e-learning InitiativesThis section provides a gateway to water-related e-learning efforts of UN-Water members and partners organized by UN-Water focus areas. The database includes the information from an initial inventory, additional information will be added in the coming months. Feel free to provide information to ais[at]unwater.unu.edu.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)List and brief descriptions of FAO e-learning tools and/or programmes on climate changeOverview facilitated e-courses offered by FAO| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); Water Scarcity
| | Course Topics : | Planning for community-based adaptation to climate change; Climate and flood forecast applications in agriculture; Climate-smart agriculture; Climate change, agriculture and food security
| | Target Group : | Local, national, and international development actors; Member states, partners | | Type : | moderated; self-learning; blended | | Language : | en, fr, es |
Global Water Partnership (GWP)Associated programme on flood management| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); Financing and Valuation
| | Course Topics : | Electronic and mobile government; Institution and human resources management; Knowledge management in government; Millennium development goals
| | Target Group : | General Public
| | Type : | self-learning | | Language : | en |
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Climate science e-learning module
| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); ; Integrated Water Resources Management; Water Scarcity
| | Course Topics : | Defining water requirements; Environmental flows; Modifying water infrastructure
| | Target Group : | Professionals; IUCN staff; commissions and members
| | Type : | self-learning | | Language : | en |
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)Socio-economic policies for child rights with equity| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Climate Change (Adaptation)
| | Course Topics : | Human rights and the human rights-based approach to development;Social and economic policies to reduce poverty and ensure child rights; Public finance and social budgeting; Social protection; Children and climate change
| | Target Group : | UNICEF staff | | Type : | self-learning | | Language : | en |
UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)List of e-courses offered by UNITAR| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Integrated Water Resources Management; Climate Change (Adaptation); Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Green Economy
| | Course Topics : | Environmental law; Green economies; Environmental negotiations; International water law; Governance in urban sanitation
| | Target Group : | Local government officials and authorities | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | ar, cn, en, fr, jp, pt, ru, sp |
UN-HABITAT (UN-HABITAT)Information on UN-HABITAT's distance learning courses| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health
| | Course Topics : | Capabilities for better local governance and urban development
| | Target Group : | Local government officials and authorities | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | en |
UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC)UN-Water thematic focus area list of e-learning resources| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Integrated Water Resources Management; Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Water Scarcity
| | Course Topics : | Urban water governance and management
| | Target Group : | Officials and decision makers involved in water resource management | | Type : | moderated (planned); self-learning | | Language : | en |
United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNDESA)UN Public administration network online training center| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health
| | Course Topics : | Knowledge management in government; Millennium development goals
| | Target Group : | Anyone interested in public administration | | Type : | self-learning | | Language : | en, ru, sp |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Democratic governanceE-Course on TDA/SAP approach for transboundary watersCap-net IWRM tutorial| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Transboundary Waters; Integrated Water Resources Management
| | Course Topics : | Integrated water resources management; Transboundary water diagnostic analysis; Governance; International water law
| | Target Group : | Local governments, communities, and businesses; Project developers | | Type : | moderated; self-learning | | Language : | en |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Thematic category list of ECLAC e-courses| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Integrated Water Resources Management; Water Scarcity
| | Course Topics : | Sustainable development; Sustainable cities
| | Target Group : | Policymakers; Practitioners | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | es |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)Online e-learning facility for green growth capacity development E-learning course on Urban Sanitation| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Green Economy; Climate Change (Adaptation); Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health;
| | Course Topics : | Fundamentals of green growth; Liveable cities; Low carbon green growth; Sustaining growth; Urban sanitation
| | Target Group : | Policymakers | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | en |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Information on online water courses (UNESCO-IHE)Educational platform for flood managementIWRM-Education [IWAS (International Water Research Alliance Saxony) & the German IHP/HWRP (International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO and Hydrology and Water Resources Programme of WMO)]| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Integrated Water Resources Management; Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Water Scarcity; ; Climate Change (Adaptation); Transboundary Waters; Financing and Valuation
| | Course Topics : | Wetland management; Flood management; Water transport and distribution; Water quality assessment; Water and environmental law and policy; Urban drainage and sewerage; Solid waste management
| | Target Group : | Water sector professionals; Decision maker; University students | | Type : | moderated; blended; self-learning | | Language : | en |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Thematic category list of UNEP e-coursesIntroduction to remote sensingMarketplace for environmental training and on-line resources platform (MENTOR)| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); Transboundary Waters; Green Economy
| | Course Topics : | Environmental assessment; Remote sensing; Technology support; Outreach and communication; Information and data sharing
| | Target Group : | Local government officials | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | en |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)UNHCR e-learning| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation);
| | Course Topics : | Emergency response, Coordination
| | Target Group : | | | Type : | self-learning
| | Language : | en |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)UNIDO e- learning services| UN-Water Focus Areas : |
| | Course Topics : | Persistent organic pollutants
| | Target Group : | Local, national, and international development actors; Member states; Partners | | Type : | self-learning | | Language : | en, ru |
United Nations University (UNU)List of online learning resources from UNUHome page for the UN Water Virtual Learning Center (WVLC)Institute for Water, Environment and Health| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Integrated Water Resources Management; Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Transboundary Waters; Water Scarcity; Climate Change (Adaptation)
| | Course Topics : | Climate; Natural disasters
| | Target Group : | Universities | | Type : | moderated; self-learning | | Language : | en |
World Bank Institute (WB)Home page of The World Bank's e-InstituteWater-related e-courses in The World Bank's e-Institute| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health; Water Scarcity; Financing and Valuation
| | Course Topics : | Improving performance of irrigation services provision; Climate-smart agriculture through sustainable land-water management
| | Target Group : | Government officials in developing countries | | Type : | moderated | | Language : | en |
World Health Organization (WHO)Health academy e-learning eourses| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Drinking Water, Sanitation & Health;
| | Course Topics : | Water for Life
| | Target Group : | Health Workforce | | Type : | moderated; self-learning | | Language : | en, fr |
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Thematic category list of WMO e-coursesWMO/COMET courses on Hydrology and E-learning
IWRM-Education [IWAS (International Water Research Alliance Saxony) & the German IHP/HWRP (International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO and Hydrology and Water Resources Programme of WMO)]| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Climate Change (Adaptation); Water Scarcity; Integrated Water Resources Management
| | Course Topics : | Integrated flood management; Hydrology; Meteorology
| | Target Group : | WMO centers | | Type : | moderated; self-learning | | Language : | en, es
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World Trade Organization (WTO)WTO e-learning Platform| UN-Water Focus Areas : | Green Economy;
| | Course Topics : | Water Pollution,
Environmental Services
| | Target Group : | Government officials from developing
and least-developed, WTO members and observers
| | Type : | moderate; self-learning | | Language : | en, fr ,es |
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