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MANAGING WATER Risk:

AWARENESS FOR LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS

Course code: ANY-MWRALD-ALL-E
Mapping: Water31K™ Risk Foundations, Risk Context, Risk Identification and Assessment, Risk Management and Risk Oversight
CPD: 3.5 hours

Learning Outcomes 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand water risk at a leadership level, including why it is a critical strategic and governance issue.
  • Recognise how water systems create risk exposure, from source through to end use.
  • Identify key elements of water risk management, including controls, multiple barriers and incident response.
  • Understand their roles and responsibilities as directors, executives or decision-makers in overseeing water risk.
  • Apply an enquiring mindset, including knowing what questions to ask to test whether risks are being effectively managed.
  • Recognise the limits of delegation, and the importance of maintaining accountability and oversight.
  • Demonstrate awareness aligned with fitness and propriety expectations, including informed judgement, due care and diligence.
  • Appreciate emerging and future risks, supporting more informed, forward-looking decision-making.