Factos essenciais
- Datas
- 4–8 jan. 2027 (5 dias)
- Local
- Dili, Timor-Leste
- Preço por participante
- £2.650 (GBP)
- Pagamento
- Por fatura e transferência bancária
- Encerramento das inscrições
- 5 dez. 2026
- Certificado
- Certificado de conclusão
- Opção interna
- Realize-o para a sua equipa, nas datas que preferir
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Visão geral do programa
Municipal piped water systems face acute operational stresses that undermine service reliability and revenue collection. In urban centres such as Dili, distribution networks require rigorous operational management to curtail physical losses, improve network hydraulics, and secure equitable water distribution across expanding populations. This five-day course equips engineers, network managers, and operations personnel with current engineering methodologies to inspect, zone, and operate municipal distribution assets using established international practices, specifically aligned with International Water Association principles for loss management.
The curriculum addresses the engineering and management aspects of municipal water distribution, concentrating on pressure management, network hydraulics, and non-revenue water control. Participants examine hydraulic network behaviour, hydraulic modeling inputs, and standard operating protocols for maintaining pressure regimes that reduce pipeline bursts. Through practical technical sessions, attendees evaluate district metered area zoning strategies, acoustic and non-acoustic leak detection tools, and metering accuracy assessments, bridging theoretical distribution mechanics with routine maintenance and technical monitoring operations.
Beyond physical leak detection, the programme trains practitioners to develop institutional performance frameworks and data-informed operational plans. Learners analyse technical and commercial components of standard water audits, calculate performance metrics, and establish proactive maintenance routines for pumping stations, reservoirs, and pipeline infrastructure. Operating teams gain the analytical capabilities necessary to oversee urban piped network schemes, supervise field contractors, implement routine telemetry monitoring, and safeguard long-term system performance under standard donor reporting requirements and public service targets.
Urban centres across developing regions face urgent pressure to improve piped water reliability and preserve municipal financial sustainability. Implementation teams executing major municipal investments, such as the US$121m Dili Water Supply Project focused on urban piped water networks, require immediate practical competency to install, commission, and manage modern distribution infrastructure. Establishing robust operational routines, systematic loss control, and district metered area management ensures capital investments achieve intended public health, operational, and service continuity targets.
Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Dili, Timor-Leste, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.
The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability
- Principles of urban piped water distribution network hydraulics and service reservoirs
- Pipeline materials, joint integrity, valve types, and reticulation asset classification
- Operational procedures for municipal pump stations, gravity mains, and break-pressure tanks
- Water distribution network flushing, disinfection, and commissioning protocols
- Establishing routine operational logs, network asset registers, and preventive maintenance tasks
- International Water Association guidelines for network segmentation and zoning design
- Boundary valve identification, isolation testing, and network boundary integrity audits
- Sizing, siting, and installation protocols for bulk supply meters and boundary meters
- Avaliação de riscos climáticos e ambientais
- Planeamento da adaptação e da mitigação
- Estratégias setoriais para a energia, a água e o solo
- Conceção de projetos para objetivos climáticos e ambientais
It is designed for municipal water utility engineers and operations supervisors, network technicians responsible for leak detection and repair, dili water supply project management unit technical staff and others who want practical, current skills in climate, environment and natural resources.
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- Resultados
- MRV
The Growing Importance of Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili
As alterações climáticas, a pressão ambiental e a gestão de recursos moldam hoje os planos nacionais, os orçamentos e as decisões de investimento. Os financiadores esperam cada vez mais que as considerações climáticas e ambientais sejam integradas nos projetos desde o início.
As instituições capazes de planear em função dos riscos climáticos, gerir bem os recursos naturais e preparar propostas sólidas estão em melhor posição para proteger os serviços e aceder ao financiamento disponível para este trabalho.
As organizações precisam cada vez mais de profissionais capazes de:
- Avaliar os riscos climáticos e ambientais para os seus serviços e ativos
- Conceber projetos que cumpram objetivos climáticos e ambientais
- Preparar propostas que os financiadores possam aprovar
- Medir e comunicar resultados de forma credível
- Trabalhar com comunidades e parceiros de vários setores
Sistemas sólidos de clima, ambiente e recursos naturais ajudam as organizações a:
- Proteger serviços e infraestruturas contra os riscos climáticos
- Aceder a financiamento climático e ambiental
- Cumprir compromissos nacionais e internacionais
- Utilizar os recursos naturais de forma sustentável
This Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.
