Events

Organiser: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Venue: Anil Agarwal Green College
                 Centre for Science and Environment,
                 38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area

CSE is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi. CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable.

Description
The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, consultants, NGOs, students and academics to understand wastewater treatment process, technologies and affordable treatment options. The programme further aims at evaluating the performance and design parameters along with the applicable cost implication associated with each treatment system.

This seminar aimed to provide a platform for the effective sharing of experiences of PRI-implemented WATSAN service delivery programmes  and so understand the various factors affecting the effective decentralisation of water and sanitation. 

Image courtesy: Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA)

Around 500 delegates from around 19 states and three neighboring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the 4th National Conference on the Forum of forest people and forest workers organised in Dehradun on 26-28 May 2012. More than 80% delegates were from the forest communities. A summary report of this conference is presented in this article.

‘Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no home’ - Abram L. Urban

Organiser:  The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM)

Venue: Hotel Shangri-La,
             New Delhi

ASSOCHAM initiated its endeavour of value creation for Indian industry in 1920. Having in its fold more than 300 Chambers and Trade Associations, and serving more than 2 lakh members from all over India. Its vision is to empower Indian enterprise by inculcating knowledge that will be the catalyst of growth in the barrierless technology driven global market and help them upscale, align and emerge as formidable player in respective business segments.

Organiser: Stockholm International Water Insitute

Venue: Stockholmsmässan
              Mässvägen 1,
              SE-125 80 Älvsjö,
               Sweden

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that seeks sustainable solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis. SIWI manages projects, synthesises research and publishes findings and recommendations on current and future water, environment, governance and human development issues.

Organiser: Climate Change Network

Venue: Royal Eco Hotel,
               26 Brook St,
               London,
               W1K 5DQ,
               United Kingdom

Climate Change Network is a non-profit organization of scientists, policy makers, and scholars committed to driving scientific research and innovative policy development on global warming and climate change science. With members in more than 135 countries, the CCVC sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding and mitigation of Global Warming.

Introduction

Organiser: OMICS Group

Venue: HICC Novotel & HICC Complex
               Near Hitech City

OMICS Publishing Group is an Open Access publication model that enables the dissemination of research articles to the global community. Thus, all articles published under open access can be accessed by anyone.