This program is available at the following locations:

• Corvallis
• Ecampus

The graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation is an 18-credit interdisciplinary program. It is designed to provide graduate students, non-degree students, water professionals and decision-makers with the required specialized resources and skills to address the water demands and challenges of the 21st Century, in Oregon, across the United States and internationally.

The curriculum centers around case-based, interactive course and field work to provide an in-depth look at water conflict, conflict transformation, and prevention issues and strategies across four distinct and overlapping themes:

• Water Governance
• Water and Ecosystems
• Water and Society
• Water and Economics

Each theme incorporates several topics critical to understanding water conflicts.

Contact Information

Lynette de Silva, Director
Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation
Oregon State University
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
256 Wilkinson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-7013
Fax: 541-737-1200
Email: lynette.desilva@oregonstate.edu
Website: http://transboundarywaters.science.oregonstate.edu/

Non-degree students, and those requiring additional information and advising, should contact the program director.

Certificate Code: CG06

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Improve their listening skills through practice and critiquing.
• Increase their understanding of the culture and environment from multiple perspectives and scales (both geographic and temporal) on water conflict issues.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of the water resource systems and how they interact with water use.
• Articulate the latest debates, insights, concepts, and tools in conflict management and resolution.

Major Code: CG06