PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

This report presents the proposed curriculum for the IWRM Masters Programme in Somalia which the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Federal Government of Somalia commissioned Waternet to develop. The Terms of Reference for this assignment are the following:

i) Engage, guide and discuss with the advisory panel committee for the implementation of IWRM MSc program in Somalia
ii) Develop curriculum and syllabus for the implementation of IWRM MSc program in Somalia
iii) Share the regional experience in establishing academic IWRM programmes and feed that into all activities undertaken;
iv) Link the selected university in Mogadishu with a network of universities in the region and facilitate contracted services like experienced teachers, distance learning courses/lectures, thesis supervision, and more;
v) Assess the capacity of the chosen university to deliver the program and to engage in training of trainers (teachers) that the admission of students is well managed and that practical arrangements are undertaken.
vi) Support and enable quality control and international accreditation

Waternet needed to develop an outline of the curriculum that the Somalia Advisory Panel accepted as satisfying their needs before detailed syllabi for the modules are elaborated on. Thus this report presents the curriculum developed based on the Draft Curriculum submitted by Waternet to the Somalia Advisory Panel. The panel consisted of the following persons:

• Final Report on IWRM Curriculum for Somalia - Dec 2021 pdf (1382kb) [ download ]