International Virtual Training Programme on ‘City-wide Water and Climate Resilience through Water Sensitive Urban Design and Planning’


About the Training

This virtual training programme will deliver a range of informative and engaging sessionsto enhance participants’ knowledge on water sensitive planning and design approaches aimed at building city-wide resilience, covering topics ranging from terminology and concepts related to water resilience to discussion on good practices and WSUDP implementation.

Program Design: 

Part 1: Context-setting for WSUDP (Online Platform): 25 Jan., - 1 Feb., 2022 | 12 hours self-study 

• Context for WSUDP in South Africa 

• Overview of challenges and opportunities in urban water management w.r.t. climate change and urban water resilience 

• WSUDP concepts, and the framework for implementation in South Africa 


Part 2: WSUDP Planning and Designing (Virtual Sessions): 2-4 Feb., 2022 | 12 hours facilitated 

• Scale, data requirements and case studies 

• Urban water resilience framework and case studies in South Africa • Planning and Designing WSUDP features