Programme title

Institution/organization

Electronic learning guide for Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)

Contact person's address
Resources and Operations Unit
World Bank Institute
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
USA

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-202-458-2498 Fax +1-202-676-0858

Type of programme
Electronic learning guide

Certificate
Online learning

Frequency of programme
Online learning

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) refers to the involvement of irrigation users in all aspects of irrigation management at all levels.

This electronic learning guidebook is a self-paced learning tool for acquiring knowledge about PIM and how to implement and promote PIM at the country level. The intended users of this learning guidebook are task managers, staff of borrowing countries, irrigation managers, consultants, trainers and NGOs.

Users can use the menu to browse through the sections of the guidebook for a self-paced tour of PIM and how to implement and promote at the country level. Users may directly access country cases, lessons learned, information about WBI's training programme and reference materials through the menu, or indirectly by browsing through the self-paced guidebook.

Target group
Task managers, staff of borrowing countries, irrigation managers, consultants, trainers and NGOs.

Programme www
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/pimelg/

Dates/duration
Continuously available

Language
English

World Bank Institute

Acronym
WBI

Country
USA

Address
Communications Officer
Resources and Operations Unit
World Bank Institute
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
USA

Tel +1-202-458 2498

Fax +1-202-676 0858

Institute/organization www
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/home.html

Brief description of institution/organization
The World Bank Institute (WBI) was created to help share the World Bank's expertise and that of its member countries with policy-makers and decision-makers throughout the developing world.

As the learning arm of the World Bank, WBI designs and delivers courses and seminars that aim to reduce poverty and promote economic opportunity and growth. WBI technology initiatives such as the Global Development Learning Network link training centres around the world and promote the exchange of cutting-edge information. The Institute also trains World Bank staff and clients together, allowing the two groups to exchange information and experience.

Using satellite technology and the Internet as well as traditional methods, WBI delivered 587 training activities, amounting to 210 000 training days, in the fiscal year that ended 30 June 2001. Government officials, academics, business leaders, journalists and other interested parties in 149 countries took part in courses on such issues as HIV/AIDS, pollution, corruption, pension reform and water use. WBI works with its partners at the World Bank, multilateral organizations and in the private sector to expand services to meet increasing client demand.