Who Should Attend This Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training?
Este programa destina-se a:
- Municipal water utility engineers and operations supervisors
- Network technicians responsible for leak detection and repair
- Dili water supply project management unit technical staff
- Water utility asset managers and infrastructure planners
- Distribution network hydraulic modelling personnel
- Non-revenue water and commercial loss reduction officers
- Public works engineers overseeing municipal piped infrastructure
- Technical specialists supporting urban water capital works
- Donor-funded project operations and engineering advisers
- Técnicos de alterações climáticas e ambiente
- Pessoal dos setores da energia, da água e da agricultura
- Técnicos de planeamento e de políticas
O programa adequa-se tanto a profissionais experientes como a quem está a assumir novas responsabilidades. Incentivamos grupos que juntem instituições e países diferentes, pois os participantes aprendem muito com a experiência uns dos outros.
Assinale o que a sua equipa precisa de ser capaz de fazer.
Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training, participants will be able to:
- Establish district metered area boundaries using international zoning criteria and network hydraulic constraints
- Deploy active leak detection techniques and acoustic equipment to isolate physical losses in distribution pipelines
- Calculate utility standard water balances in accordance with the International Water Association methodology
- Design pressure management schemes using pressure reducing valves to extend infrastructure lifespan and decrease burst frequencies
- Formulate operational plans and maintenance schedules for municipal pumping stations, service reservoirs, and reticulation networks
- Evaluate customer metering accuracy and data collection procedures to identify and resolve commercial losses
- Construct operational performance metrics and monitoring indicators for urban water distribution networks
- Explicar os principais desafios climáticos e ambientais do seu setor
- Avaliar os riscos climáticos e ambientais para serviços e ativos
- Planear medidas de adaptação e mitigação
Cada objetivo é praticado durante o programa através de exercícios, casos ou trabalho de grupo, para que os participantes saiam capazes de o pôr em prática, e não apenas de o descrever.
Conteúdo e estrutura do programa
- Principles of urban piped water distribution network hydraulics and service reservoirs
- Pipeline materials, joint integrity, valve types, and reticulation asset classification
- Operational procedures for municipal pump stations, gravity mains, and break-pressure tanks
- Water distribution network flushing, disinfection, and commissioning protocols
- Establishing routine operational logs, network asset registers, and preventive maintenance tasks
- International Water Association guidelines for network segmentation and zoning design
- Boundary valve identification, isolation testing, and network boundary integrity audits
- Sizing, siting, and installation protocols for bulk supply meters and boundary meters
- Hydraulic modeling inputs for validating district metered area pressure and flow regimes
- Field verification techniques to resolve cross-connections and undetected inter-zone flows
- Physics of pressure-leakage relationships and burst frequency dynamics in municipal networks
- Selection, sizing, and commissioning of direct-acting and pilot-operated pressure reducing valves
- Fixed outlet, time-based, and flow-modulated pressure management configurations
- Installation standards, bypass configurations, and strainers for pressure reducing installations
- Monitoring critical point pressure and network response using field loggers and telemetry
- Classification of physical losses and real loss component analysis in distribution networks
- Acoustic leak detection methods: listening sticks, ground microphones, and correlators
- Non-acoustic techniques: step testing, flow monitoring, and visual pipe inspection regimes
- Prioritisation, excavation, and repair standards for burst mains and leaking service connections
- Quantifying recovered water volume and verifying post-repair acoustic and hydraulic performance
- Constructing the standard International Water Association water audit and balance sheet
- Assessment of apparent losses: customer meter under-registration, data handling, and unauthorised consumption
- Calculating key performance metrics: Infrastructure Leakage Index and real losses per connection
- Developing multi-year municipal non-revenue water reduction strategies and operational plans
- Structuring performance reporting frameworks for utility boards and donor financing entities
Conteúdo completo, dia a dia
O programa decorre ao longo de 5 dias. Cada dia combina contributos de especialistas, trabalho prático e um workshop ou estudo de caso final:
- First Day: Municipal Water Network Hydraulics and Infrastructure Operations
- Second Day: District Metered Areas and Network Hydraulic Zoning
- Third Day: Pressure Management and Network Loss Reduction
- Fourth Day: Active Leak Detection Technologies and Physical Loss Abatement
- Fifth Day: Water Balance Auditing, Performance Indicators, and Operational Planning
Conteúdo completo, dia a dia
First Day | Municipal Water Network Hydraulics and Infrastructure Operations
- Principles of urban piped water distribution network hydraulics and service reservoirs
- Pipeline materials, joint integrity, valve types, and reticulation asset classification
- Operational procedures for municipal pump stations, gravity mains, and break-pressure tanks
- Water distribution network flushing, disinfection, and commissioning protocols
- Establishing routine operational logs, network asset registers, and preventive maintenance tasks
Workshop: Municipal Water Network Hydraulics and Infrastructure Operations: Applying It to Your Institution
Em pequenos grupos, os participantes aplicam os métodos do dia a exemplos das suas próprias instituições e acordam os próximos passos práticos.
