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About The Institute of Water Policy
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AboutTheInstituteofWaterPolicy In order to provide the breadth and the depth required to address multidimensional water challenges, IWP implements activities that also revolve around a multidimensional approach in four major areas for disseminating knowledge in the water sector. These are research, education,advisoryandconsultancyservices,andoutreach. ResearchProgramme IWP’s Research Programme is focusing on the following thematic areas: • WaterResourcesandSustainableDevelopment • WaterGovernance • StatisticsandEconomicsofWater • UrbanWaterManagement IWPworkswithanetworkofcollaboratorsinkeycountriestoconduct researchonthesewaterpolicyissuesandcommunicateresearchresults topolicy-makersandprofessionalsintheregionthroughconferences, publications,andforums. Education:InspiringProfessionalstoEffectChange IWP’s Executive Education Programme on Leadership in Water Governance aims to strengthen capacities of mid- and senior-level managers in water utilities, policy-makers, government officials, consultants, researchers, and civil society representatives required to cope with new challenges relevant to the institutional, regulatory and financialaspectsofthewatersector.Thecourseisdesignedtoaddress issuesconfrontingwaterutilitiesinmanycountries,suchasincreasing and competing demands on water resources, inadequate regulatory 12IWPTheInstitute.indd229 6/10/1110:32:51AM capacityandlackoffinancialresources.Itexposesparticipantstogood practicesinwaterutilitiesgovernance,practicalguidanceoneffective management practices, and potential strategies to deal with existing andfuturechallenges. In support of the curriculum development at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, IWP also conducts graduate courses on WaterPolicy&GovernanceandDynamicModelingofPublicPolicy Systemsforstudentsofpublicpolicy,publicadministration,andpublic management. AdvisoryandConsultancyService IWP undertakes advisory and consultancy roles with government agencies,multilateralbanks,NGOsandotherstrategicstakeholders.It hasthusfarcompletedconsultancyprojectsoftheAsianDevelopment Bankonwaterresourceandwastewatermanagement,newthinkingin watergovernance,andurbanwatermanagementinAsia. Outreach IWP has developed impressive visibility in hosting and facilitating dialogues which convene water experts and key policy-makers from around the world through roundtable discussions, seminars, and workshopsonwaterpolicyandgovernance.Someofthetopdialogues organisedbyIWPinclude,amongothers: • GlobalWaterPolicyDialogue • WorkshopforNewThinkingonWaterGovernance • WorkshoponGoodPracticesforUrbanWaterManagement inAsia • InstituteofWaterPolicySpeakerSeries • BBCWorldDebates:AreWeRunningOutofWater IWPalsoactivelyparticipatesinregionalandinternationalconferences on water and sustainable development, builds strategic partnerships withglobalnetworksofwaterprofessionalsandengageswiththemedia to increase public awareness of critical water issues across Asia and availabilityoffeasiblepolicyandgovernancesolutions. 12IWPTheInstitute.indd230 6/10/1110:32:51AM ...