Tuesday, August 23, 20119.00 – 12.30 p.m

Room- K23

Levers of Change in (Peri) Urban Water Management

Saci sWATER

Seminar organised by

International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture (IEDA), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China

South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs)

US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (US EPA)

This seminar addresses levers of change in rapidly urbanizing areas that lead to positive Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) reforms in both the formal and informal sectors for meeting human needs. The development of governance structures, the hydro-social contract, climate change, and water security through diverse technological and social capital will be discussed from concepts to successful demonstrations in various (peri) urban cities. Building resilience using a water-sensitive approach is becoming fundamental, and variations in achieving water security from institutionalized policy changes to adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities, in lesser institutionalized cities, will be juxtaposed for an interactive seminar discussion on levers of change towards sustainability under climate change and urbanization.

9:00

Chair:

Part 1: Framework and Concepts

9:05

Part 2: Applied Case Study Presentations Based on Conceptual Framework

9:20

10:00

10:40 Tea/Coffee Break

11:00

Part 3: Interactive Panel

11:15

12:15 Close of Seminar

Welcome and Introductions

Sasha Koo-Oshima, Senior International Water Policy Advisor, EPA, Office of Water, USASara Ahmed, Senior Program Specialist, IDRC, Regional Office for South Asia and China, India

Margaret Catley-Carlson, Advisor to the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board (UNSGAB) on Water & Sanitation

The Hydro-Social Contract in Sustainable Urban Water Management Sasha Koo-Oshima, Senior International Water Advisor, EPA, Office of Water, USA

Water Security in Peri-urban Contexts: Understanding Vulnerability Vishal Narain, Associate Professor, Management Development Institute (MDI), India

Safe Use of Reclaimed Water in AgricultureMei Xurong, Director, IEDA, CAAS, China

Rainwater Harvesting and Management in Beijing Urban AreasZhang Shuhan, Assistant Chief Engineer, Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute, China

Urban and Peri-Urban Water Management Nexus to a Dying RiverM Shah Alam Khan, Director, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh

Changing Waterscapes in the Periphery: Water Security Concerns in Peri-Urban Hyderabad, India Anjal Prakash, Senior Fellow, SaciWATERs, India

Documentary – Voices from the Field (Film Director: Dr. Rana Ghose)

Moderator: Sara Ahmed, Senior Program Specialist, IDRC, Regional Office for South Asia and China, India

Panel Discussion on Points of Leverage for Achieving ChangeVishal Narain, Associate Professor, MDI, IndiaSasha Koo-Oshima, Senior International Water Policy Advisor, EPA, Office of Water, USA.Mei Xurong, Director, IEDA, CAAS, ChinaHao Weiping, Director of Department of Water Saving Agriculture Technologies, IEDA, CAAS, ChinaM Shah Alam Khan, Director, IWFM, BUET, Bangladesh

Programme Schedule