WRP 521 - WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
Section 001, CRN 73312
Instructor: Aaron Wolf
Summer Session 6 (Zero Week; 1-Week) (06-17-2024 to 06-21-2024)
-Cannot be taken with WRP 521 as concurrent.
Examines ways to work effectively in contentious water situations. Explores conflict tolerance, prevention, management, and transformation through collaborative structures as well as through models of negotiation and dialogue.
WRP 544 - MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Section 001, CRN 72152
Session: Summer Session 6 (Zero Week; 1-Week) (06-17-2024 to 06-21-2024)
-Cannot be taken with WRP 521 as concurrent.
Instructor: John Matthews
Students work through series of case studies in resource management to identify strategies and approaches that promote or prevent resilience in resource management, participate in discussions, and hands-on activities in addition to the lectures and will prepare daily reflections. A final reflection and essay due one week after the end of the classroom sessions. This course will use a lecture and discussion format, and draw from the international expertise of the instructor and guest lecturers.
WRP 599-SPECIAL TOPICS: ST/INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW
Section 003, CRN 73313
Session: Summer Session 2 (1st 4-Week) (06-24-2024 to 06-28-2024)
Instructor: Dr. Susanne Schmeier
Students will learn about the key principles of international water law and how they are codified in international conventions in treaties, but also how they are applied in specific basin contexts. Students will be able to analyze international water treaties, including in the context of newly emerging challenges such as climate change.
WRS 532 APPLIED FIELD PROBLEMS
Section 002, CRN 73834
Session: Summer Session 2 (1st 4-Week) (06-24-2024 to 06-28-2024)
Instructor: Maria Zamora
Introduces graduate students to real-world water resources problems and approaches to solving them. Students will assess and analyze the various constraints and limitations to integrated water management that often cannot be adequately simulated in classroom exercises. They will acquire the practical tools necessary to become effective water resources professionals in a rapidly changing world.