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July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
January 7, 2024
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 28, 2023
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
The report presents six case studies on how sustainable agriculture programmes scaled up in the past in India
A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in the Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: IWMI Flickr Photos; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
December 19, 2023
Employment potential of India's Jal Jeevan Mission
This IIM Bangalore study highlights the spillover effects of public investments in rural water supply systems in the form of employment generation.
The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)
December 12, 2023
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme
Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)
Invite to a lecture 'Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav ', Manthan 2, New Delhi
Water is sacred across religions, time and place; discover the core of this magical element with the second edition of Manthan.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:02 PM

For more information on the event, please click here.
Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav
Call for papers 'Solutions for future water security: Water, Energy and Climate Conference 2014', The International Water Association (IWA)
An opportunity to bring together knowledge from across the globe to share experiences and information, enable collaboration and build new partnerships.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 11:36 AM

For more information on IWA, please click here.

For further details on the Abstracts, click here.
Invite to the launch of 'CEEW-Veolia Report on Urban Water Management', Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
The report reflects the recommendations that emerged from earlier discussions and contains brief essays by several participants on their perspectives on urban water management.
Posted on 16 Nov, 2013 04:33 PM

For more information on the organisers, the CEEW, please click here.

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Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Celebrate 'World Toilet Day', November 19, 2013
An international day of action that aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:42 AM

For more information on the World Toilet Day, click here.

To check out what WTD activities are going on in your area and join an event, click here.
World Toilet Day'
Call for papers on 'Large-Scale Restoration of Ecosystems', Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society (S.A.P.I.EN.S)
A central platform for sustainability research, where key ideas from all fields are published.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:29 AM

For more information on S.A.P.I.EN.S, please click here.

To view details on article submission, click here.

To read further instructions for authors, click here.
E-Learning course ' Water Footprint—Concept and Application', Water Footprint Network, January 13 - 31, 2014
To understand the fundamentals of Water Footprint Assessment and how it can be used by consumers, businesses, policy makers and governments.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:07 AM

For more information on the Water Footprint Network, please click here.

To view details on the online course, click here.

The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.
E-learning course 'Comprehensive disaster risk management framework', National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), December 30, 2013 - February 7, 2014
Aim is to raise the level of awareness & preparedness and to enhance analytical skills & professional competencies in different areas of Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 10:00 AM

For more information on the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), click here.

For details on the online course available, click here.
Invite to National Conference 'Curriculum Development forMainstreaming Disaster Management in Higher Education',Tirpude College of Social Work, Nagpur
Seminar aims to create an overall awareness about Disaster Management and to develop an understanding regarding curriculum requirements among the educators.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 09:35 AM

For more information on the organisers, please click here.

For further details on the conference, click here.

The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.
Tirpude College of Social Work
Call for Proposal 'Study on Environmental Sustainability and Human Development', United Nations Development Programme
To undertake a study to assess the potential impact of environmental degradation & climate change on human development, and to promote integration of environment sustainability.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 07:42 PM

For more information on the UNDP, please click here.

For eligibility criteria, click here.
Nominations invited for 'Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)'
An international award judged by leading scientists from around the world, where five prizes are bestowed on a bi-annual basis.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 06:29 PM

For more information on the organisation, PSIPW please click here.

For further details on the awards, click here.

The brochure on the same can be downloaded from below.

 

 
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