Open, self-paced, and free online courses at Cap-Net UNDP

Cap-Net UNDP holds firm position as global hub for online water learning. High quality and up to date
online courses are designed and built jointly with international partners and country level experts.

Courses cover a wide range of topics and are available in different languages. Technical support is available
to ensure participants a positive learning experience. Participants have access to a selected set of contents
throughs readings, videos, exercises, and interactive discussion forums.

Enrolling in Cap-Net UNDP courses and receiving a course certificate is completely free of costs for
participants.

Find out more about our online courses: https://cap-net.org/the-network/online-courses/

Open courses, March 2024

IWRM for climate resilience
The course discusses how to plan for climate resilient measures in
the water sector. Financing sources are presented and guidance of
how to implement IWRM for climate resilience is provided. The
various management and technology tools and approaches for
adaptation and mitigation are also discussed.

Intermediate level – 5 modules – 20 hours’ time dedication

Partners: UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment, UN

Environment, Global Water Partnership (GWP), UN Habitat, UNEP
Copenhagen Climate Centre

English course: https://cap-net.org/iwrm4climateresilience/

Integrated Drought Management: Monitoring and Early Warning

This course presents the definitions, life cycle and common impacts
of drought, introduces the three pillars of integrated drought
management, before focusing in more detail on monitoring and
early warning.

Introductory level – 4 modules – 8 hours’ time dedication

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Partners: Global Water Partnership (GWP), World Meteorological
Organisation (WMO), UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment

English course: https://cap-net.org/drought-management/

Cours de français: https://cap-net.org/gestion-de-la-secheresse/

Regulation in the water and sanitation sector based on the
WASHREG methodology
The course presents the key elements of WASH sector regulation,
introducing a conceptual framework for regulatory reform, and a
step-by-step methodology to help countries identify and plan the
implementation of solutions to improve their regulatory structure
and processes.

Introductory level – 3 modules – 12 hours’ time dedication

Partners: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Swedish

International Development Agency (SIDA), UNICEF

English course: https://cap-net.org/washreg/

Curso en español: https://cap-net.org/washreg-es/

Sustainable Lake Management

The course aims to improve practitioners’ understanding of SLM and
equip them with the tools to create and implement a lake recovery
plan that considers diverse stakeholder input and is tailored to the
participants’ unique environmental and socioeconomic conditions.

Introductory level – 5 modules – 20 hours’ time dedication

Partners: UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment, UN

Environment, International Lake Environment Committee

English course: https://cap-net.org/slm/

Integrity basics: Understanding Corruption in Water and

Sanitation
The course offers an insight into the impacts of corruption and poor
integrity in the water and sanitation sector and provides initial
orientation for the practical application of integrity in the daily life
of water professionals.

Introductory level – 3 modules – 16 hours’ time dedication

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Partners: Water Integrity Network (WIN), Stockholm International
Water Institute (SIWI), UNDP Water Governance Facility

English course: https://cap-net.org/integritybasics/

Integrity in Informal Settlements: Securing the Human Rights to

Water and Sanitation
This course explores how corruption and water integrity failures are
a key, underexamined element contributing to poor service in
informal settlements and focuses on what integrity can do towards
addressing water inequalities and discrimination.

Introductory level – 3 modules – 12 hours’ time dedication

Partners: Water Integrity Network (WIN), Stockholm International

Water Institute (SIWI), UNDP Water Governance Facility

English course: https://cap-net.org/informal_settlements/

Curso en español: https://cap-net.org/asentamientos-informales/

Training of Facilitators Course for SDG 6.5.1

This course will allow all those interested in organising a multi-
stakeholder consultation process on SDG indicator 6.5.1, the degree
of implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management
(IWRM), to fully understand what that indicator is, how it is
calculated, as well as both the importance of involving multiple
stakeholders and the practical means of involving those different
stakeholders.

Training of Trainers course – 5 modules – 6 hours’ time dedication

Partners: SDG 6 Support Programme: Global Water Partnership

(GWP), UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment

English course: https://cap-net.org/sdg-6-iwrm-support-program/

Curso en español: https://cap-net.org/programa-de-ods-651/

Cours de français: https://cap-net.org/programme-de-soutien-a-

odd-6-gire/

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 SDG 6.5.1 IWRM Action Planning Course
This course takes each participant primarily through a
comprehensive training aimed at designing government-endorsed
action plans to improve Integrated Water Resources Management
(IWRM) implementation at the national level.

Introductory – 5 modules – 15 hours’ time dedication

Partners: SDG 6 Support Programme: Global Water Partnership

(GWP), UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment

English course: https://cap-net.org/sdg651/

Curso español: https://cap-net.org/sdg651-es/

Cours de français: https://cap-net.org/odd651/

Comming soon:

Water Pollution Management in Achieving SDG Target 6.3

The course aims to improve practitioners’ understanding of water
pollution drivers, stakeholder involvement, and strategic planning
for pollution prevention and management.

Introductory level – 4 modules – 20 hours’ time dedication

Partners: UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment, UN Habitat,

Nile IWRMNet, Cap-Net Lanka

English course: https://cap-net.org/wpm/

Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

The course aims to improve practitioners’ understanding of the
benefits of integrating gender meaningfully through integrated
water management practices. The course discusses the tools
required to fully integrate women and vulnerable participants, and
the potential negative impacts of ignoring gender components
when planning for water and sanitation, climate resilient
measures, and inclusive participation in the water sector.

Introductory level – 4 modules – 20 hours’ time dedication

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Partners: Global Water Partnership (GWP), Gender and Water
Alliance (GDA), Austrian Development Cooperation (ADA)

English course: https://cap-net.org/genderiwrm/

Source to Sea
The course aims to empower practitioners with a comprehensive
understanding of the source-to-sea concept, emphasizing its
significance in addressing urgent global development issues and its
alignment with international frameworks and processes.

Introductory level – 2 modules – 15 hours’ time dedication

Partners: Source to Sea Platform, Stockholm International Water

Institute (SIWI)

English course: https://cap-net.org/s2s/