Welcome to the SWITCH Training Kit website – your source of knowledge on more sustainable management of water in the city.
All of the information found on this website can be consulted and used freely – bearing in mind the terms of use. Simply browse through the menu on the left hand side.
What you can find on this website
The SWITCH Training Kit website contains a wealth of information on how to increase the sustainability of urban water management:
- The SWITCH Training Kit modules
- Module 1: Strategic Planning - Preparing for the future
- Module 2: Stakeholders – Involving all the players
- Module 3: Water Supply – Exploring the options
- Module 4: Stormwater – Exploring the options
- Module 5: Wastewater – Exploring the options
- Module 6: Decision-Support Tools – Choosing a sustainable path
- SWITCH resources: Key publications from the SWITCH project
- Trainer materials: Presentations, group exercises and other resources with which to run a training workshop
- The possibility to formulate training requests: You are interested in Integrated Urban Water Management and the Learning Alliances approach, but you need training tailored to your individual needs? Click here for more information.
Summary booklet
The summary booklet provides you with a quick overview of the contents of all modules. You can also order a hard copy – together with the CD-ROM containing the complete modules – by writing to water@iclei.org
Illustration: The Water-Sensitive City of the Future (1.3 MB)
SWITCH City of the Future
For a brief introduction to Integrated Urban Water Management, see this short video produced by the SWITCH project.
Target audience
The SWITCH Training Kit website is aimed at water managers, urban planners and engineers from local governments and water, wastewater and drainage utilities. The website also contains material for trainers, who may use these in workshops for the staff of a particular city and/or water utility. However, all of the information on this website is also useful for independent reading.
Background
The SWITCH project (2006-2011) aimed to achieve more sustainable urban water management in the “City of the Future”. A consortium of 33 partner organisations from 15 countries led by UNESCO-IHE worked on innovative scientific, technological and socio-economic solutions with the aim of encouraging widespread uptake around the world.
UNESCO-IHE, on behalf of the SWITCH Consortium and European Union, won the IWA's Sustainability Award 2012 for 'innovation in the practical realization of sustainable urban water management'. The award was presented by IWA President, Glenn Daigger to Carol Howe (SWITCH Project Manager) at the IWA Biennial World Water Congress in Busan, Korea on 18 September 2012. Click here to find out more.
