# Integrated Water Resources Management

> Manage water resources sustainably across users, sectors and basins.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Environment, Climate & Natural Resources
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/environment-climate/integrated-water-resources-management
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=integrated-water-resources-management

## Overview

This course covers IWRM principles, water governance, catchment management, water allocation, water quality, transboundary basins and climate resilience, using examples from African river basins.

## Who should attend

- Water resource managers
- Municipal water services staff
- Catchment and basin authorities
- Environmental and agricultural planners

## Learning outcomes

- Apply IWRM principles
- Plan catchment management
- Allocate water fairly and efficiently
- Manage water quality
- Address transboundary and climate challenges

## Course outline

### Day 1: IWRM principles

- Water challenges in Africa
- IWRM concepts
- Water governance
- Legal frameworks

### Day 2: Catchment management

- Catchment planning
- Groundwater
- Land use
- Stakeholders

### Day 3: Allocation and use

- Water allocation
- Water pricing
- Demand management
- Agricultural water

### Day 4: Quality and ecosystems

- Water quality monitoring
- Pollution control
- Ecosystem services
- Wetlands

### Day 5: Resilience

- Droughts and floods
- Climate adaptation
- Transboundary basins
- Action plan