Rotterdam School of Business and Public Policy

Faculty of Good Governance & Public POLICY

Environmental Management For Developing Countries

9th – 13th September 2024 – Rotterdam

14th – 18th April 2025 – Rotterdam

This course is designed to prepare participants for their tasks of planning, co-ordination and management of the environment specifically in developing countries.

This course provides an insight and understanding of the inter-relationships between water, wastes and health in developing countries.  It examines the issues of tropical public health as well as Impacts of air pollution.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the problems and challenges of water, waste and environmental management in developing countries and the potential impacts on human health and environmental quality.
  • Identify and evaluate appropriate technologies and management practices for potable water supply and treatment, and waste water management in environmentally developing countries at different scales.
  • Critically analyse appropriate engineering and management control strategies to curb water related disease outburst in these developing countries.
  • Examine alternatives and approaches to mitigate health and environmental impacts associated with solid waste disposal in developing countries.

Target Participants

Mid to senior level professionals working in a role related to environmental management, managers, specialists, decision-makers and staff of public administration responsible for tasks in environmental planning and management

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Environmental Management and Security
  • Environmental Awareness and Public Participation
  • Applied Ecology and Ecosystem Management
  • Water Management
  • Water and Health in Developing Countries
  • Water Supply and Treatment
  • Recycling and Sustainable Waste Management in Developing Countries
  • Energy for Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Rural and Urban Land Use Planning
  • Low Cost Sanitation
  • Air Pollution in Developing Countries

 

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