Second Day | District Metered Areas and Network Hydraulic Zoning
- International Water Association guidelines for network segmentation and zoning design
- Boundary valve identification, isolation testing, and network boundary integrity audits
- Sizing, siting, and installation protocols for bulk supply meters and boundary meters
- Hydraulic modeling inputs for validating district metered area pressure and flow regimes
- Field verification techniques to resolve cross-connections and undetected inter-zone flows
Workshop: District Metered Areas and Network Hydraulic Zoning: Applying It to Your Institution
Em pequenos grupos, os participantes aplicam os métodos do dia a exemplos das suas próprias instituições e acordam os próximos passos práticos.
Third Day | Pressure Management and Network Loss Reduction
- Physics of pressure-leakage relationships and burst frequency dynamics in municipal networks
- Selection, sizing, and commissioning of direct-acting and pilot-operated pressure reducing valves
- Fixed outlet, time-based, and flow-modulated pressure management configurations
- Installation standards, bypass configurations, and strainers for pressure reducing installations
- Monitoring critical point pressure and network response using field loggers and telemetry
Case Study: Pressure Management and Network Loss Reduction in Practice
Os participantes analisam um caso realista, comparam as escolhas feitas com as boas práticas e retiram lições que podem aplicar no seu próprio contexto.
Fourth Day | Active Leak Detection Technologies and Physical Loss Abatement
- Classification of physical losses and real loss component analysis in distribution networks
- Acoustic leak detection methods: listening sticks, ground microphones, and correlators
- Non-acoustic techniques: step testing, flow monitoring, and visual pipe inspection regimes
- Prioritisation, excavation, and repair standards for burst mains and leaking service connections
- Quantifying recovered water volume and verifying post-repair acoustic and hydraulic performance
Workshop: Active Leak Detection Technologies and Physical Loss Abatement: Applying It to Your Institution
Em pequenos grupos, os participantes aplicam os métodos do dia a exemplos das suas próprias instituições e acordam os próximos passos práticos.
Fifth Day | Water Balance Auditing, Performance Indicators, and Operational Planning
- Constructing the standard International Water Association water audit and balance sheet
- Assessment of apparent losses: customer meter under-registration, data handling, and unauthorised consumption
- Calculating key performance metrics: Infrastructure Leakage Index and real losses per connection
- Developing multi-year municipal non-revenue water reduction strategies and operational plans
- Structuring performance reporting frameworks for utility boards and donor financing entities
Capstone Exercise: Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Action Plan for Your Institution
Os participantes sintetizam a semana num plano de ação para a sua instituição, com prioridades, responsáveis e primeiros passos, e apresentam-no para receber comentários dos colegas e dos formadores.
Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training Methodology
The course employs an applied engineering format combining lecture-led technical modules, hands-on hydraulic calculations, and guided operational simulations. Participants examine real-world distribution data, analyze case studies of network conversions, and review standard equipment manuals. Group work requires teams to design district metered areas, assess mock water balances, and formulate actionable network operation plans, ensuring immediate transferability of technical skills to active municipal water supply projects.
