This course is part of a Postgraduation Program comprising seven modules. If you are interested in participating in any of the other modules, please contact us or refer to the Postgraduation Blue Economy Sustainable and Regenerative.

Course Content:

• Present the global water cycle, describing its various states and the circularity of its uses;

• Define water security and the risks associated with water—scarcity, excess, pollution, and the loss of resilience in freshwater systems;

• Explain basic sanitation, addressing four key areas: drinking water, sewage, drainage, and solid waste;

• Introduce water efficiency measures and the recycling and reuse of wastewater;

• Identify and describe desalination processes, assessing their impacts.

The course Water Circularity, Water Security, Pollution, and Water Scarcity aims to equip participants with the skills to identify, assess, and address the main challenges related to water use, promoting its sustainable and regenerative management.

Water security is a major global challenge, requiring a diverse set of responses and the involvement of governments and communities alike.

Effective water governance is especially critical at a time when megatrends—such as global population growth, rapid urbanization, and climate change—are increasingly exposing cities, regions, and watersheds to the risks of “too much”, “too little”, “too polluted” water, or lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation (OECD, 2024).

The sustainable and regenerative blue economy depends on fostering a “water culture”—one that recognizes water’s economic value and its central role in supporting life, development, and equitable progress.