PTCE3039 Integrated Water Resources Management Syllabus:

PTCE3039 Integrated Water Resources Management Syllabus – Anna University Part time Regulation 2023

COURSE OBJECTIVE

 Students will be introduced to the concepts and principles of IWRM, which is inclusive of the economics, public-private partnership, water & health, water & food security and legal & regulatory settings.

UNIT I CONTEXT FOR IWRM

Water as a global issue: Key challenges – Definition of IWRM within the broader context of development – Key elements of IWRM – Principles – Paradigm shift in water management – Complexity of the IWRM process – UN World Water Assessment – SDGs.

UNIT II WATER ECONOMICS

Economic view of water issues: Economic characteristics of water good and services – Non-market monetary valuation – Water economic instruments – Private sector involvement in water resources management: PPP objectives, PPP models, PPP processes, PPP experiences through case studies.

UNIT III LEGAL ANDREGULATORYSETTINGS

Basic notion of law and governance: Principles of International and National law in the area of water management – Understanding UN law on non-navigable uses of International water courses – International law for groundwater management – World Water Forums – Global Water Partnerships – Development of IWRM in line with legal and regulatory framework: Case Studies.

UNIT IV WATER AND HEALTH WITHIN THE IWRMCONTEXT

Links between water and health: Options to include water management interventions for health – Health protection and promotion in the context of IWRM – Global burden of Diseases – Health impact assessment of water resources development projects – Case studies.

UNIT V AGRICULTURE IN THE CONCEPT OF IWRM

Water for food production: ‘blue’ versus ‘green’ water debate – Water foot print – Virtual water trade for achieving global water and food security – Climate Smart Agriculture – Current water pricing policy– Scope to relook pricing.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Describe the context and principles of IWRM; Compare the conventional and integrated ways of water management.
CO2 Select the best economic option among the alternatives; illustrate the pros and cons of PPP through case studies.
CO3 Apply law and governance in the context of IWRM.
CO4 Discuss the linkages between water-health; develop a HIA framework.
CO5 Analyse how the virtual water concept pave way to alternate policy options.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Cech Thomas V., Principles of water resources: history, development, management and policy. John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York. Fourth Edition 2018.
2. Mollinga.P. etal “Integrated Water Resources Management”, Water in South Asia Volume I, Sage Publications, 2006.

REFERENCES:

1. Technical Advisory Committee, Dublin principles for water as reflected in comparative assessment of institutional and legal arrangements for Integrated Water Resources Management, Technical Advisory Committee Background Paper No: 3. Global water partnership, Stockholm, Sweden. 1999.
2. Technical Advisory Committee, Integrated Water Resources management, Technical Advisory Committee Background Paper No: 4. Global water partnership, Stockholm, Sweden. 2002.
3. Technical Advisory Committee, Effective Water Governance”. Technical Advisory Committee Background Paper No: 7. Global water partnership, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003.
4. Tony Allan, Virtual Water: Tackling the Threat to Our Planet’s Most Precious Resource, I. B. Taurus, 2011.