Three-day seminar

Topics

• Basic principles of river basin management, including visions for living rivers
• Spatial planning for water protection measures and flood risk management according to European directive
• Water governance, integration of policies, participation processes and transboundary aspects
• Legal frame and the role of technical standards and rules, recognizing the importance of monitoring and auditing (TSM) of water and soil quality, dam security, hydropower and dikes
• Sponge city and urban rainwater management
• Management of cross sectoral linkages, e.g. industry, energy, agriculture, urban development, navigation, fisheries and more
• Case studies:
  • Water Framework Directive
  • Geo Information Systems (GIS)

Location

German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17
53773 Hennef (near Bonn)

Accommodation and travel

We recommend you to book Hotel Marktterassen (www.hotelmarktterrassen. de) or Hotel Johnel (www.hoteljohnel.de). They are both close to the DWA headquarter and can be reached by foot. DWA is only a 5 minute walk away from the railway station Hennef (Sieg), which is only one stop away from the nearest ICE station Bonn/Siegburg. A travel from there to Frankfurt Airport takes about 45 minutes.

Date

On demand

Costs

On request. The price depends on the number of participants and the scope of the course.

Target group

• People who work in the international water sector

Moderator

Roland Knitschky
Department Training and International Cooperation

Language

English
_{If all participants are German, the seminar will be held in German.}