Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 2: Developing Effective Interventions
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Approx. 25 hours to complete
Course Summary
Water Part 2 is a course that explores the science behind water, its properties, and its importance to the world. This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of water management and conservation.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the physical properties of water and how it affects the environment.
- Understand the importance of water management and conservation.
- Explore the challenges that arise in water management and conservation.
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $75,000 - $110,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $75,000 - $110,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $50,000 - $85,000
- India: ₹300,000 - ₹800,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €40,000
- USA: $75,000 - $110,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $50,000 - $85,000
- India: ₹300,000 - ₹800,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €40,000
- USA: $30,000 - $60,000
- India: ₹200,000 - ₹500,000
- Spain: €15,000 - €25,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the physical properties of water and its importance to the environment.
- Develop skills in water management and conservation.
- Gain knowledge on the challenges that arise in water management and conservation.
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Water Part 1 course completion
- Basic knowledge of science and environmental concepts
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced
- Video lectures
- Interactive quizzes
Similar Courses
- Environmental Science and Sustainability
- Water in the Western United States
Related Education Paths
- Certificate in Water Resource Management
- Certificate in Environmental Science
- Certificate in Sustainable Development
Notable People in This Field
- Peter Gleick
- Heather Cooley
Related Books
Description
Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 2 is our second MOOC in a two-part sequence, and looks at ‘Developing Effective Interventions’. Here we invite you to develop analytical skills and deep understanding about a complex, controversial policy problem – one with no simple, easy answers. About half a billion people on our planet still lack access to improved water supplies and about two billion do not have improved sanitation services, leading to an unknown but very large number of avoidable deaths each year from water-related diseases. Millions of dollars are spent on avoidable health care expenditures, and people – mostly women – spend many billions of hours carrying water from sources outside the home. Reducing these costs is a major global challenge for us all in the 21st century. Join us to explore the challenging and complex political, economic, social, and technical dimensions of the policy interventions that donors, national governments and water utilities use to address this challenge. This second MOOC consists of the following seven sessions:
Outline
- Introduction and how our ‘ancient instincts’ affect water policy intervention
- Welcome to the course - Introduction
- Video 1-0 Introducing the role of ancient instincts
- Video 1-1 Ancient instincts 1: State and public rejection of water policy proposals
- Video 1-2 Ancient instincts 2: Examples
- Video 1-3 Ancient instincts 3: Water-related
- Video 1-4 Ancient instincts 4: Water policy-related
- Introduction and how our ‘ancient instincts’ affect water policy interventions
- Planning better policy interventions: Roles, features and examples of planning protocols
- Video 2-0 Does better planning result in better outcomes? An example from Bolivia
- Video 2-1 Four types of planning protocols commonly used around the world
- Video 2-2 Demand-driven planning: Designing for community preferences and affordability
- Video 2-3 Do demand-driven planning protocols work? Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana and Peru
- Video 2-4 When do participatory, demand-driven approaches work best? Evidence from a World Bank study
- Video 2-5 Conversation between Arif Hasan and Diana Mitlin on participation
- Planning better policy interventions: Roles, features and examples of planning protocols
- Roles, features and problems of water pricing, tariff design and subsidies
- Video 3-0 Introducing municipal water pricing and tariff design
- Video 3-1 What are the objectives of tariff design?
