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Agua en América Latina: Abundancia en medio de la escasez mundial (edX)

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Agua en América Latina: Abundancia en medio de la escasez mundial (edX)

Un MOOC desarrollado en colaboración con la Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes) de Colombia, donde diferentes visiones y profesiones se unen para construir alternativas que ayudan a comprender la crisis mundial del agua. Si en el mundo existe tanta agua dulce, 35 millones de km3 para ser exactos, ¿cómo es posible que hoy más de 750 millones de personas no tengan acceso al agua? Al mismo tiempo, el continente americano cuenta con el 31% de las reservas de agua dulce del mundo. ¿Es posible que los países que conforman América Latina puedan aprovechar esta situación y transformarla en una gran oportunidad?

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Si deseas dar respuesta a estas preguntas y otras parecidas, ¡este curso es para ti! Lo que se pretende con el curso es que los participantes reconozcan las amenazas en el acceso a los recursos hídricos en América Latina y el Caribe. A partir de la identificación de los riesgos materializados por vacíos institucionales prevalentes en la región y los impactos adversos del cambio climático y la contaminación, podrás reconocer las amenazas en el acceso a los recursos hídricos en América Latina y el Caribe.

De esta forma, el curso te llevará hacia una reflexión sobre el rol del agua en la sociedad, sus usos y su potencial y, además, te presentará los métodos y herramientas existentes para la asignación de los recursos hídricos disponibles y, así, obtener el máximo beneficio y evitar el despilfarro. No te pierdas la oportunidad de analizar los usos del agua y riesgos del acceso a los recursos hídricos en la región, a través de la mirada interdisciplinar.
Además, haremos uso de aplicaciones web, como juegos o interacciones que promueven la colaboración y la aplicabilidad de los conceptos presentados por nuestros instructores. Incluso, a lo largo del curso, las actividades propuestas permitirán al participante poner en práctica lo aprendido en su lugar de residencia.
El 78% de los estudiantes que han realizado el curso afirman que mejoraron su capacidad para formular, implementar y/o evaluar políticas públicas.
55% de los estudiantes afirmaron que otras personas en sus comunidades se beneficiaron de las iniciativas, proyectos o programas que desarrollo con base en el curso.
Por último, la modalidad de este curso es "a tu propio ritmo (self-paced)" por lo que puedes registrarte en cualquier momento, aunque lleve abierto un tiempo.

Al final del curso, serás capaz de:

  • Describir la importancia de la asignación del recurso hídrico en el contexto de la crisis del agua en América Latina.
  • Tomar conciencia sobre la necesidad de mejorar la gestión del agua en la región, teniendo en cuenta la oferta y la demanda existente.
  • Comprender cómo la economía puede explicar algunos problemas relacionados con la gestión del recurso hídrico y ayudar a resolverlos.
  • Comprender la importancia de la gobernanza del agua y la gestión comunitaria, en la resolución de problemas de provisión y distribución del recurso hídrico.
  • Comprender mecanismos de negociación entre intereses heterogéneos en la asignación de recursos hídricos.
  • Usar los conocimientos adquiridos durante el curso para identificar la oferta y demanda del

recurso hídrico, los problemas de gestión y gobernanza en la cuenca hidrográfica Chira-Piura en Perú.

Syllabus

Módulo 0: Introducción
Módulo 1: La crisis mundial del agua
Módulo 2: Agua, oferta y demanda
Módulo 3: Agua, sociedad y economía
Módulo 4: Gestión comunitaria y gobernanza del agua
Módulo 5: Asignación de recursos hídricos entre actores diversos
Módulo 6: Aplicación a través de un caso de estudio

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