Andean Hydrology > Objectives

Objectives of the training

The training course has the following objectives:

• Foster the science-policy dialogue to improve sustainable water management
• Enable participants to select adequate methods to assess Andean catchments for long and short-term discharge predictions
• Understand key aspects about monitoring and modelling in mountainous catchments

Learning Outcomes

The main expected learning outcomes are:

• Understand the relevance of the mountainous cryosphere for water availability
• Be aware of how key climate and hydrological parameters are monitored and how data and information need to be managed
• To be able to select the appropriate model or assessment tool for hydrological forecasting in dependence of the catchment environment, data availability and questions raised
• Know how to use available open source climate and drought information