Bangalore Urban and Rural District

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The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The mandate of NCBS is fundamental research in the frontier areas of biology. Our research interests range from the study of single molecules to ecology and evolution.

Organizer: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Venue: Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS), located in Kengeri, Bangalore

The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society is working to provide one million marginalised people with access to water, sanitation and energy by 2015. From their headquarters in Bangalore, they work through a network of like minded organisations across South Asia to provide cost effective, environmentally sound, and community specific basic needs services.

Organizers:
The summit is organized by Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), under the leadership of President Dr A Ravindra, IAS (retd.), Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka. It is supported by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India; Karnataka Water Board, Government of Karnataka; Institution of Public Health Engineers (India); Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board and Indian Water Works Association and Administrative Staff College (India).

CSD's mission is to promote sustainable development by identifying critical issues in the context of the present and the future and addressing them in a manner which will achieve sustainable outcomes. Its programs and methods are designed to promote the involvement of different stakeholders and build capacity to achieve sustainability across sectors. CSD works in close association with various government agencies, scientific institutions and civil society organizations.

Venue: Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore

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Janaagraha is a non-profit organisation based in Bangalore, India. It works with citizens and the government to improve the quality of life in Indian cities and towns.

The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society is working to provide one million marginalised people with access to water, sanitation and energy by 2015. From their headquarters in Bangalore, they work through a network of like minded organisations across South Asia to provide cost effective, environmentally sound, and community specific basic needs services.

Organiser: World Bank 

Venue: IIITB, Electronic City, Bangalore

After the World Bank’s Water Resource Strategy was created, the Bank’s water lending commitments have increased significantly, the quality of the water portfolio has been turned around, and the outcome project rating now outperforms the Bank average. The 2010 mid-cycle implementation progress report, Water for All in a Changing Climate, and the Sustainable Infrastructure Action Plan continue to guide the Bank’s strategy for managing water resources.