Global water resources under change

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Course goals

Global Water Resources under Change provides the theory, principles and state-of-the-art approaches in assessing changes in global water resources availability, quality and use in a changing world including the complex interaction and trade-offs between different water nexus actors (i.e. agriculture, domestic, energy, industry and ecosystems). You will learn how to quantify changes in both the demand and supply of water resources, both in terms of its quantity and quality, and how to analyze this in a holistic manner. You will acquire knowledge and skills to use tools and models to study water scarcity and other water-related risks for humans and ecosystems under global change.
   
Once successfully completed, the student:

1. Has obtained expertise to evaluate impacts of climate change and socio-economic developments on the availability and quality of water resources at the large scale;
2. Is able to assess the skill and value of water resources and water quality modelling to study global change impacts on water-related risks.
3. Has obtained the ability to critically evaluate interlinkages and feedbacks between changes in water resources (quantity and quality) and main water users (e.g. energy, food systems) and ecosystems;
4. Demonstrate skills towards designing indicators to estimate water scarcity or other water-related risks, accounting for both water quantity and water quality in relation to sectoral uses (agriculture, energy, drinking water, industry) and ecosystems.