O programa combina:
- Sessões conduzidas por especialistas sobre as práticas atuais
- Estudos de caso regionais e internacionais
- Trabalho de grupo e exercícios práticos
- Simulações e dramatizações, quando relevante
- Discussão dos desafios dos próprios participantes
- Aprendizagem entre pares de várias instituições e países
- Ferramentas e modelos práticos para levar para o trabalho
- Reflexão diária e planeamento de ações
Antes do programa, uma breve avaliação prévia ajuda os formadores a compreender a função e as prioridades de cada participante, para que os exemplos e exercícios possam ser ajustados ao grupo. Cada dia termina com uma breve reflexão em que os participantes registam o que vão aplicar no trabalho.
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Resultados esperados
Upon completion of this Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training, participants will be able to:
- Ability to design, delineate, and commission functional district metered areas within complex urban networks
- Proficiency in selecting and using acoustic leak detection instrumentation to localise underground pipe failures
- Competence in configuring pressure reducing valves to achieve optimal pressure regimes and curb pipeline bursts
- Skill in compiling rigorous International Water Association standard water balances to track physical and commercial losses
- Capability to produce detailed operational schedules and maintenance routines for urban distribution infrastructure
- Capacity to establish reliable performance metrics and technical reports required for donor-financed municipal projects
- Avaliar riscos climáticos e ambientais
- Planear medidas de adaptação e mitigação
Os participantes saem com um plano de ação pessoal e ferramentas práticas que podem utilizar na sua instituição logo na primeira semana após o regresso. As instituições que enviam vários participantes podem aproveitar o programa para acordar métodos e modelos comuns entre equipas, o que torna as melhorias mais fáceis de manter.
£2.650 por participante · fatura e transferência bancária · grupos de 5 ou mais pessoas beneficiam de desconto
Cinco ou mais participantes da mesma organização: peça a tarifa de grupo no pedido de fatura.
Dez ou mais participantes: uma versão interna para a sua instituição pode custar menos por pessoa. Peça um orçamento para formação interna.
As inscrições encerram dentro de 22 dias (5 dez. 2026)
Institutional Application of Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training
Este programa ajuda as organizações a reforçar:
- Planeamento climático e ambiental
- Conceção de projetos
- Acesso a financiamento
- Medição de resultados
- Participação das partes interessadas
Os participantes regressam com ferramentas práticas para melhorar:
- Avaliações de risco
- Notas de conceito
- Quadros de resultados
- Sistemas de monitorização
- Modalidades de parceria
O programa foi construído para que a aprendizagem passe da sala de formação para a instituição. Sempre que possível, os participantes trabalham sobre os seus próprios processos e documentos e saem com um plano de ação que as chefias podem analisar e apoiar.
Relevância regional e aplicação
Europa
As instituições europeias tratam o clima, o ambiente e os recursos naturais no âmbito de quadros regulamentares e agendas de reforma pormenorizados. Os participantes europeus podem comparar a sua prática com colegas de outras regiões e testar o funcionamento de métodos consolidados em condições diferentes.
África
Em toda a África, os ministérios, organismos e equipas de projeto que trabalham em clima, ambiente e recursos naturais atuam cada vez mais em paralelo com programas financiados por doadores que exigem sistemas claros e evidência. O programa ajuda os participantes a adaptar as boas práticas às instituições e aos recursos com que trabalham.
Médio Oriente
No Médio Oriente, as estratégias nacionais de desenvolvimento e os planos de diversificação colocam exigências crescentes em matéria de clima, ambiente e recursos naturais. Os participantes exploram como criar, dentro dos organismos públicos e das empresas, a capacidade de que estes planos precisam.
Ásia
As instituições da Ásia aliam um crescimento rápido a programas de modernização ambiciosos. Os participantes asiáticos podem partilhar a sua experiência de expansão rápida de sistemas e aprender com abordagens utilizadas noutros contextos.
Pacífico
Os pequenos Estados insulares e do Pacífico enfrentam limitações específicas de dimensão, distância e capacidade. O programa destaca abordagens práticas e proporcionadas ao clima, ao ambiente e aos recursos naturais adequadas a instituições de menor dimensão.
Holding the programme in Dili, Timor-Leste brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how climate, environment and natural resources is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.
Host Country Profile – Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste, is one of the cities where Risalat Consultants International runs practical training programmes for officials, project teams and professionals.
Estudar fora do seu país dá aos participantes tempo para se concentrarem, um olhar novo sobre a sua própria instituição e a oportunidade de criar uma rede com colegas de outros países.
Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training Deliverables
Os participantes recebem apoio antes, durante e depois do programa, para que a preparação, a aprendizagem e o acompanhamento formem uma experiência contínua.
Antes do programa
- Avaliação prévia dos participantes
- Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Readiness Assessment
- Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Resource Pack
- Materiais de leitura preparatória
- Apoio e aconselhamento gratuitos em matéria de vistos
Durante o programa
- Recolha no aeroporto e apoio de boas-vindas
- Alojamento com pequeno-almoço
- Jantar de boas-vindas e networking
- Kit de formação Risalat (saco, garrafa, caneca, t-shirt, boné, capa de passaporte, canetas, bloco de notas, íman e porta-chaves)
- Comprehensive Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili Training Manual
- Lista de verificação de triagem de riscos climáticos
- Modelo de avaliação de opções
- Modelo de nota de conceito
- Modelo de medição de resultados
- Workshops práticos e simulações
- Discussões de grupo e aprendizagem entre pares
- Almoço e pausas para café diários
- Acesso total às instalações do local de formação
- Mini tablet com materiais de aprendizagem digitais
- Visita de campo (quando aplicável)
- Passeio recreativo pela cidade
Depois do programa
- Certificado de Conclusão
- Prémio Risalat de Reconhecimento da Participação no Programa
- Materiais de referência pós-formação
- Lista de verificação de preparação para o financiamento
- Modelo de monitorização e relato
- Apoio pós-formação e orientação de acompanhamento
- Relatório do programa
As instituições podem também solicitar uma versão interna e adaptada deste programa, realizada nas suas instalações ou online. Pedir uma proposta.
Common Challenges in Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili, And How This Training Helps
Como podem as instituições avaliar os riscos climáticos e ambientais para os seus serviços e ativos?
The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Municipal Water Network Hydraulics and Infrastructure Operations), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Como podem as instituições conceber projetos que cumpram objetivos climáticos e ambientais?
The programme addresses this directly on the second day (District Metered Areas and Network Hydraulic Zoning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Como podem as instituições preparar propostas que os financiadores possam aprovar?
The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Pressure Management and Network Loss Reduction), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Como podem as instituições medir e comunicar resultados de forma credível?
The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Active Leak Detection Technologies and Physical Loss Abatement), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Como podem as instituições trabalhar com comunidades e parceiros de vários setores?
The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Water Balance Auditing, Performance Indicators, and Operational Planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Perguntas frequentes
When and where does the Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili programme take place?
It runs from 4 Jan 2027 to 8 Jan 2027, in Dili, Timor-Leste. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.
Quem deve participar?
The programme is designed for municipal water utility engineers and operations supervisors, network technicians responsible for leak detection and repair, dili water supply project management unit technical staff, water utility asset managers and infrastructure planners, and others who want practical skills in climate, environment and natural resources.
Vou receber um certificado?
Sim. Os participantes que concluírem o programa recebem um Certificado de Conclusão da Risalat Consultants International.
Este programa pode ser realizado apenas para a nossa instituição?
Sim. Podemos realizar uma versão interna adaptada nas suas instalações, noutra cidade ou online, construída em torno dos seus próprios casos. Utilize o pedido de proposta nesta página.
Preciso de experiência prévia em clima, ambiente e recursos naturais?
Não é necessária formação especializada além de experiência numa função relacionada. Uma breve avaliação prévia ajuda os formadores a adaptar as sessões ao grupo.
Who Will Deliver This Programme
Each date is delivered by a team assigned from Risalat's expert network for this subject. For this programme we assign:
How we choose them: Experience in the region of the participants or comparable settings; Command of the financier rules that apply (World Bank, ADB, AfDB, EU, UN) where relevant; Delivery in English; other languages on request for in-house groups; No conflict of interest with participants' institutions.
Names and short CVs of the assigned experts are shared with registered participants and sponsoring organisations before the programme, on request. Are you an expert in this subject? Join our expert network.
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Why Dili for this programme
Dili, Timor-Leste, was chosen for this programme because it is easy to reach for the participants we expect and has suitable venues for practical, interactive training.
The Municipal Piped Water Network Operations and NRW Reduction in Dili programme in January 2027 brings together officials and professionals. Sessions combine short inputs, case studies and group work on participants' own files, and the city's institutions can be added as a study visit on request.
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