Cap-Net is an international network for capacity building in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It includes a partnership of autonomous international, regional and national institutions and networks committed to capacity building in the water sector.
The Cap-Net website has a number of resources on water management issues and includes:
- A tutorial on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): This tutorial is directed at policy makers, water managers, trainers and educators who want to have a basic understanding of the IWRM principles.
- Networks: Provides all the information on the key partners and implementing members of Cap-Net.
- Databases: Provides links to
- Training and educational courses on offer in the area of water resources management
- Network Management Tools: This page has the information and tools on network management and information on how to improve network effectiveness and sustainability
- References: This section contains reports and publications relevant to capacity building, networks and water resources management. It also contains documents produced by Cap-Net and partner networks.
- Resource Centres: This page lists institutions and resource centres for education, training, research and consultancy services in the field of water.
- Training Materials: This page lists and provides links to all the training materials developed by Cap-Net as well as those developed by other organisations on water resources management. The materials include:
- Groundwater in IWRM
- IWRM as a tool for adaptation to climate change
- Conflict resolution and negotiation skills for IWRM
- Economics in sustainable water management
- IWRM for River Basin Organisations
- Water resources assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prediction in ungauged and data scarce basins
- IWRM plans
- Hydro-Climatic disasters in water resources management
- IWRM tutorial
- Why gender matters - a tutorial for water managers
- Water management tools: This page contains decision making instruments for the development and implementation of IWRM. On this page, one can find two types of materials, actual examples of application, and guiding points or principles.
- Newsletter: This page provides links to the Cap-Net newsletters
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