Churning still water: Round table for finalisation of draft framework legislation for the protection and conservation of waterbodies in South Asia

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.

"Regional Dialogue on Sustainable Buildings" in Bhubaneswar

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. 

Excreta Matters

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...

Training programme on 'Sustainable Water Management' 10-14 November 2013 at Kathmandu, Nepal

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:

Climate of protests

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Documents

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