1. Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management
Developed within the framework of the European and Asian Academic Networks in the Field of Environmental science (LEANES) for the online module Climate Change
dr Ansje Löhr
Environmental Sciences, School of Science
Open Universiteit, The Netherlands

2. dr Ad van Dommelen - director SENSE
Development of a chapter Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management and case study on the Millingerwaard – 1 ECTS
The LEANES project led by Trinity College Dublin, in cooperation with partnership with the University of Eastern Finland and the Netherlands Research school for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment (SENSE)
dr Ad van Dommelen - director SENSE
dr Ansje Löhr: Environmental Sciences School of Science, Open University of The Netherlands
Ir Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga: Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre
prof dr Carolien Kroeze, Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University & School of Science, Open University of The Netherlands

3. Why the Open Universiteit, the Netherlands?
Mission
Open Universiteit develops, provides and promotes innovative higher distance education of top quality, in collaboration with networks and alliances.
As the prime university for lifelong learning, it addresses the wide-ranging learning needs of people during their course of life, plus the need to achieve a considerable upgrade of the knowledge level of the society at large.
high-quality distance education at academic level
expert in educational development and innovation
collaboration in networks and alliances
the university for lifelong learning

4. And the School of Science?
Bachelor and Master programme in Environmental Sciences
- natural sciences at the core
- programmes aim to train broadly oriented environmental scientists.
competence of academic professionals to think, communicate, learn and collaborate across boundaries we call ‘transboundary competence’
higher education for sustainable development should provide learning environments in which these transboundary competences can be developed
Bachelor en master bieden:
een brede basis met geïntegreerde natuurwetenschappen
een bacheloropleiding met keuze uit drie majors: natuurwetenschappen, beleid of gezondheid
flexibiliteit bij het invullen van leerstof en mogelijkheden tot maatwerk
de vaardigheid om natuurwetenschappelijke en maatschappijwetenschappelijke kennis te combineren
de kennis en vaardigheid om informatietechnologie te hanteren en samen te werken in multidisciplinair teamverband
virtuele cursussen en innovaties:
virtuele klas (begeleiden op afstand)
virtueel milieuadviesbureau (VMAB)
innovatieprojecten:
European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development
Virtueel Milieuadviesbureau
ALFA-project: een virtuele noord-zuid dialoog
Begeleiden op afstand virtuele klas
Ontwikkeling van internationale stages

5. Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management – 1 ECTS
The LEANES on-line module on Climate Change
developed primarily for Asian higher institutions and students and has therefore an international focus.
Examples from several places around the world
A focus on the Netherlands and in particular the Millingerwaard: a part of the Rhine river basin.
The chapter: provides student with theoretical background and exercises and feedback are given
case study provides students with a practical example of adaptive water management in the Millingerwaard, an area in the Rhine river basin.

6. Chapter Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management
“Students reflect on
own home situation”
1. Global water use:
Global change
Ecosystem services
“Examples like Aral Sea
with video’s/ websites/
papers”
2 Global water cycle
2.1 Major water types “exercises with feedback”
2.2 The hydrological cycle
3. Climate change and the water cycle
3.1 Observed climate changes
“Video: David Attenborough on human
induced climate change”
IPCC, 2007

7. 3.2 Impact on Global Freshwater system; trends for the future
3.3 Climate scenarios
4. River basins
River basin hydrology
The Dutch Delta
“read “Science News” article:
How Does Climate Change
Affect The Water Cycle?
“study IPCC models for Africa and Europe: temperature and precipitation in 1980 to 1999 & 2080 to 2099”
“find in the Water resources e-Atlas:
Ganges, Rhine and Mississippi”
“Read the following news item
and make a list of expected changes for the Rhine.
How does this relate to the KNMI’06 scenarios?
Rhine river discharge could fall by 30% in this century
12 Jun 2009 Unit: Wageningen UR”
Dutch KNMI’06 climate scenarios

8. Adaptive Water Management
5. Integrated and adaptive water management
6. Policies on water management
“UN Decade ‘Water for life” “United Nations Millennium Development Goals”
“European Water Framework Directive”
“National Policies: The Dutch Program Room for the River”
7. Stakeholder analysis
Link to other study programmes;
“EU NeWater Curriculum Adaptive Water Management”
A. High importance, low influence
B: High importance, high influence
C: Low importance, low influence
D: Low importance, high influence
Multiple stakeholder platforms
Importance/influence matrix
Semi structured interviews

9. Case study Millingerwaard
The Rhine river - The Millingerwaard – the Netherlands
Lowering of floodplains as a measure to increase water storage “Room for the River”.
In the chapter the students already studied:
- Climate change in the Rhine basin
Room for the River policy
KNMI scenario’s
Adaptive water management in the Millingerwaard

10. Multimedia in the case study Millingerwaard made by Open Universiteit Stakeholders involved in the Millingerwaard
Nature development
Dr. Johan Bekhuis – nature development and room for the river project in the Millingerwaard
(0 – 3:37)
Policy
Drs. Marianne Schuurmans – Major of Millingen aan de Rijn
Agriculture
Zeger Stappershoef – Farmer and chairman of the land reform
(0 – 2:16)

11. More information Open Universiteit - School of Science: www.ou.nl/nw
Multimedia - Skills labs project:
SENSE:
Wageningen University:
Thank you!
谢谢!