Sustainable River Basin Management

Dr. Franziska Steinbruch has recently joined the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability Chennai at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India as Visiting Professor of Sustainable Water Resources Management. She holds a doctoral degree in hydrogeology from the Technical University of Mining and Technology Freiberg in Germany (Bergakademie Freiberg). She specialized in integrated water resources management, remote sensing & GIS, and isotope hydrology. She has about 15 years of working experience in Southern Africa, especially Mozambique, where she was among others responsible for the Centre for Geographic Information at the Catholic University of Mozambique and Head of Scientific Services of Gorongosa National Park.

since 06/2014 IGCS Visiting Professor, IIT Madras, Chennai, India

2012 – 2013 Research Coordinator at the Centre of Studies, Innovation and Advanced Tranining at Zambeze University and Assessor of the Rector of Zambeze University, Mosambique

2012 Director of Gorongosa National Park Bufferzone Monitoring and Research

2011 Director of Scientific Services at Gorongosa National Park/ Gorongosa Restauration Project, Mosambique

2008-2010 Manager of Scientific Services at Gorongosa National Park/ Gorongosa Restauration Project, Mosambique

2006 – 2008 GIS and Database Program Manager at Gorongosa National Park / Gorongosa Restoration Project, Mozambique

2003 – 2006 Technical Coordinator of Centre for Geographic Information at Catholic University of Mozambique

2001 – 2002 Project Manager and Analyst at Centre for Geographic Information at Catholic University of Mozambique

2000 Consultant at Centre for Geographic Information, Catholic University of Mozambique

1998 – 1999 Research Assistant at Department of Geology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

1998 Research Assistant at Institute of Mineralogy, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg

2011 Dr. rer. nat. Thesis “Remote Sensing and Isotope Techniques to Investigate and Monitor the Hydrodynamics of the Lake Urema Wetlands System”

1998 M.Sc. (Diploma) in Geology, Technical University Berkakademie Freiberg

Pre-requisites:Working knowledge of: the water cycle, water budget, hydrological parameters and instrumentation.

COURSE SYLLABUS
This course links engineering sciences with social and economic sciences under the frame of sustainability with focus on water resources management at river basin level. It will deliver the following themes: Concept of sustainability; Hydrological and nutrient cycles; Social, ecological and economic factors influencing water resources; Water concepts such as water scarcity, virtual water; Planetary systems boundaries; Climate change; Management options and tools in sustainable river basin management; river restoration; supply and demand management; mainstreaming gender; communication and conflict management; data and information management; systems thinking and hydro-social modelling; land and water management best and worst practices are discussed.

CERTIFICATION EXAM
The exam is optional.
Exams will be on 6 September 2015 and 13 September, 2015. 
Time: 1pm-4pm
The list of cities where the exam will be conducted will be available in the registration form.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations, most likely in July 2015. 
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of Rs 1000, needs to be paid.


CERTIFICATE
Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam. 
It will also have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will also be e-verifiable on the nptel.ac.in/noc website.

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