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    This document outlines a course on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) offered at Kenya Water Institute. The 42-hour course aims to provide trainees with knowledge, skills, and attitudes in IWRM to enable application in water resource planning and management. Key topics covered include the principles and concepts of IWRM, the enabling policy and legislative environment, institutional roles and capacity building, water resource assessment and management tools. The course will be delivered through lectures, discussions, exercises and case studies and assessed through exams and assignments.

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    Course Outline

    KENYA WATER INSTITUTE

    DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

    COURSE DESCRIPTION

    COURSE TITLE: Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)


    COURSE CODE: WRM 3341
    HOURS TAUGHT: 42
    PREREQUISITES: Water Resource Management
    COURSE INSTRUCTOR: (Name: JUSTUS OCHIENG AMAYO Phone: 0714959980 Email:
    [email protected])

    PURPOSE OF COURSE

    This unit is intended to provide the trainee with knowledge, skills and attitudes in Integrated Water
    Resources Management. This will enable the trainee to apply Integrated Water resources management
    information in water resources, planning, development and management.

    Water is a key driver of economic and social development while it also has a basic function in
    maintaining the integrity of the natural environment. However, water is only one of a number of vital
    natural resources and it is imperative that water issues are not considered in isolation.

    Managers, whether in the government or private sectors, have to make difficult decisions on water
    allocation. More and more they have to apportion diminishing supplies between ever-increasing
    demands. Drivers such as demographic and climatic changes further increase the stress on water
    resources. The traditional fragmented approach is no longer viable and a more holistic approach to
    water management is essential.

    This is the rationale for the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach that has now
    been accepted internationally as the way forward for efficient, equitable and sustainable development
    and management of the world's limited water resources and for coping with conflicting demands.
    EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

    a) To describe IWRM
    b) To describe the enabling environment for IWRM
    c) To describe institutional roles in IWRM
    d) To describe management instruments in IWRM

    COURSE CONTENT

    Week Topic Sub Topics


    1 Introduction to IWRM Definition of IWRM; Guiding principles of
    IWRM; Concept sustainable water
    resources management; Important facts
    about water; Relationship between water
    and environment

    2 Introduction to IWRM Relationship between water and


    environment, Relationship between
    water agriculture; Relationship between
    water resources and water supply and
    sanitation.
    3 Enabling Environment In IWRM Policies: preparation of a national water
    resources policy; Policies with relation to
    water resources; Legislative frame work
    (Water rights, Legislation for water
    quality)

    4 Enabling Environment In IWRM Reform of existing legislation; Financing


    and incentive structures (Investment
    policies, Public sector institutional
    reform, Role of the private sector, Cost
    recovery and charging policies,
    Investment appraisal).

    5 Institutional Roles In IWRM Institutional roles: Creating an


    organizational framework
    (Transboundary organizations for water
    resources management, National apex
    bodies, River basin organizations)
    6 Institutional Roles In IWRM Institutional roles: Creating an
    organizational framework (Regulatory
    bodies and enforcement agencies,
    Service providers and IWRM, Civil society
    institutions and community based
    organizations, Local authorities)
    7 Institutional Roles In IWRM Institutional capacity building:
    (Participatory capacity and
    empowerment, IWRM capacity in water
    professionals, Regulatory capacity,
    Knowledge sharing).

    8 Management Instrument in IWRM Water resources assessment (Water


    resources knowledge base, Water
    resources assessment, modelling in
    IWRM, Developing water management
    indicators)
    9 Management Instrument in IWRM Plans for IWRM: (River basin plans, Risk
    assessment and management). Water
    demand management: (Improved
    efficiency of water use, Water recycling
    and reuse, improved efficiency of water
    supply
    10 Management Instrument in IWRM Social change instruments: (Education
    curricula on water management, Training
    of professionals, Training of trainers,
    Communication with stakeholders, Water
    campaigns and awareness raising,
    Broadening participation in water
    resources management)
    11 Management Instrument in IWRM Conflict resolution: (Conflict
    management, Shared vision planning,
    Consensus building)

    12 Management Instrument in IWRM Regulatory instruments: (Regulations for


    water quality and quantity, Regulation for
    water services, Land use planning
    controls and nature protection)

    13 Management Instrument in IWRM Economic instruments: (Pricing of water


    and water services, Pollution charges,
    Water markets and tradeable permits,
    Subsidies and incentives)

    14 Management Instrument in IWRM Information management and exchange:


    (Information management systems, Data
    sharing -national and international).

    MODE OF DELIVERY

    Lectures, group discussion, exercise, case studies

    COURSE ASSESSMENT

    Main Exam: Written 70%


    CATS & Assignments 30%

    READING MATERIALS / LIST


    Borchardt, D., Bogardi, J. J., Ibisch, R.B. (Eds.) 2016. Integrated Water Resources Management:
    Concept, Research and Implementation. Springer International Publishing. Ray, K. L., Joseph, B. F.,

    David, L. F., George, T. (1991). Water Resources Engineering (4th Edition). San Jose, California: McGraw-
    Hill Science/Engineering/Math.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7

    https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/import/downloads/implementing_integrated_water_resources_m
    anagement___final_1_.pdf

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257794094_IWRM_education_e-
    learning_module_on_Integrated_Water_Resources_Management
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255728619_Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_in_
    a_Changing_World

    https://www.inbo-news.org/IMG/pdf/GWP-INBOHandbookForIWRMinBasins.pdf

    Approval

    COD: DORICE SITUMA

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