Water Resources Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa:Prediction in Ungauged and Data Scarce Basins

Course objective:to equip water resource managers and planners with the necessary skills and understanding of water resources assessment in case of ungauged or data scarce environments within sub-Saharan Africa.Expected outcomes

Expected outcomes

• Increased capacity of participants to handle and analyse hydrological data
• Heightened awareness of readily available hydrological data sources and their possibilities and limitations and
• Better understanding of methods to increase insight in hydrological behaviour of a catchment

Target group: water resources managers, planners, and hydrologists working within the sub-Saharan region. It will also include participants with knowledge and experience in capacity building and research in the broad field of hydrology.

Methods
The workshop will focus on participants sharing their own experiences, and be guided by the introduction of new conceptual approaches and tools. There will be a combination of short lectures, practical exercises, group work and discussion on:

• New data sources (and hands-on exercises using internet)
• Hydrological catchment characterization techniques
• Statistical Water Resources Assessment
• Regionalisation and classification techniques

Venue and Organisation
The course is being organised by the University of the Western Cape in collaboration with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and Delft University of Technology and the University of Botswana.

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2010.

For further information please contact:
WaterNet: Rennie Chioreso
rchioreso@waternetonline.org