UNIGE - Water Cooperation and Diplomacy
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Water Cooperation and Diplomacy at Coursera Overview
Duration | 20 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Water Cooperation and Diplomacy at Coursera Course details
- If you are a student, a professional, an academic, or policy/decision maker involved in water cooperation and diplomacy, this MOOC is addressed to you
- It enhances your scientific knowledge and capacities to engage in water cooperation and diplomacy processes; it also gives you ammunition to contribute to the public debate and discourses on shared waters. Finally, it connects you with other professionals, students, decision and policy makers as well as academics from around the world, and offers you opportunities to exchanges views, experiences and knowledge with them
- This course is composed of five modules and includes a variety of innovative training material i.e. lectures, interviews, maps, case studies, exercises and simulations
Water Cooperation and Diplomacy at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to the core features of the concept of water diplomacy
MOOC trailer
Welcome to this MOOC
Definition of water diplomacy
Scales and actors of water diplomacy
Actors of water diplomacy
Challenges of water diplomacy processes
Conclusion of Module 1 - The concept of water diplomacy
Course information and syllabus
Addressing the concept of water diplomacy and its development
The scales of water diplomacy
Comparison of various definitions
The concept of water diplomacy
Scales of water diplomacy
Based on Reading - The scales of water diplomacy
Actors and challenges of water diplomacy processes
Graded quizz - Concept of water diplomacy
Causes and dynamics of water conflicts and cooperation
Welcome to Module 2 - Causes and dynamics of water conflicts and cooperation
Challenges in cooperating over transboundary waters
Root causes of conflicts related to transboundary waters
The coexistence of conflict and cooperation
Case Study on the Tekezze-Atbara Basin
The role of women in transboundary water dispute resolution
Water conflict and cooperation from an international relations perspective
How do power relations impact conflict and cooperation around water resources?
Conclusion of Module 2 - Causes and dynamics of water conflicts and cooperation
Conflicts and cooperation over internationally
shared water resources: context, indicators, and
the role of universities
Blog - Water and conflict: an unavoidable link?
Key aspects of water conflicts and cooperation
What are water conflicts and their root causes?
Coexistence of conflict and cooperation
Conflict and cooperation approaches
Graded quizz - Causes and dynamics of water conflicts and cooperation
Water diplomacy tools and processes
Introduction to Module 3 - Water diplomacy tools and processes
What is Track I Water Diplomacy - An example from Southern Africa
Track I Water Diplomacy - An example from North Africa
What is Track II Water Diplomacy
What is Track III Water Diplomacy
Track III Water Diplomacy - An example from Western Africa
Multi-Track Water Diplomacy
Recap and structures of diplomacy processes
Skill building sessions - Introduction
Skill building No. 1 - Transforming water conflicts
Skill building No. 2 - Reframing
Skill building No. 3 - Identifying shared values
Conclusion of Module 3 - Water diplomacy tracks, tools and processes
Tracks of water diplomacy
Track I Water Diplomacy
Based on reading: Water diplomacy tracks
Track III Water Diplomacy
Multitrack Water Diplomacy
Processes of conflict management applied to water diplomacy
Conflict management practical skills
Graded Quiz - Processes and tools of water diplomacy
Legal and institutional frameworks for water cooperation and diplomacy
Introduction to module 4 - Legal and institutional frameworks for water cooperation and diplomacy
An introduction to international water law (IWL)
Interview with UN-ECE Water Convention Secretariat
Challenges related to the implementation of IWL in transboundary water cooperation - A case study from Central Asia
Regimes of transboundary water cooperation and empirical illustrations
How do institutional architectures for transboundary water cooperation evolve?
Introducing tools for the comparison of various regional frameworks
Comparative analysis of different regional transboundary water cooperation frameworks
Conclusion of Module 4 - Legal and institutional frameworks of water cooperation and diplomacy
Reading period on transboundary water cooperation models and evolution
The assessment of transboundary water cooperation
International Water Law (IWL)
Based on reading - Synthetizing and discussing models of transboundary water cooperation
MCQ: Comparative analysis of different regional transboundary water cooperation frameworks
Based on reading - Assessment efficiency of transboundary water cooperation
Graded Quiz on legal and institutional frameworks of water cooperation and diplomacy
The role of data, information and knowledge in water cooperation and diplomacy
Introduction to Module 5 - The role of knowledge in water diplomacy
Data sharing and transboundary water cooperation
Case study - The Tuli Karoo
Different forms of knowledge - Introduction
Reflections of a gender advocate
Reflections of a social science researcher
Reflections of a data scientist
How media talks about water conflicts and cooperation
Conclusion of Module 5 - Knowledge and watere diplomacy
Farewell
Water resources data and information exchange in the framework of transboundary water treaties.
Reading 1 on experiences of journalists covering water conflicts
Water conflicts, science and the media (PODCAST)
Reading 2 on experiences of journalists covering water conflicts
Data sharing and transboundary water cooperation
Case study: The Tuli Karoo
Exchange of data
Different forms of knowledge
How media talks about water conflicts and cooperation
Final Graded Quiz 5
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