The course aims at providing a comprehensive overview of archaeological and historical developments in water management including water harvesting, water supply, transportation, delivery, treatment, hydraulic engineering and allocation (with contributions including the physical sciences, technology, ecology, engineering, organisation, politics, law governance) in different parts of the world and various cultural contexts.

It also aims to develop an appreciation of the role of cultural dynamics involved in managing water resources, especially at times of perceived water scarcity, and it explains the historical antecedents of our current paradigm of water management and what can be learned from historical case studies on the basis of the knowledge and experience of several scholars from different countries, and from the exchange of experiences to be generated between the course participants and experts.

Participants are invited from the different involved disciplines in water management and flood protection, i.e. staff of the ministries in charge of water management, of water-boards, of universities and colleges, of research institutes, of consultants and contractors and of agencies. The course will be held in English.

The tuition fee for the short course does not include (hotel) accommodation. UNESCO-IHE student hostel accommodation might be available. Students can obtain a reduction upon request. The course can be accredited according the standards of the European Credit Transfer System. For further information and registration, please download the course brochure.

Video

In this recording, the course co-ordinator László Hayde introduces the short course on World History of Water Management. Hayde outlines some interesting historical points in the evolution of hydraulics, particularly in connection with the time-line of European development. The development and decline of water management systems has invariably marked the rise and fall of great civilizations and empires. Nevertheless, diverse cultures separated by time and distance have shared many basic ideas and practices.

Special Short Course in Iran

WORLD HISTORY OF WATER MANAGEMENT Presented by ICQHS – UNESCO-IHE – IWHA – UNESCO-IHP PARTNERSHIP 23 – 27 FEBRUARY, 2012

Venue:

International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS), Yazd, Iran

Course History:

The 5-day short course is annually offered at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands since September 2007, drawing upon historical experiences from different parts of the world on all continents and experts from International Water History Association (IWHA) – many of them involved in the UNESCO HWC project, within the framework of cooperation among the International Water History Association, UNESCO-IHE, and UNESCO-IHP.

The present and potential future objective is to broaden the opportunity for students and professionals to attend this course; therefore to take the World History of Water Management course on a ‘road show’ whenever Water History conferences are presented in a country.

In 2011 the Short Course was hosted by the North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, in South Africa, related to the 7^th Biennial IWHA Conference.

More information:

http://conference.icqhs.org/Index.php/tkwrm/index/pages/view/ShortCourse