Water Management

India’s rapidly growing economy is driving increased water usage across different sectors. Various estimates and projections indicate an increasing trend in water demand for agriculture, industrial and domestic uses in the coming decades.

This paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge provides a brief overview of the the Ahar-Pyne system, a traditional water harvesting system still practised in the sout

Providing usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.

Organiser: Karunya University

Venue: Karunya University

Organiser: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Venue:  Department of civil engineering
              Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
              Gandhinagar,
              Gujarat

Organizers: Ford Foundation, Arghyam and Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM)

Venue: To be decided

ACWADAM is a not-for-profit organization that aims to develop solutions to groundwater problems of today and tomorrow. It is a premier education and research institution and facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and trainings.

She comes to Arghyam with a background in the corporate and not for profit sectors, both in India and abroad. She has a record of achievement in taking initiatives to scale in the financial and education sectors and  substantial experience as a coach and mentor.

The issues of climate change, water and energy are central to any attempt for bridging the gap between “developed” and “developing” nations. These three critical issues have thus far been addressed in isolation from one other, in countries like India.