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Water for a Changing World - Developing Local Knowledge and Capacity
Proceedings of the International Symposium "Water for a Changing World Developing Local Knowledge and Capacity", Delft, The Netherlands, June 13-15, 2007
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Water for a Changing World - Developing Local Knowledge and Capacity
Proceedings of the International Symposium "Water for a Changing World Developing Local Knowledge and Capacity", Delft, The Netherlands, June 13-15, 2007
About this book
This collection of papers represents the outcomes of the International Symposiumheld in Delft, The Netherlands, on June 13-15, 2007, at the occasion of the 50thanniversary of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The papers discusshow to contribute to the sustainability of effective international development andwater management with a diges
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- PART 1: Background
- Purpose and structure of the Proceedings
- Knowledge and capacity development (KCD) as tool for institutional strengthening and change
- Symposium conclusions and recommendations
- PART 2: A Sector Analysis
- Water security: What does it mean, what may it imply?
- The environmental integrity of freshwater resources
- Water for a crowded planet: An emerging global challenge for earth system science and technology
- Challenges for urban water supply and sanitation in developing countries
- Glocal water governance: Controversies and choices
- PART 3: Knowledge and Capacity Development
- Capacity and capacity development: Breaking down the concepts and analyzing the processes
- Thinking out of the ordinary—promoting knowledge generation and research on water
- Challenges in knowledge and capacity enhancement: A southern perspective
- The role of knowledge generation at UNESCO-IHE: Past-present-future
- Capacity challenges on the path towards water security
- Water knowledge networking: Partnering for better results
- Enhancing nations’ capacity: From theory to practice. The role of the World Bank Institute
- Toward good water governance: Knowledge is power?
- A negotiated approach in ensuring use of local knowledge and capacity for water resources management
- Knowledge modelling for the water sector: Transparent management of our aquatic environment
- Innovative education: Integrating a new educational concept and e-learning
- Knowledge transfer and sharing at UNESCO-IHE: The next 25 years
- African experiences: Learning and success
- Closing speech for “Water for a changing world: Enhancing local knowledge and capacity”
- Author index
- Back cover