816361 Development cooperation in the water sector (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung
Semesterstunden
1
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Eder, Gerald
Organisation
Angeboten im Semester
Wintersemester 2024/25
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

This course is about the water sector in international development cooperation. Therefore, the lecturer invited ten representatives from various international organisations as guest speakers. Two to three experts will share their first-hand experiences and illustrate their work with extraordinary examples from various countries and thematic fields every afternoon. The course is spread over five afternoons.

In the WS 2023/24, the following guest speakers were present:
- Managing Director of HYDROPHIL GmbH (small international consulting company)
- Task Manager of the African Water Facility at the African Development Bank (multilateral development bank)
- Engineering Consultant with the Water & Sanitation Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (multilateral development bank)
- Group Leader of the Water Security Research Group at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) (international research institute)
- Technical Officer for Water and Sanitation of the Austrian Development Agency (bilateral development agency)
- Senior Environmental, Social and Governance Manager of the Austrian Development Bank (national development bank)
- Senior Water Resources Management Specialist in the Water Unit for Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank (multilateral development bank)
- Head of Secretariat of the IAWD – International Association of Water Service Companies in the Danube River Catchment Area (regional development association)
- Head of the Hydro-consulting section in Vienna, AFRY's competence centre for Hydrology and Climate Change (large international consulting company)
- Member of the global SNV team and individual consultant for HYDROPHIL and the World Bank (international NGO)
- WASH & environmental advisor at the Austrian Red Cross (humanitarian aid organisation)

Each guest speaker will follow a similar approach:

Introduction:
The presenter starts by briefly introducing themselves, their career and the organisation s/he is affiliated with. The students will learn about the diversity of jobs and organisations. Hence, the course aims to show students the wide range of career opportunities they have in the global water sector in development cooperation.

Technical part:
Here, the guest is free to present any topic s/he has been working on related to the water sector in developing countries (or closely associated with it). The course's objective is to cover a broad cross-section from a thematic point of view. Contributions will cover the various sub-sectors, e.g. hydrology, water resources management, infrastructure development in water supply and wastewater, hydropower development, natural hazards, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. The learning content is presented first-hand by senior experts and managers. Challenges of their international activities are discussed.
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

- LV "Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft I + II" recommended; or equivalent experience
- English language skills
Lehrziel

This course aims to show students the wide range of career opportunities they have in the international water sector. Challenges in international projects are discussed from a technical and project management perspective.
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