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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Water Scarcity: Crisis and Response
Colorado State University
This online course examined the dual nature of water scarcity, by examining reasons for diminishing supplies, including growing human populations, climate, lifestyle, poor water management, and poor governance in addition to water conflicts and ensuring adequate water supplies.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Glenn G. Patterson, PhD.
Instructor
Colorado State University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the dual nature and varied causes of freshwater scarcity.
- Reflect on the conflicts that arise in response to freshwater scarcity.
- Investigate what can be done to improve access to freshwater for people and nature.
- Modify your own behavior around water consumption and sustainability.
Syllabus
- Hydrologic cycle and water tables
- Coping with global water scarcity
- Types of water scarcity
- Solving the problems of water scarcity
- What factors lead to water conflicts
- What factors block solutions and make conflicts worse
- Governance of water and water boundaries
Issued on 22nd October 2018
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