India Water Forum 2013
India Water Forum (IWF) Secretariat
| Chairman | Dr R K Pachauri Director General, TERI |
| Convenor | Mr. Ashok Jaitly,IAS (Retd.) Distinguished Fellow and Mentor Water Resources Division |
| Organizing Secretary | Dr. Debashish Goswami Fellow, Water Resources Division |
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE): An approach to global water security and sustainability
- Water use efficiency in the Agriculture sector: Managing water security and food security
- Water Use Efficiency in the Urban sector
- Water Use Efficiency in the Rural sector
- Water Use Efficiency in the Industrial sector
- Climate change and water vulnerability
- Inter-sectoral issues and challenges for WUE
- Recent advances in WUE
- Policy and governance framework and institutional arrangements for water efficiency
To carry forward the recommendations from the India Water Forum 2011,
and invite comprehensive deliberations on the various aspects of water
use efficiency and develop a consensual understanding on the water use
management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing the
second ‘India Water Forum’ (IWF 2013) on the theme - ‘Water Use
Efficiency’. Water use efficiency has been identified as the most
promising approach for ensuring water security. There is a need to
devolve ways to achieve the goals of water efficiency, which may cover
not only the behavioral changes in human habits on water consumption,
but also the structural and operational changes required in various
sectors (rural, urban, industrial, agricultural) for optimum utilization
of water. More crop per drop and enhanced industrial production per
unit of water consumption are the approaches required to be incorporated
in the system of water utilization.
The improvement of water efficiency also requires structural changes
in the policy and governance structure through innovative tools of
promotion, and incentives for efficient water utilization, while
simultaneously, dealing with inefficient water consumption through
taxes, disincentives, and tariffs. IWF 2013 invites the water actors to
discuss and deliberate on these and other related issues on water
efficiency. IWF 2013 aims to develop a blue print for an effective
mechanism necessary to achieve the objectives of water efficiency. In
this context, the forum envisages a series of interactive sessions with
policy makers, industrial experts, environmentalists, researchers,
academicians, students, and the general public on a common platform.
This global convention will showcase advanced knowledge and successful
technologies developed in different countries and regions, with the aim
of promoting international knowledge network and partnerships for
addressing challenges related to water use efficiency, water security
and climate change. The convention will explore vast opportunities in
developing technically viable and economically feasible solutions for
sustainable governance and management of water resources.
India’s National Water Policy (2012) which has been formally launched
in April this year envisages suitable policies for water use efficiency
in agricultural and industrial sectors, climate change adaptations,
adequate water supply and sanitation, robust institutional arrangement
and proper water pricing. There is an urgent need for these policies to
be translated into actionable programmes. Various thematic sessions in
IWF 2013 will deliberate on tangible programmes for the implementation
of such policies.
India, with its vast river systems, gigantic Himalayan Glaciers, and
oceanic water bodies, sets the perfect stage for knowledge creation and
dissemination and has great potential in water resource management and
sustainability. Through a global platform like IWF, India will take lead
in addressing water resource management and governance challenges which
will help the society to move in a common direction and develop
strategies and solutions that are applicable on a global scale.
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