Training Resources

Welcome to the H2infO Training Page! The resources found within this page have been collected from across the U.S. Water Partnership with the goal of aiding in the education and preparation of H2infO users all over the world working to address unique water challenges.

Training Resources

Promoting Transboundary Water Cooperation: Challenges and Model Solutions Part II

Published: 
January 27, 2015
This webinar is the second in a series discussing the challenges and solutions in transboundary water cooperation. The webinar covers hydrodiplomacy, confronting power asymetry, multilevel governance and harmonization of all instituions and organizations, and water diplomacy and justice.Read more

Promoting Transboundary Water Cooperation: Challenges and Model Solutions Part I

Published: 
September 28, 2015
Part I of this series provides an overview of transboundary water conflicts and potential solutions with the support of practical experiences of three experts in the field. Read more

Delivering Water and Food Security for the Bottom of the Pyramid

Published: 
February 4, 2015
This webinar explores how the collaboration between various organizations can result in providing efficient irrigation systems to small holder farmers while improving livelihoods and building food security.Read more

SERVIR Science Applications for Water Reources in Mesoamerica, Africa

Published: 
August 19, 2013
U.S. Agency for International Development
This webinar descibes SERVIR in the context or Mesoamerica and Africa. Servir is a NASA_USAID partnership to improve enviornmental management and resilience to climate change by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate earth observation information and...Read more

Water to Air Models: Urban and Agricultural Frameworks for Quantifying Energy and Air Quality

Published: 
October 1, 2004
Pacific Institute
To give water managers a better understanding of the relationship between water management decisions, energy consumption, and air quality the Pacific Institute has created two Excel Spreadsheets that demonstrate Water to Air Models. One model is for urban water districts and the other for...Read more

Directory of Selected U.S. Training Programs, Short Courses and Workshops in Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management

Published: 
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent U.S. Government mandates and a surge of worldwide concern for environmental and natural resource management have created a demand for training programs in these subjects. Several U.S. institutions now offer training programs in various aspects of environmental protection, including forestry...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Staff Training for Water Supply Projects in the West Indies

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
An ongoing staff training program and a comprehensive maintenance management system are evolving as a result of recently constructed water treatment plants on the island of Trinidad. With approximately 130 trained technical staff needed to operate the treatment systems, an accelerated four-phase...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

A Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Building Local Well Drilling Capacity in Senegal

Published: 
August 1, 2013
Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
An overview of various well drilling technologies and their costs, this document also provides a case for the adoption of manually drilling wells where appropriate. Manually drilling wells, when professionalized, can be completed at the same level of quality as mechanized rigs but at 1/4 of the...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa