UNESCO
Workshop
on
WATER SECURITY
November 26-27, 2015 : VMCC, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India
ARE YOU READY TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD THROUGH WATER SECURITY?
NOVEMBER 26-27, 2015
Victor Menezes Convention Centre (VMCC), IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India
Learn from thinkers, eminent experts, acedemicians and innovators in the Water Security community
A Two-Day regional capacity development workshop on ‘Ensuring Water Security in Changing Environment Scenario for Water Professionals of Cluster Countries’ is being organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, National Institute of Hydrology Regional Centre, Bhopal and National Institute of Technology Hamirpur with support of UNESCO New Delhi Office. It will consist of invited lectures from experts in the field of Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Engineering and other stakeholders.
Themes
The tentative topics include, but not limited to:
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Water security: present status, challenges and way forward.
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Issues of concern for achieving water security.
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Policy requirements to address water security challenges.
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Water crisis, conflicts and gender issues.
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International best practices in wastewater treatment to provide high-quality effluent and enhance recycling to reduce the pressure on freshwater resources.
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Participation of international water community in understanding water security.
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Designing action plans for achieving water security.
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Participation of stakeholders in the water-wastewater treatment infrastructure.
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Urban flooding and draughts as threat to water security.
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Flooding and draughts in rural areas as ultimate challenge in water security.
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Linkage/nexus in water security and food-energy-climate-sustainability.
And other topics relevant to Water Security.
A FREE 1-Day Mumbai Sightseeing will be organized on 28th November, 2015.
OUR SPEAKERS
During the Two Day Regional Capacity Development Workshop, eminent resource persons from Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India shall deliberate on different aspects of water security.
Emeritus, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA
Eminent Speakers:
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Mr. Abul Kashem, Jt. Sec, Div of Local Governance, Bangladesh
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Mr. Abu Saleh Khan, Dep.Ex.Director (opn), Institute of Modeling, Bangladesh
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Dr. Hafeza Akhther, Progr.Officer (Sci.Sect), Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO, Bangladesh.
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Dr. Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Coordinator, International Hydrological Program (IHP) Committee, Nepal
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Mr. Jagat Kumar Bhushal, Member, International Hydrological Program (IHP) Committee, Nepal National Commission for UNESCO, Nepal
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Prof. Sohan Wijeseker, Chairman, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asia Water Management, Sri Lanka
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Ms. Aminath Nizar, Engineer, Environmental Protection Agency,Maldives
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Mr. Mohamed Fazeeh, Environment Analyst, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives
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Ms. Wilshaana Moosa, Environment Analyist, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives
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Dr. R.D.Singh, Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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Prof. N.K.Goel, IIT Roorkee, India
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Mr. R.M.Bhardwaj, CPCB, India
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Many more eminent experts
ORGANISERS
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