FREE ONLINE COURSE
Introductory level. Self-paced (4 modules, about 20 hours).
Open now (until November 15, 2025). Register here.
A deep dive into the practicalities of responding to the corruption and integrity failures threatening water and sanitation services in urban settlements in the city of Lima, Peru.
This course shows the ways residents of informal settlements cope with service failures and integrity issues, highlighting the gaps between reality and universal access to adequate water and sanitation. The course also shows the technical, financial, and integrity challenges for service providers working in the area, the solutions they bring to the table, and the way integrity is crucial for their work.
Participants explore how integrity failures impact access to water and sanitation at different spatial scales: city, neighbourhood, and household scale. They learn about what can be done at each of these scales to promote integrity in complex settings and address inequalities.
Course outline:
Module 1: Key concepts
Module 2: City scale
Module 3: Neighbourhood scale
Module 4: Household scale
Who is this course for?
Political decision-makers, professionals, civil society advocates, regulatory entities, and water and sanitation utility staff.
Students and researchers in social and technical disciplines.
Urban planners, engineers, and architects.
Language
Spanish
This course is developed by the Water Integrity Network and Urbes Lab in collaboration with PUCP and Cap-Net, supported by SMUS, TU Berlin. The Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS) is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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