Capacity building / enhancement tools
The educational track of PCCP concentrates on the enhancement of skills for successful management of shared water resources. It represents the key component of the Programme, and addresses a wide target audience, ranging from postgraduate students to high-level decision makers.
PCCP developed a series of courses on conflict prevention and cooperation in the management of international water resources and facilitated the setup of electronic capacity building tools, namely the Conflict Resolution Support System (CRSS), an electronic Game: Climate Quest and the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database.
Short Course on "Negotiation and Mediation for Water Conflict Management"
A short course on "Negotiation and mediation for water conflict management" was jointly organized by PCCP and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The course introduced the basic concepts of water cooperation, conflict prevention and mitigation, as well as provided in-depth skills training. Present day issues relating to transboundary water conflicts were also discussed with guest speakers working in the fields of water governance and conflict resolution.
Trainers from Clingendael The Netherlands Institute of International Relations addressed the basic concepts of international negotiation, effective negotiation behaviour, strategies and tactics, bargaining, non verbal communication and the impact of cultural differences on international dialogue.
The Israel Centre of Negotiation and Mediation provided the students with a two-day workshop on Mediation applied to water and environmental issues.
The Chairman of the Compass Foundation, Mr Jon Martin Trondalen focused also on conflict management while presenting a new approach based on practical examples.
Participants from Brazil, France, Italy, Nicaragua, Serbia, Tanzania and the United States of America, took part in this course.
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UNESCO-IHE short course Page
Read the Course brochure (108 KB)
Postgraduate programme related to water conflict
A unique opportunity to study conflict management in Dundee and Delft has been created by two new and related master programmes that are offered under the aegis of PCCP, UNESCO’s programme on water and cooperation:
- MSc in Water Management – specialisation Water Conflict Management
- LLM in Water Governance and Conflict Resolution
The Masters programmes provide the participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the theoretical background of scientific, legal and institutional aspects of water management. Furthermore it gives them a range of methods, techniques and tools at hand to apply the acquired knowledge, to critically assess the different functions of existing water resources systems, and to enhance their ability to design comprehensive water resource policies and strategies.
Read the postgraduate programmes’ brochure (476 KB)
Regional Course Material and Reports
PCCP has developed a series of courses on conflict prevention and cooperation in the management of international water resources. The course material has been adapted to, and implemented in, different regions of the world. The aim of the courses designed by PCCP is to contribute to regional water security and peace through water diplomacy.
- November 2002 South African Developing Countries
- January 2006 Latin American Countries
- October 2006 South East Europe
General Training Material
- Jon Martin Trondalen, Sourcebook on Enhanced Negotiation Skills and Dispute Resolution of International Water Resources, UNESCO-IHP, 2008, 64p.
PDF Document (20 KB) | More about the training
- Jerome Delli Priscolli, Participation, Consensus Building and Conflict Management Training Course, UNESCO-IHP, 2003, 179 p.
PDF Document (2.7 MB)
- Aaron Wolf, Sharing Water, Sharing Benefits : working towards effective Transboundary Water Resources Management : A Graduate Professional Skills-Building Workbook.
Conflict Resolution Support System (CRSS)
The Conflict Resolution Support System includes computational modules necessary to resolve conflicts resulting from water shortages in irrigation, drinking water supply, hydropower generation and floods. Its principal components include an artificial intelligence-based communication system, a database management system, and a model base management system.
Access the users' manual, PDF format (6.27 MB)
Download the CRSS Software, ZIP format (14.4 MB)
The Climate Game
The Climate Quest is an electronic game that was developed with the support of UNESCO’s PCCP. Its goal is to create awareness and start a dialogue among youngsters about climate change and its consequences on the management of shared water resources.
The Climate Quest
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD)
The TFDD encompasses the Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements, the International Freshwater Treaties Database, the Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database, the International Water Events Database and the International River Basin Register. These databases provide information on historical, legal, biophysical, socioeconomic, geopolitical and geographical aspects of international river basins worldwide.
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
