NEPAD Western African Water Centres of Excellence : water resources and river basin management joint training course

Within the framework of the EC support project to the AU-NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence one the project's tasks was to improve water sector knowledge development and management in the region; consequently the CoEs were requested to develop relevant educational material in the form of academic training courses. Within the Western African Network, the exercise of producing training material was based on earlier consultations and studies from a stakeholder analysis and a skills and trainings needs assessment study. The result was a short list of training priorities, which finally resulted in the development of 5 Master's degree-level courses, namely: Gestion intégrée des ressources en eau; Water allocation and demand management; Post-construction monitoring and evaluation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Conflict Resolution in River Basin Management.