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MOOC n°4 - Water Cooperation and Diplomacy

It's a great pleasure to launch this MOOC on Water Cooperation and Diplomacy! This on line training includes newly developed as well as innovative material and data addressed to a wide audience of students, professionals, academics, policy and decision makers involved in water cooperation and diplomacy. It is composed of five modules (see below) and includes a variety of training material i.e. lectures, interviews, maps, case studies, exercises and role plays. Register here.

Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law - Dispute over the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala (Chilev Bolivia): Is the International Court of Justice falling short?

This case note offers insights into a decision of the International Court of Justice onthe legal dispute between Chile and Bolivia over the nature and use of the Silalawaters and its implications for international water law. It begins with two positivenotes, namely, the recognition of the unity of the Silala waters (natural and artificiallyenhanced flows) and the use of science and expert evidence to resolve the dispute.

Water Talks Series n°6 - Ing Maria Güell i Pons

Water Talks Series n°6 - Prof Hervé Piégay

Article - Why negotiate water problems when we can deliberate water solutions?

On 21 March 2023, the Geneva Water Hub contributed to the monthly edition of Nature Water "Research in support of the UN 2023 Water Conference" series. The article benefited from contributions from our Lead Political Advisor, Prof Danilo Türk, our Director General, Prof Mark Zeitoun, our Lead Diplomatic and International Relationship Specialist, Noura Kayal and former Senior Scientific Officer, Dr Sumit Vij. Entitled "Why negotiate water problems when we can deliberate water solutions?", the article calls on international political leaders to de-securitise and re-politicise water to help enacting solutions that address the global water crisis and foster multilateralism at the same time.

E-learning Course on Water Diplomacy and Integration of Water Norms in Peacebuilding

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in partnership with the Geneva Water Hub, have developed an open and free E-learning Course on Water Diplomacy and Integration of Water Norms in Peacebuilding. The E-learning Course explores the intersection between water and peace and aims to provide theoretical and practical tools for integrated sustainable water governance in dialogue and processes linked to conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Outils de gestion transfrontaliers des ressources aquatiques et de leurs usages – Dans le Grand Genève

Nous préoccupant d’une ressource naturelle qui s’arrête peu aux frontières et qui s’articule souvent selon une logique de relations entre amont et aval, il peut apparaître logique d’observer différents instruments intervenant dans un contexte transfrontalier. Toutefois, la pratique montre que pour obtenir une batterie complète d’outils utilisables, il faut du temps, beaucoup de persévérance, une certaine créativité et de l’ingéniosité.

The Drama of Water in a Time of Global Transformation

The Geneva Water Hub and International Association of Lake Regions, prepared the present publication: “The Drama of Water in a Time of Global Transformation”- a trilateral dialogue between Russian experts, the International Association of Lake Regions and the Geneva Water Hub and partner experts, which we hope will be used as a reference document by actors in hydropolitics, and water diplomacy.

MOOC n°1 - Gestion et politique de l’eau

Le 30 septembre 2015, la composante « Recherche et Education » du Pôle Eau Genève lance un MOOC (Massive Open Online Course, cours en ligne ouvert à tous) en Gestion et politique de l’eau sur la plateforme Coursera. Celui-ci fait partie de l’offre du Pôle Eau Genève dans le domaine des cours en ligne ouverts à tous et gratuits, accompagnant celui sur les "Les Services écosystémiques : une méthode pour le développement durable" et celui sur le "Droit international de l'eau douce".

Aujourd’hui la gestion de l’eau se trouve confrontée à de nouveaux défis tels que le changement climatique ou les conséquences des activités anthropiques.

Governance of a Transboundary River - The Rhône

The Geneva Water Hub, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Hydropolitics (University of Geneva) is proud to present this latest edition published under the “Palgrave Studies in Water Governance: Policy and Practice” series.

This edition exposes major lessons that might be applied to transboundary water governance, offers a comparative study of different governance models and shows how governance of the Rhone river evolved in practice.

« Gouvernance en réseau et résolution de conflits entre domaines, secteurs et niveaux dans la gestion de l’eau dans les zones urbaines au Vietnam »

Dr Fischer explique, par exemple, comment la situation de l’assainissement des eaux usées au Vietnam s’est améliorée au cours des dernières décennies, cependant des usines de traitement des eaux usées ont été construites mais elles ne fonctionnent pas correctement et la gestion des boues fécales (FSM) a été récemment réglementée mais pas encore ou mal appliquée.