BASIN INFO
River basins provide the geographical boundary for hydrologists and water managers. River basin-, watershed- or catchment drainage areas collect and distribute all the freshwater that is locally available from precipitation. Societies and water users rely on the water resources that are available at river basin scale. Basin.info aims at delivering systematic information about river basins for researchers and stakeholders and summerizes available information about bio-physical, institutional and socioeconomic river basin characteristics including data sources and references related to concluded research.
NEWS
COWASA
COWASA moves into an event filled season that bridges classroom and fieldwork. From 29th to 31st of October 2025, a joint team from ITT and the University of Zimbabwe will present new work related to climate adaptation and IWRM at the WaterNet Symposium in Lusaka, Zambia. In the first week of November, a Water Energy Food Nexus seminar will be held at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, followed by the annual COWASA workshop. Rounding things off, four COWASA scholars will join our IWRM master’s programme at TH Köln for the winter semester 2025 / 26.
Summerschool Adaptation to Climate Extremes: Risk Assessment and Design Interventions” in September 2025
Summer School: Adaptation to Climate Extremes: Risk Assessment and Design Interventions" in September 2025
The Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) at TH Köln offers a three-week program on Climate Change Adaptation. The program is designed for young academics holding a DAAD Master's or Ph.D. In-Country/In-Region scholarship.
Throughout the summer school, young academics with a background in natural resources management, climate science and related fields have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in designing climate change adaptation interventions. The focus of the adaptation classes will be on sustainable interventions in the water, land, and energy sectors. Additionally, participants will learn how to consider climatic changes and increasing resource demands resulting from socio-economic development.
The summer school starts with an introduction to the basic concepts of climate change and adaptation. Afterwards, participants will delve deeper into using an adaptation framework for developing climate change adaptation strategies, conducting climate risk assessments, exploring cost considerations and interventions, as well as utilizing relevant data tools, while also exploring nature-based solutions.
Scholarships available for MSc Program in Integrated Water Resources Management for Latin America and the Caribbean (IWRM-LAC), San José, Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica (UCR), School of Geography, offers a new MSc Program in Integrated Water Resources Management focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. The 6th generation will start in August 2026 and is looking for students from all LAC countries and Germany.
The MSc Program takes place at the UCR. It belongs to the DAAD-funded project "Integrated Water Resources Management for Latin America and the Caribbean – IWRM LAC" in the "Transnational Education - Degree Programs offered abroad by German Institutions" program. The project coordinator is the Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), TH Köln, Germany.
The time to completion for the degree is four semesters. The internationally oriented MSc Program allows students from Latin America and the Caribbean to start their studies in San José and spend an exchange semester at ITT, TH Cologne, Germany. Classes in Costa Rica are taught in Spanish and English. The teaching language at the ITT is English. The curriculum of the MSc Program IWRM-LAC follows the structure of the MSc Program: "Integrated Water Resources Management" offered at ITT, TH Köln (LINK).
