The Following is a list of notable guests who have confirmed their attendance and will be presenting papers at the seminar.
Santha Sheela Nair – Keynote Address
Secretary, Dept. of Drinking Water Supply,
Government of India Delhi
Dr. R. C. Srivastava - Policy Paper - Keynote Address
Director, Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI)
Andaman Islands
Dr. S. K. Ambast - Geoinformatics for Planning and Development of Water Resources at the Macro-Level
Head of Division of Natural Resource Management,
Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI)
Andaman Islands
Dr. Arunabha Majumder - Solerizing Water
Professor-Emeritus,
Water Resources Engineering,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Joe Madiath - Gram Vikas' Award Winning Model
Director, Gram Vikas,
Winner of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize
Maj. Sudarshan - PRI - Private Partnership Model
Regional Head
Safe Drinking Water Division
Naandi Foundation
Dr. S. Janakarajan - The Effect of Climate Change on Freshwater Aquifers
Professor and Director
Madras Institute of Development Studies
Chennai
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Paper Invitation
The Seminar is inviting papers that conform to the theme; Challenges of Providing Potable Water to the Islands. Papers must be presented in a 15-minute time frame and fit under one of the following topics:
1. Water resource development under island conditions
2. Water quality concern for island conditions
3. Community-managed water resources and supply systems
Limited travel allowance of Rs 15,000 is available for those presenting papers upon recommendation by the screening committee. For travel allowance to be granted the following must be submitted by December 15:
1. Paper abstract.
2. Letter of request.
3. One page of Bio-data.
Make all paper submissions to dennyson@gmail.com
All papers must be complete and submitted by January 5.
1. Water resource development under island conditions
2. Water quality concern for island conditions
3. Community-managed water resources and supply systems
Limited travel allowance of Rs 15,000 is available for those presenting papers upon recommendation by the screening committee. For travel allowance to be granted the following must be submitted by December 15:
1. Paper abstract.
2. Letter of request.
3. One page of Bio-data.
Make all paper submissions to dennyson@gmail.com
All papers must be complete and submitted by January 5.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Summary
The National Water Seminar is designed to bring together Government, NGOs and people from the grass roots level to examine the complexities of providing potable water in an island environment. The three focuses of the Seminar will be; water resource development, water quality and community managed water supply systems. Experts from island nations with similar geography and water issues will be invited to share their findings. The Seminar will include a plenary session in which ways of implementing the findings can be discussed.
The Seminar will be held in Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India on the 29th and 30th of January, 2009.
Concept Note
As Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the UN said, “safe drinking water and basic sanitation are intrinsic to human survival, well-being and dignity.” He further stated that, “by 2025, an estimated 2.8 billion people will live in countries facing water stress or water scarcity.”
According to the UN statistics over 100 million Indians do not have access to improved sources of drinking water. Although the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledges that there has been progress in this area the number of people without access is actually increasing. He also “warned of severe water shortage in the next few decades,” To address these issues he calls for collective action between the Government, NGOs and the Civil Society.
The water problems facing the Andaman Islands are unique in many ways. It receives 3000mm of rainfall annually but has a four month long dry season. Even thought there is an over abundance of rainfall during the monsoons the subsoil formation does not allow much of this water to penetrate the surface and create aquifers. Another issue is water rights. Forest dwellers receive education and health services but are neglected when it comes to the issue of drinking water. This has been identified as one of the major concerns for the islands by a Regional Seminar held in Port Blair on March 6, 2008. Forest dwellers are not the only ones who suffer. A Zilla Parishad case study indicates that Diglipur is provided with only half the amount of water needed. This is not a unique problem to Diglipur but can be seen all over the Islands including in the capital, Port Blair.
This seminar will be an opportunity to look at alternative models of water harnessing, and success stories from other Islands with similar geophysical situations. It will be also be a time to network between all those working on water issues. The purpose this seminar is to initiate the discussion at various levels and thus seek to address the issues related to drinking water.
According to the UN statistics over 100 million Indians do not have access to improved sources of drinking water. Although the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledges that there has been progress in this area the number of people without access is actually increasing. He also “warned of severe water shortage in the next few decades,” To address these issues he calls for collective action between the Government, NGOs and the Civil Society.
The water problems facing the Andaman Islands are unique in many ways. It receives 3000mm of rainfall annually but has a four month long dry season. Even thought there is an over abundance of rainfall during the monsoons the subsoil formation does not allow much of this water to penetrate the surface and create aquifers. Another issue is water rights. Forest dwellers receive education and health services but are neglected when it comes to the issue of drinking water. This has been identified as one of the major concerns for the islands by a Regional Seminar held in Port Blair on March 6, 2008. Forest dwellers are not the only ones who suffer. A Zilla Parishad case study indicates that Diglipur is provided with only half the amount of water needed. This is not a unique problem to Diglipur but can be seen all over the Islands including in the capital, Port Blair.
This seminar will be an opportunity to look at alternative models of water harnessing, and success stories from other Islands with similar geophysical situations. It will be also be a time to network between all those working on water issues. The purpose this seminar is to initiate the discussion at various levels and thus seek to address the issues related to drinking water.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
'Water and Islands Development' - Regional Seminar Recomendations
Regional Seminar held on 12 March 2008, Port Blair
For complete doc follow the link: "Regional Seminar Proceedings, Report & Recommendations"
For Excerpts follow link Recommendations to Administration or read below
For complete doc follow the link: "Regional Seminar Proceedings, Report & Recommendations"
For Excerpts follow link Recommendations to Administration or read below
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