Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

In this course, Dr. Maurizio Mazzoleni will introduce you to the topic of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). In this course, you will first explore and analyze the fundamentals of IWRM using a real-world example. You will be then introduced to the concept of early warning systems for better forecast of floods and droughts over a short temporal horizon. Moreover, the emerging dyanmics between physical system and society over a long temporal horizon will be discussed for the purpose of risk assessement. Lastly, the concept of human-water modelling and the main methods used in this aspect will be introduced.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The learning objectives of this course are

• to understand how water and climate-related processes, such as floods and droughts, affect society
• to assess how water managers can address these issues
• to understand the complex interactions between various water-related issues, climate, the environment, and the socio-economy.
• to discuss water-related issues and their management in a systematic and integrated manner by analytically interpreting key data and information.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Maurizio Mazzoleni is an assistant professor in human-water dynamics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His work focuses on exploring, unravelling, and quantifying the bidirectional feedback between society and hydrology using advanced modelling tools and global dataset analysis. He is involved in EU projects and various BSc and MSc courses related to water resources management and water-related modelling.

CERTIFICATION

This course is part of the certificate programs ‘WE are Water Eduction (Myanmar)’ and ‘WE are Water Eduction (Indonesia)’.