- Do you recognise the importance of water in our lives and for this planet?
- Do you think water is a resource which needs to be protected?
- Do you want to get information on Integrated Water Resource Management?
- Are you seeking an online course on Integrated Water Resource Management?

If this is the case then you have come to the right place as this unit contains a course which has been designed to educate user about the integrated water resource management. The instructors have designed the course in the simplest and the easiest possible way for the understanding of the masses.

What is this course and what are the benefits of taking it?

This environmental studies online course provides an overview of:

- The Institute for Water, Environment and Health (IWEH)
- Its history
- Governance
- Organizational structure

This course is open to both undergraduates and graduate students, and there are no additional course or credit prerequisites. However, you should be prepared to complete the syllabus’ ten module assignments and apply them to field examples integrated in the overall lesson plan.

This course has been given special importance due to its nature and forms part of the UN-Water Virtual Learning Centre, developed by UNU-INWEH.

Author Bio:

Due to the highly important nature of this course, several eminent water academics helped in its formulation, which includes:

- Professor Janos Bogardi, Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology, Wageningen Agricultural University and Senior Educational Specialist, IHP, UNESCO, Paris, France.
- Dr. John Hobbie, Senior Scientist and Co-Director, the Ecosystems Centre, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.
- Professor Saburo Matsui, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Department of Technology and Ecology, Kyoto University, Otsu City, Shiga, Japan.
- Professor Bruce Mitchell, Department of Geography and Associate VP Academic, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Professor John Okedi, Environmental Consultant and former Executive Director, National Environment Management Authority,
- Dr. Andras Szollosi-Nagy, Deputy Assistant Director General Secretary of the International Hydrological Program, UNESCO, Paris, France.
- Professor Jose Tundisi, President, International Institute of Ecology, São Carlos, Brazil.