Date: October 9 - 11, 2020 Venue: Anil Agarwal Environmental Training Institute (AAETI), Nimli (Tijara), Rajasthan Language of Instruction: English
About the Training Rapid urban growth and unplanned development has led to poor provisioning of basic utility services such as access to water and sanitation. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) report 2019, around 2.2 billion people around the world do not have access to safely-managed drinking water and 4.2 billion lack safe sanitation services. Recognizing the severity of the issue, globally, serious efforts are being undertaken to manage the water and sanitation sector in a sustainable way which is in-line with the agenda of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Research states that globally around 80% of wastewater is released into the environment without adequate treatment, indicating that the current water paradigm, primary focuses on the supply side management and providing hardware solutions is unsustainable and non-feasible. Keeping in view the challenges faced, it is important to shift to an intermediate approach which is sustainable in nature, cost effective, requires less operation and maintenance. One such approach which aims to improve water and sanitation in cities is called as decentralized wastewater management, the approach emphasises on prevention of leakage losses, reduce energy and piped network, reuse/recycle and resource efficiency by treating wastewater close to its origin - A holistic approach addressing the problems of water pollution and scarcity. The decentralized wastewater treatment systems can be considered as a sustainable and effective solution to achieve citywide sanitation for all.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) understands its responsibility as a public interest research and advocacy organization and aims to sensitize various stakeholders working in this sector through its high impact trainings timely. In this endeavor, CSE is organizing a 3 days Advanced Training on ‘Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Local Reuse’, at its state-of-art residential facility, Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), Neemli, Rajasthan. AAETI is a learning, training and innovation centre designed to find appropriate and affordable solutions to some of the most pressing environmental problems.
The training will also provide participants an opportunity to be part of the Global Knowledge Conclave entitled ‘SFD Week 2020” and interact with key experts from:- GIZ, Water Research Commission (WRC), South Africa, WaterAid and University of Leeds; also including national institution as well as Indian experts / institutions involved in advocacy for citywide inclusive sanitation.
Aim of the training: To create cadre of practitioners with knowledge, skill and attitude to mainstream urban decentralized wastewater management.
Learning Objective:
Training Methodology The training style is considerably based on the ‘Harvard Case Method’, which conveys teaching messages through interactive practical work done by trainees. The training will be focused on experiential learning – including individual/group interaction, practical group exercises, interaction with experts, discussions, field visit and documentary films to highlight the best management practices successfully implemented. Furthermore, the training is complimented by sessions and discussions on existing case studies which demonstrate the recommended actions and interventions for sustainable water and sanitation management.
The training programme is divided into various modules to meet different needs of the target groups. These theoretical and practical modules include interactive sessions with leading experts, presentation on case studies through CSE’s web-based portal “MOUNT” and field visit to successfully implemented treatment systems to have practical visibility of the best management practices for decentralized wastewater treatment and local reuse. The participants will get the opportunity to plan and design a decentralized systems as part of ‘Do It Yourself’- group exercise.
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Course Coordinators:
Dr. Mahreen Matto Programme Manager - Water Programme +91-11-40616000 (Ext: 257), mobile: +91 98680 18045 Email: mahreen@cseindia.org
Mr. Jyoti Parsad Senior Research Associate - Water Programme +91-11-40616000 (Ext: 244), mobile: +91 85598 38864 Email: jyoti.parsad@cseindia.org
Training Director:
Dr. Suresh Kumar Rohilla Senior Director, CSE Academic Director, School of Water & Waste, AAETI Email: srohilla@cseindia.org