- Video 3-2 Possible types of tariff structures
- Video 3-3 Current tariff structures in low and middle-income countries
- Video 3-4 Problems with increasing block tariffs (IBTs)
- Video 3-5 Designing and targeting subsidies in the water and sanitation sector in LDCs
- Video 3-6 Distribution of subsidies in Chile and Colombia
- Video 3-7 Evidence on subsidy schemes in Chile and Colombia
- Video 3-8 Designing improved water subsidy schemes
- Roles, features and problems of water pricing, tariff design and subsidies
- Providing information to households and communities to improve water and sanitation conditions
- Video 4-0 Introduction to information treatments as a policy intervention
- Video 4-1 Information treatment Case 1: In-house water quality testing
- Video 4-2 Information treatment Case 2: Information provision via water bills and evidence from OWASA, Chapel Hill, USA
- Video 4-3 Information treatment Case 3: Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
- Video 4-4 Information treatment Case 3: Evidence from CLTS in Mali, West Africa
- Video 4-5 Information treatment Case 4: Information provision via water bills in Jerico, Colombia
- Video 4-6 Information treatment Case 4: UN Declaration on the Human Right to Water
- Video 4-7 Conversation with Barbara Evans on CLTS
- Video 4-8 Conservation with Kamal Kar on CLTS (in 7 parts)
- Providing information to households and communities to improve water and sanitation conditions
- Changing the institutions that deliver water and sanitation services: Privatization in lesser developing countries
- Video 5-0 Introduction to public private partnerships (PPP)
- Video 5-1 The seven main types of PPP deal structures
- Video 5-2 Some challenges of PPPs from the private operator’s perspective
- Video 5-3 Do PPPs improve performance? Evidence from a World Bank study
- Video 5-4 Comparative experiences with PPPs in the water and sanitation sector: China versus India
- Video 5-5 Conversation with Wu Xun on privatization in China and India
- Video 5-6 Conversation with Leong Ching on the devil’s shift in water privatization in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Video 5-7 Conversation with Eduardo Araral on water privatization in Manila, Republic of the Philippines
- Changing the institutions that deliver water and sanitation services: Privatization in lesser developing countries
- Changing institutions: Lessons from the UK water privatization story
- Video 6-0 The significance of institutional change in the UK water sector: Privatization and regulation
- Video 6-1 The historical setting and promises of the UK privatization programme
- Video 6-2 Why full divestiture for the England and Wales water industry? Four prerequisites
- Video 6-3 Determining a sale price for the England and Wales water industry
- Video 6-4 Some outcomes of UK water privatization, part 1: Good news
- Video 6-5 Some outcomes of UK water privatization, part 2: Bad news
- Video 6-6 Some outcomes of UK water privatization, part 3: Unclear future?
- Changing institutions: Lessons from the UK water privatization story
- Changing institutions: Improving regulation of the water and sanitation sector
- Video 7-0 Regulation of the water utilities in LDCs
- Video 7-1 UK water regulation 1: The original vision
- Video 7-2 UK water regulation 2: Evolution in practice, 1989 to 2016
- Video 7-3 UK water regulation 3: Innovation and future challenges
- Video 7-4 Conservation with Stephen Littlechild on inventing the UK regulatory model
- Video 7-5 Conservation with Regina Finn on reforming UK water regulation
- Video 7-6 The case of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Video 7-7 Part 2 MOOC Overall Wrap-up
- Part 1: Definitions and terminology: ‘Virtual water’, publishing it and its critiques; blue, green, big and small water; problem-sheds and watersheds; valuing labour, land and water
- Part 2: Global ‘virtual water’ solutions for agricultural ‘big water’ and local solutions for urban ‘small water’
- Part 3: Politics, risks and communities around water and food security: Water, environmental and financial accountants; food producers, markets and consumers
- Part 4: Global trends in water and food: Food security, population, virtual water trade, international relations and peace
- Part 5: New technologies and approaches for global challenges around water scarcity: Urban water recycling and desalination in Israel
- Part 6: Ancient instincts, entitlement to water, privatisation, and remaining unaware of ‘big water’ in food
- Part 7: ‘Virtual water’ as an inter-disciplinary innovation for water policy and water politics
- Part 8: Water metrics for ‘virtual water’: Origins, uptake and impact of water footprinting
- Part 9: Professor Allan’s university working conditions when ‘virtual water’ was invented and adopted
- Part 10: Professor Allan’s advice for students to become creative, courageous, well-read and effective water policy researchers
- Session 7: Changing institutions: Improving regulation of the water and sanitation sector
- Video interview with Professor Tony Allan
- Addendum to video narrative
Summary of User Reviews
Learn about water management and conservation in this comprehensive course. Users have praised the course for its engaging content, real-world examples, and expert instructors. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the emphasis on practical solutions to water-related problems.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging content
- Real-world examples
- Expert instructors
- Practical solutions
Cons from User Reviews
- Some technical language
- Lengthy lectures
- Limited interaction with instructors
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Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 2: Developing Effective Interventions
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Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 2 is our second MOOC in a two-part sequence, and looks at ‘Developing Effective Interventions’....
