Learn how to save the planet from water crisis and ensure the availability of water for everyone in Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification course.
Living beings cannot survive without water, and as you know, the world is going through a global water crisis at the moment. There is a major lack of drinking water, as well as a lack of access to the water. This lack of access is rapidly becoming the gravest, and we must learn how to manage water more wisely and sustainably. Water: Addressing the Global Crisis by edX is an introductory programme curated by the Stockholm International Water Institute in collaboration with SDG Academy.
The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis online course focuses on ensuring sanitation and sustainable water for all. You will learn about the global water crisis and how it links to the environment and societal development. You will gain theoretical and practical knowledge of good water governance, climate change, energy and food production, and the role of ecosystems.
The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification programme will run for an estimated nine weeks and is split into nine modules. There is a final exam at the end of the course to determine if you passed the programme. EdX provides two options to join the programme; verified and free audit tracks. In the verified option, you can access the course for an unlimited duration and get a certificate of completion. In the audit mode, you will have a limited duration of access.
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No prerequisites are required for enrolment in the Water: Addressing the Global Crisis programme.
To qualify for the Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certificate, you must finish the course material, including the mid-term and the final exam.
On completing the Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification syllabus, you will have learned:
To start learning through the Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification, you only have to sign up on the edX website. Enter your credentials, including your full name, preferred username, email address, password and choose your country of residence. You can also sign in by using any existing accounts on Google/Facebook/Microsoft/Apple.
The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification course has been designed and offered by the SDG Academy along with Stockholm International Water Institute. You can learn from qualified instructors and earn a valid certificate to add to your credentials. If you wish to study environmental studies or enter the field as a professional, this certificate will help you get better opportunities.
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Dr Stefan Uhlenbrook Professor Freelancer
Dr John H Matthews Coordinator Freelancer
Dr Angela Renata Cordeiro Ortigara Associate Project Officer Freelancer
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No, you must upgrade to the verified track to avail of the instructor support feature.
The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis programme falls under the Environmental studies domain
The course curriculum includes end of module discussions and webinar recordings for better understanding.
The module lessons and other course material will be available in the English language.
The Water: Addressing the Global Crisis certification syllabus includes a series of case studies on actual events
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