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1. The International WaterCentre
(IWC)
The IWC is dedicated to providing the most advanced education and
training, applied research and consulting to develop capacity and
promote whole-of-water cycle approaches to water management
around the world.
2. A joint venture of four leading Australian universities with national and
international knowledge networks, the IWC provides a breadth of expertise
and experience rarely found in a single organisation.
Members
Partners
Supporter
Water leadership for the future
4. Water leadership for the future
Changing the way people think
about, act and solve complex
water management challenges
5. Products and services
Education
• Master of Integrated Water Management
Training
• Tailored Australian and Global education projects to build
integrated water management capacity
Applied research
• Integrated water resources management
Expert advice
• Scientific and strategic policy and planning advice
6. Integrated approach to water management
In the complex world of climate change and population growth, water
professionals can no longer focus on a single aspect of water management.
Solving water-related problems requires technical and scientific expertise,
and greater understanding and integration of environmental, social and
political factors.
Culture I Society I Engineering I Science I Environment I Governance I Politics
8. Applied Research
• We collaborate with our university members and other respected
research partners, bringing together the biophysical sciences with
various social and economic disciplines for sustainable water
management outcomes.
• Recognising the interconnectedness of the issues affecting water,
the IWC adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to research and
supports its programs with expert services in project management,
long-term planning, capacity building and communication of
outcomes.
9. Applied research – focus areas
• River Health
ACEDP River Health and Environmental Flows
Australian National Water Commission – Hydro-ecological
Relationships and Thresholds for Environmental Flows
Knowledge hub for Healthy Rivers and Aquatic Ecosystems
• Creating Water Sensitive Cities
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Australian Water Research Facility
Community participatory processes in river basin risk assessment
Global indicators for linking water with poverty indices
10. Applied Research
Asia – Pacific Water Forum - Knowledge Hub for Healthy Rivers
and Aquatic Ecosystems
• Combines 4 leading universities
• National, state and local government
• Private industry and consulting
• Non-government
Vision:
• Working together to achieve healthy rivers.
Mission:
• Building relationships, knowledge and capacity to tackle complex
river health and integrated water resource management problems
in the Asia – Pacific Region.
11. Evolving Urban Water Hydro-Social
Contract Cumulative Socio-Political Drivers
Public health Flood protection Social amenity, Limits on natural Intergenerational
Water supply
protection environmental resources equity, resilience to
access &
protection climate change
security
Water Supply Sewered Drained Waterways Water Cycle Water Sensitive
City City City City City City
Adaptive, multi-
Diverse, fit-for- functional
purpose sources & infrastructure &
Point & diffuse urban design
end-use efficiency,
Separate source pollution reinforcing water
waterway health
Supply sewerage Drainage, management sensitive values &
restoration
hydraulics schemes channelisation behaviours
Service Delivery Functions
Brown et al (2008), and Wong and Brown (2008)
12. How can we transition to the
Water Sensitive City?
Water Supply Sewered Drained Waterway Water Cycle Water Sensitive
City City City City City City
13. (Brown & Clarke, 2007)
Key Transition Factors
Water Supply Sewered Drained Waterway Water Cycle Water Sensitive
City City City City City City
1. Socio-Political Capital
Community, Media and Political
6. Bridging Organisations
2. Champions
Facilitates Science – Policy
Vision
Facilitates Capacity Building
Multi-sectoral network
7. Binding Targets
3. Accountability
Measurable System Target
Coordination Processes
Science, Policy and Development
Water Cycle
Land-use Planning 8. Strategic Funding Points
Dedicated external funds
4. Reliable & Trusted Science
Academic Leadership 9. Demonstration Projects
Technology Development Experimentation,
Technology Development
5. Market Receptivity
Policy and Institutional learning
Business Case for Change
14. Master of Integrated
Water Management
Full-time I Part-time/distance
Graduate Certificate I Graduate Diploma
15. Master of Integrated Water Management
•Graduates receive a co-badged qualification from four leading Australian
universities
•MIWM is a practical degree designed to equip the students with the strategic,
managerial and technical skills to become leaders in integrated solutions for real-
life water problems.
•An internationally recognised postgraduate degree, which is equal in academic
level and duration to masters programs offered at universities in the United States
and Europe.
•The third semester project, which can be done in Australia or internationally,
gives students valuable hands-on work experience in the water field
17. Education and training programs
• The IWC develops capacity of water practitioners at all levels -
institutional, inter and intra-organisational, community and
individual - to enhance understanding of integrated water
management across the professional spectrum.
• The IWC provides high-quality, individually-tailored education and
training programs designed to meet client training needs.
• Integrated, whole-of-water cycle approach
• Building the capacity of water professionals
Education and training
20. Expert services
• Meet specialised needs across water cycle
• Independent panels of international experts for peer review, expert
advice, briefings etc.
• Specialised problem solving for integrated water resource
management
21. Is the City of Brisbane on the
path towards creating a
Water Sensitive City?
22.
23. South East Qld Population Growth
• Current population = 2.6 million
• Projected population (2026) = 3.8
million
• Approx 55 000 people/year
• Estimated 575 000 new houses by
2026
