Water Resources Management

Program Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants are expected to be able to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of water resources, specifically the global water cycle.
• Enhance participants’ understanding of the water crisis at the national and global levels.
• Develop the skills necessary to plan, implement, and manage water projects.
• Increase participants’ awareness of the importance of achieving balanced water management.
• Enhance their knowledge of climate change, its impact on water resources, and adaptation measures.
• Gain knowledge about water reuse, conservation, and demand management.

Program Topics:

Integrated Water Resources Management

1. Environmental Sustainability – Management of Logical Units of the System – Water as a Human Right
2. Economic Concept – The Value of Water Measurement for Implementation – Implementation Options
3. Water Needs vs. Water Demand – Introduction to Watershed Hydrology
4. Frequency Analysis – Rainfall Losses – Decision Support System (DSS) User Guide
5. Highway Hydrology – Peak Discharge Estimation Methods – Geospatial Hydrology
6. Modeling Extension – Tropical Rainfall Measurement Task – Digital Assessment Model for Defining Watershed and Waterway Network Boundaries – Flood Paths
7. Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds – GIS Tools to Support HEC-RAS Using Arc GIS

Flash Flood Management from Theory to Practice

1. Integrated Water Resources Management – Flash Flood Management
2. GIS Applications in Hydrology – Rainfall and Storm Design
3. Hydrological Analysis – Sediment Load Estimation – Hydrological Modeling
4. Rainfall Forecasting and Remote Sensing – Modeling Hydrology – Field Trips
5- Flood Protection Structures – Water Harvesting – Hydrological Modeling
6- Geotechnical Aspects of Flash Flood Management – Hydrological Modeling

Water Structures and Environmental Impact Assessment

1- Review of Open Channel Hydraulics – Design of Channels and Drains
2- Dams (Design, Modeling, and Construction) – Weirs (Design, Modeling, and Construction)
3- Regulators (Design, Modeling, and Construction)
4- Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Structures
5- Locks (Design, Modeling, and Construction) – Water Intakes (Design, Modeling, and Construction)
6- Culverts (Design, Modeling, and Construction) – Siphons (Design, Modeling, and Construction)
7- Short-Span Bridges – Water Outlets (Middle and Back Outlets) – Dams (Design, Modeling, and Construction)
8- Hydraulic Pipe Systems – Pipelines and Networks – Pumping Stations

Conventional and Unconventional Water Resources

1- Conventional and Unconventional Water Resources – Overview: Watersheds
2- Characteristics – Application of a Determination Workflow Watersheds
3- Flood Control and Management – Flood Modeling and Mapping Tools – Floods
4- Frequency Analysis – Frequency Software – Applications to Flood Control
5- Overview of Rainwater Harvesting – Agricultural Approaches to Rainwater Harvesting
6- Rainfall Analysis – Rainwater Harvesting Facility Design – Dimensioning a Rainwater Harvesting Facility
7- Groundwater Flow Basics – Groundwater Inflow and Outflow Equations – Groundwater Monitoring and Well Drilling – Well Design
8- Desalination and Cloud Seeding Technology
9- Wastewater Reuse – Wastewater Reuse
Environmental Impact of Water Resource Projects – Applications

Transboundary Water Issues

1- Definition of Transboundary Waters
2- International Agreements and Laws
3- Transboundary Aquifers – Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Waters
4- Water Disputes Between States – Institutions and Tools for Cooperation – Mechanisms and Areas of Action
5- Rights of Riparian States – International Law – Definition of Water-Sharing Law
6- Experiences from Around the World

Hydrological Modeling of Basins Drainage

1- Drainage Basins and Watersheds (Hydrologic Cycle)
2- Drainage Basins
3- Drainage Basin Characteristics
4- Analysis and Calculation of Drainage Basin Characteristics
5- Applications

Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling

1- Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring and the Physical Meaning of Water Quality Data
2- Quality Assurance and Quality Control Methods – Regulations and Standards for Different Water Use Purposes
3- Designing Water Quality Monitoring Programs
4- Water Quality Data Interpretation, Reporting, and Forecasting
5- Statistics in Water Quality Monitoring

Water Crisis Management

1- Crisis Management Concepts – Crisis Classification – Crisis Management Approaches and Disaster Management Approaches
2- Types of Water Crises – Water Crisis Management – Monitoring Crisis Stages
3- The Importance of Information in Crisis Management – Predicting Water Crises
4- Early Warning Systems in Water – Proactive Behavior to Address Anticipated Water Crises – Decision-Making Theories
5- The Importance of Planning in Crisis Management – Scenario Building – Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Crises