Events

The Third Gender, Water, & Equity Training Workshop in South Asia, is being organised from Nov 23-27, 2009. WHAT WILL YOU GAIN BY ATTENDING? The programme will help in - • Understanding the larger political context of water where in gender and equity issues are placed at the centre • Strengthening participants’ perspectives on gender, water, and equity issues • Examining analytical frameworks that could incorporate gender in the planning and implementation of programmes in the water sector

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A 3 day International Seminar on Greening Education will be held from 30^th September to 2^nd October 2009 in the "green city" of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Education policy makers, representatives of governments and development agencies, Head of Education Institutions, School Teachers and Faculty Members of Universities, Managers/ Adminstrators of Education Institutions, Representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, Providers of goods and services to education institutions, Sustainable Development Professionals and Educationists interested in introducing sustainable practices are cordially invited .

The main objectives of the International Greening Education Event are:

*To share the significance of greening education.

*To discuss the role of education institutions in developing skills, knowledge and values that promotes behaviour in support of sustainable development.

*To explore best activities that goes beyond awareness raising and makes learning and teaching for sustainability an integral component of school and university life.

Venue: The University of Bonn (Germany)

Description:

The 21st European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS) is scheduled for July 26-29 2010 at the University of Bonn (Germany). As part of the conference a Coordinated Session focusing on Human Health in Urban & Peri-Urban South Asia is being organized to highlight the examination of human health to provide a powerful lens into the social, economic, political, cultural and ecological transformations of rapidly urbanizing societies in South Asia. The coordinated session proposes two sessions. With the first session focused on urban health patterns and urban health systems in South Asia. The second session explores the relation of peri-urban dynamics and health. Shifting environmental burdens in the name of cleaning cities, changing land use practices, poor regulatory authorities, industrialization, market forces and demographic pressures have placed enormous stress on water resources in peri-urban societies of Asia. The Session is inviting papers reflecting the current situation, focused on identifying the linkage between several underlying conditions & their contribution to water transmitted diseases in peri-urban areas.

The 'Voices from the Waters' International Film Festival on water is back! In its 4th Avataar.Dates: 4th to the 6th September 2009 City: Bangalore Main Venue : Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Vasanthnagar Other Venues:

The 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm awarded the Water Prize to Laureate Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak.

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Indian Institute of Science is conducting a Workshop on URBAN LAKE MONITORING & MANAGEMENT from 23^rd to 25^th of September 2009 and a Brainstorming Session on Conservation & Management of Urban Lakes on 26^th September 2009

Venue: CiSTUP seminar Hall (SID Building), IISc campus (location details are available at http://cistup.iisc.ernet.in)

Workshop schedule: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

The workshop is meant for Research Scholars and Master students. The age of the participant be less than 30 as of 30 August 2009 (no registration and accommodation charges for selected young researchers).

Interested applicant should send a write-up (less than 750 words each) on “Need and challenges of wetland Monitoring and Management in India” and “How wetland monitoring workshop would benefit their career” (One page on each title). Application and write-up is to be routed through their institution. Selected outstation candidates will be paid Rs 500/- as their travel support and accommodation and food during the workshop will be taken care by the organizers.

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CII Gujarat is organizing Seminar on “Emerging Green Business Opportunities" on 27 August 2009 at Hotel Pride, Ahmedabad, With the objective of advancement in development, commercialization and global adoption of clean technologies and sustainable industry practices.

CEOs, Senior and Middle level Managers, Department Heads, Environment Specialists, Consultants, Maintenance Engineers, Operation/Production Managers, Architects, Civil & Structural Engineers, Institutes involved in designing and constructions, Students / Academia are all invited to attend this seminar.

Registration fee: CII Member:Rs 1,650.00 Non- Member:Rs 2,250.00 Students: Rs 1,100.00

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CSE’s advanced course on “Urban Rainwater Harvesting” for working professionals, https://www.cseindia.org/aagc/rwh-professionals.asp salah@cseindia.org