Programme title

Institution/organization

Irrigation water management

Contact person
Dr Chandra A. Madramootoo - Director

Contact person's address
Brace Centre for Water Resources Management
Macdonald Campus
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9
Canada

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-514-398 7834 Fax +1-514-398 7767

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
Annual

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

Programme prospectus
Irrigation water management is a two-three week intensive course that has the following topics integrated into its main curriculum:

- Modernization of irrigation schemes and on-farm water management
- Institutional, legal and financial reform of water institutions
- Water laws and water rights
- Water Users Associations

Target group
Junior professionals

Dates/duration
Two-three weeks (changing over years)

Language
English

Partners
CIDA
PFRA
Government of Egypt
FAO
Caribbean governments
ICWC

Brace Center for Water Resources Management, McGill University

Acronym
BRACE

Country
Canada

Address
Macdonald Campus
McGill University
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
Quebec H9X 3V9
Canada

Tel +1-514-398 7833

Fax +1-514-398 7767

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.mcgill.ca/brace/general/

Brief description of institution/organization
The Brace Center for Water Resources Management brings together staff from several McGill faculties, to undertake research, teaching, specialized training and policy and strategic studies in water resources management, both in Canada and internationally. McGill is one of Canada's most comprehensive and research-intensive universities. It is a leading university with an excellent international reputation.

Because of McGill's comprehensive programmes, the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management can draw on the wide range of expertise and facilities available within the University. Researchers currently affiliated with the Centre are drawn from the following McGill Faculties: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Science, Law, Management.

The Brace Centre for Water Resources Management is located on the Macdonald Campus of McGill University, on the western tip of the island of Montreal, at Ste. Anne de Bellevue. The Campus is bordered by the Ottawa and St. Lawrence river systems and comprises 800 hectares of farm and forested lands and modern farm, field, laboratory, computer, library, athletic and student facilities. It is 30 km from the City of Montreal and the main McGill campus.