Water Management

Mazhapolima was a participatory well recharge programme initiated by the Thrissur district, under which domestic water sources were recharged with rainwater harvested (usually) from roof tops.

5th South Asia Research Conference

Topic: Globalization of Governance - Implications for Water Management in South Asia

Dates: May 3-5, 2010 Bhutan

Theme:

Senior Coordinator in CSE, New Delhi - Water Management Programme

This report describes the proceedings of a workshop organised on the 5th of August 2009 at New Delhi, by the Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA), the Forum for Policy Dialogue and Water Conflicts in India (FORUM), India WASH Forum and WaterAid.

The crisis of providing safe and affordable drinking water, as well as meeting the water requirements for livelihoods and infrastructure for rural and urban sanitation in India, is becoming acute by the day. In this context, ensuring the right of citizens to drinking water and sanitation, can be an important policy initiative to help improve the overall situation.

The India WASH Forum (IWF), a coalition of individuals representing an independent credible voice in the water and sanitation sector that is aligned to the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), supported the launch of the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) in India, to assist the people of the country, who do not have adequate access to clean water and sanitation.

A launch workshop of the Global Sanitation Fund was organised on 4th August 2009 in New Delhi, by the India WASH Forum, to discuss GSF programme priorities and its implementation structure for India. Representatives of national and international organisations, Government of India, as well as sector experts participated in the workshop.

The next issue of "Water Moves",the quarterly newsletter on Water Governance from SPWD (Society For Promotion of Wastelands Development), with assistance from Sir Dorabji Tata Trust under the Water Governance project is out.

Articles include:

The newsletter explores the ways in which national laws, court pronouncements and judgements and international commitments can be interpreted to imply a right to water and sanitation.

Specific articles cover:

-Individual court cases and Supreme Court pronouncements

Water is the primary medium through which climate change impacts will be felt by human populations and the environment.  Adapting to climate change will require adapting to changes in water availability and distribution.

Once it is known that the system of administration and management of water resources has grown in a manner which is not conducive to productivity and efficiency, then what options are we left with? How do we analyze the state of the system, so that the critical points are identified and improved upon?

 Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd. (AFCL) is looking for Consultants for various areas of expertise in Water Resources  Projects 

 Location: Maharashtra 

 Last Date: December 15, 2009

(Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)