to communicate with each other and access from a home and/or workplace computer. This method of delivery offers a flexible learning approach that can be easily accommodated into almost any work schedule. Participants spend an average of 8 hours per week on the course.

You will have readings to complete and you will be participating in online discussions moderated by the instructors.

The objectives of this course are to:

• Improve water resources management through the implementation of effective integrated management tools and techniques.
• Strengthen the principles of governance, planning, adaptive management and capacity building in local, regional and transboundary water resources regimes.
• Provide participants with the competencies to develop skills and knowledge required for urgent needs in the water resources sector.

Who can apply?

This course is geared toward

• Water resources professionals
• Recent graduates
• Students with a background in geography, engineering, social sciences, environmental studies, business, or a relevant field

Cost

Fees (Fall 2024)

$1,450 (Canadian dollars, includes all applicable taxes).

Application and registration

Application deadline: TBD

Applicants to this course are asked to submit the following documentation:

• a CV or other documentation which outlines your educational background and professional experience
• a motivation letter for enrolling in the course

Once we have assessed your suitability, we will inform you to proceed with your registration.

Course fees must be paid in full, when you complete your online registration.

Registration deadline: TBD

Cancellation policy

For cancellations submitted within thirty (30) days of the date of registration, a refund will be issued, less a $100 administration fee.

No refunds can be made after the course start date of TBD

• No refund will be issued after thirty (30) days from the date of registration, however suitable participation substitution is permitted.
• All requests must be submitted in writing to iwrmonlinecourse.faes [at] mcgill.ca
• The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences reserves the right to cancel the course up to five (5) days prior to its start.

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Instructor

Dr.ÌýMohammadrezaÌýAlizadeh is a postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT and the Department of Bioresource Engineering at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioresource Engineering from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, as well as B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran. Dr. Alizadeh’s primary research objective is to address critical global warming and environmental change issues by bridging the gap between climatology, hydrology, remote sensing, and machine learning.ÌýÌýHis expertise includes developing Integrated modeling and decision support systems, systems thinking, and the dynamic coupling of socio-economic and hydrological models. He has applied these skills and methods to develop robust and adaptive water resource planning and management strategies in the face of deep uncertainty and changing climatic conditions.

Joel Zacharias Harms

Course evaluation

In addition to the course readings and participation in the online discussions, you will analyse the current state of a watershed and make recommendations on future priorities, governance, and methods of management. The recommendations you develop to improve the watershed's current state will be based on the modules taught in this program. This assignment enables participants to apply the knowledge they are developing onto a relevant and real-world situation. The assignment is due at the end of the course. There is no final exam.

After course completion

Upon successful completion of the program, a letter of attestation of completion and a certificate of completion from the Department of Bioresource Engineering, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ will be issued.