What is UNESCO-IHE?
UNESCO-IHE is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees, and PhD degrees in collaboration with partner universities.
Since 1957 the Institute has provided graduate education to more than 15,000 water professionals from over 162 countries, the vast majority from the developing world. Numerous research and capacity development projects are carried out throughout the world. The Institute offers a unique combination of applied, scientific and participatory research in water engineering combined with natural sciences, social sciences and management and governance. Since its establishment the Institute has played an instrumental role in developing the capacities of water sector organizations in the Global South, not least by strengthening the efforts of other universities and research centres to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals working in the water sector.
UNESCO-IHE carries out educational, research and capacity development activities that complement and reinforce each other in the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation, and governance.
Learn more about UNESCO-IHE at https://www.unesco-ihe.org/.
AGWA Course Offered
WSE_HERBD_08A_e - Planning and Delivery of Flood Resilience
How do we define and analyze flood risk as well as flood resilience/robustness?
This short course discusses conceptual frameworks, planning approaches, implementation strategies and governance arrangements to deal with potential flood events and future changes in flood risk.
In this Water Science & Engineering course, students will learn how to develop and evaluate (river) flood risk management strategies, with a focus on protection, prevention and preparedness. Students will also learn how to explain the need for and place of community resilience (as a set of 4 capacities) in flood event management and how to apply Adaptive Delta Management for large rivers and estuaries, including the concepts of Adaptation Tipping Points and Adaptation Pathways. Attention will also be given to the novel CRIDA (Climate Resilient Investment / Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis) methodology for technical guidance being developed for water resources planners, managers, and engineers to implement robust water management.
This course is offered on-campus at UNESCO-IHE. If students or professionals are interested in participating remotely, the course is also offered with an online option.
Dates of Course
18 April - 6 May 2016
Location
This course is offered through UNESCO-IHE's main campus in Delft, The Netherlands. It is also available as an online course.
Deadline to Apply
18 March 2016
Course Website
To learn more about important deadlines, pricing, and how to apply please visit https://www.unesco-ihe.org/adaptive-flood-risk-management
About the Instructor
Dr. Berry Gersonius, Senior Lecturer in Urban Flood Resilience
Berry Gersonius (MSc in Civil Engineering from TUDelft) is Senior Lecturer in Urban Flood Resilience at UNESCO-IHE. The scope of his work covers education, research and capacity building in the field of urban water and flood risk management. In 2012, he finalized his PhD study, entitled ‘The resilience approach to climate adaptation applied for flood risk’. His research interests are specifically on the application of resilience to urban water systems, on the development of adaptation policy pathways, and on the delivery of water sensitive cities.
He has been involved as a project member in various national and international research projects (e.g. FP7 FloodProbe, Interreg IVB MARE, COST C22 Urban Flood Management, COM23 Water Robust Building, and UFM Dordrecht). Currently he participates in the CRC WSC project on Socio-Technical Flood Resilience, the ADB project MARE Indonesia, the WOTRO IP Dynamic Deltas, and the Interreg IVB project CAMINO. Berry Gersonius has been reviewer for various international journals (e.g. HESS, J of Hydrology, JFRM, Risk Analysis, Water Management, Water Policy, and Water Research). He is responsible for the course of Water Resilient Cities within the Flood Resilience (Chair) Group.
He is also an expert on flood safety and stormwater for the City of Dordrecht. At Dordrecht, Berry Gersonius is working on the development of an integrated flood risk management strategy for dike ring 22, based on the concept of multi-level safety (i.e. addressing protection, prevention and preparedness). He is a member of the regional Delta Programme Rhine Estuary-Drechtsteden.
Founded in 2010, the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) is an informal network for water resources adaptation to climate change, focused on supporting experts, decision makers, and institutions within the water community to find common solutions for sustainable water resources management.
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