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Urban Rainwater Harvesting: December 26-29, 201
Urban Rainwater Harvesting: December 26-29, 201
Date: December 20, 2013 in New Delhi Supported by: CCBP NURM, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt of India; Delhi Jal Board and Urban Development Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Surface water sources such as lakes, ponds and rivers are very important as they help in flood control, ground water recharge and storm protection. They also secure water for drinking, agriculture and industrial purposes. They play an important role in mitigating and adapting to the climate change effects. Once, lakes and wetlands played a vital role in South Asia’s urban landscape, but rapid urbanisation in the region has led to massive encroachment and pollution of its waterbodies.
Date: December 13, 2013 Venue: Crystal Hall, Hotel Mayfair Convention Centre, Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneswar Centre for Science and Environment is organizing “Regional Dialogue on Sustainable Buildings” in collaboration with the Bhubaneswar Urban Development Authority (BDA) in Bhubaneswar on December 13 at 9.30 am in Hotel Mayfair. This is an experience dialogue on the strategies on green buildings to improve energy and resource efficiency in building construction and usage.
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Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste (296 pages). Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results (496 pages). Recommendations to Shri Prem Kumar, Hon'ble Minister for Urban Development, Government of Bihar Lok Sabha Question on Excreta Matters News Clippings Presentation: Citizens’ Report on the state of India's Environment By: Sunita Narain Statistics:71-city data of water and sewage. EXCRETA MATTERS: 7th State of India's Environment report Kolkata, September 1, 2012 Hyderabad: July 25, 2012 Meerut: July 20, 2012 To get involved contact: Nitya Jacob (Programme Director – Water Programme) Email: nitya@cseindia.org Tanks for water security Vice President Hamid Ansari expresses concern over scarce water resources as well as the stark inequity in access to water: March 4, 2013, New Delhi Read more...
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Date: November 19 to 20, 2013 Venue: CSE, New Delhi
CSE is organising the following training programmes in partnership with Guthi (www.guthi.net), Nepal. Sustainable water management systems like harvesting rainwater and decentralised wastewater treatment including reuse and recycle can substantially increase the availability of water in areas where supply is scarce and has also become an economical and ecological benefit. The details of the programme (s) are as follows:
Date: November 26, 2013 Venue: Nagarodaya Centre, 155 A, Dr. Danister de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 8
Author: Chandra Bhushan
Author: Chandra Bhushan
Indrajit Bose, Warsaw It’s day 10 of climate negotiations in Warsaw. Talks under the Ad hoc Working Group on Durban Platform (ADP), tasked to negotiate the global climate deal in 2015, seem to be heading nowhere.
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GLOBAL WARMING:IN AN UNEQUAL WORLD Authors: Anil Agarwal & Sunita Narain Download pdf National Action Plan on Climate Change Download pdf Submission on SBSTA Agenda item 4 Download pdf Submission by India on AWG-LCA REDD-plus Financing Issues Download pdf Submission by India to SBSTA, UNFCCC Download pdf Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the 0th Basic Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change Download pdf Increasing Ambition Level under Durban Platform for Enhanced Actions Download pdf