Dr. Franco Montalto, P.E. was recently a trainer at UNESCO World Water Assessment Program (WWAP) headquarters in Colombella, Italy. The training was entitled “Capacity Development on Water and Sustainable Development,” and was a follow up to the WWAP’s 2015 report "Water for a Sustainable World." It was attended by 20 water professionals from 14 different African countries.
Dr. Montalto kicked off the program with a group role play exercise inspired by Garrett Hardin’s seminal 1968 Science article, Tragedy of the Commons. The goal of exercise was to explore the challenges associated with implementing the UN’s recent Sustainable Development Goals through a “fishing game”. Dr. Montalto also taught the portion of the training that focused on Urban Water Planning and Management.
