The Policy & Practice Forum 2023

APRIL 25 - 27, 2023
Policy & Practice Forum sessions on water and sanitation

APRIL 28, 2023
Workshop for laboratories on 'Analytical studies for the policy and practice shift towards non-sewered sanitation and circularity of resource management'

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) announces the convening of its 2023 Policy and Practice Forum (earlier known as SFD Week) from April 25-27, 2023, with the focus on providing inclusive and affordable solutions for water and sanitation management. Being organised in collaboration with the Water Research Commission (WRC), International Water Association (IWA), Faecal Sludge Management Alliance (FSMA), University of Columbia and GIZ, this international meet is designed as an experience-sharing and agenda-setting forum. It will bring together some 100 policymakers, practitioners and researchers to deliberate on the conditions prevailing at present and the priorities for the future.

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The Forum is expected to begin with discussions on how to scale up affordable and sustainable water and waste management practices, and go on to dwell on issues like innovations in governance and regulatory mechanisms, faecal sludge treatment systems, resource recovery for circularity, rural-urban convergence and climate change and resilience (see Agenda for details).

On April 27-28, CSE’s Environment Monitoring Laboratory will organise a workshop on Analytical studies for the policy and practice shift towards non-sewered sanitation and circularity of resource management. This will be a closed-door meet, designed as an experience-sharing and agenda-setting forum for laboratories on these critical issues globally. The organisations expected to participate include the CDD Society, Bengaluru; BITS-Pilani, Goa; IIT-Palakkad, Kerala; ENPHO/Eco Concern, Nepal; ITN, BUET, Bangladesh; Columbia University, USA; WASH Institute, Chennai; ASCI, Hyderabad and AIT, Thailand.

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Participation in both eventsfrom April 25-28, 2023 is only by invitation. Travel and accommodation of all participants will be supported by CSE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, KINDLY CONTACT:

DEPINDER SINGH KAPUR
Director, Water Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
Email: dkapur@cseindia.org

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Presentations

SESSION 1: Inauguration
Transforming Urban Odisha: Towards Inclusive and Affordable Solutions for Water and Sanitation By: G Mathi Vathanan Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Govt of Odisha
Our evolving sanitation journey: why this paradigm shift to affordable and inclusive sanitation is needed? Where are we today? What are the new and old challenges for tomorrow? Our agenda together By: Sunita Narain Director General CSE
SESSION 2: Keynote Presentations: Scaling Up of Affordable and Sustainable Water and Waste Management
Policies and Practices for Non-Sewered Sanitation By: Roshan Raj Shrestha Deputy Director, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Changing Cities from Fishes to Squirrels – What policies do we need? By: Arne Panesar Head, SuSanA Secretariat, GIZ
FSMA: Informing policy into Practice in FSM By: Eva Mary Program Coordinator, Faecal Sludge Management Alliance (FSMA)
Scaling of Affordable Water and Sanitation By: Jennifer Molwantwa CEO, Water Research Commission, South Africa
By: Suresh Kumar Rohilla Program Lead, International Water Association
WASH in Asia: Status, challenges and solutions By: Peter Harvey Regional Advisor WASH, UNICEF, Kathmandu, Nepal
SESSION 3: Global and National Experience in Water and Sanitation: Challenges and Lessons. What Works, Where and Why?
A global journey on urban sanitation – looking back, looking ahead By: Arne Panesar Head, SuSanA Secretariat, GIZ
Achievements and future challenges of the CWIS approach in Bangladesh in terms of sustainability and inclusiveness By: Abdullah Al-Muyeed Chief Operating Officer, Citywide Inclusive Sanitation-Faecal Sludge Management Support Cell, Bangladesh
Institutional Set-up of WSAs and Municipalities to Promote FSM and other Inclusive Sanitation Interventions By: Mr. Risimati Mathye Department of Water and Sanitation – South Africa
Inclusive and Climate Sensitive Sanitation System Planning By: Suraj Kumar CEO, Innpact Solutions Private Limited
Using the Shit Flow Diagram to advocate and monitor inclusive sanitation in different parts of the world By: Andy Peal Independent WASH Consultant, Member SuSanA
SESSION 4: Enabling Policy and Regulatory Framework: Innovations in Governance
Context Setting By: Subrata Chakraborty Senior Programme Manager, Water Programme, CSE
WASH Policy and Regulation Initiatives in Nepal By: Bhawana Sharma Executive Director, Environment and Public Health Organisation, Nepal
Policy to practice – Learnings from implementation of innovation By: K V Santhosh Ragavan Senior Specialist, Indian Institute of Human Settlement
Enabling policy and regulatory framework: Innovations in Governance By: Aveek De Sanitation Mission Leader - E Gov Foundation
DAY 2: APRIL 26, 2023
SESSION 5: Faecal Sludge Treatment Systems: Planning, Technology, Performance, Economics and Operations
Context Setting By: Pavan Kumar Programme Manager, Water Programme,CSE
Journey towards safely managed sanitation in non-sewered sanitation areas of Bangladesh By: Hasin Jahan Country Director, WaterAid Bangladesh
Informed choice processes to support infrastructure investment decision-making By: Rajeev Munankami Multi Country Programme Manager, Urban Sanitation, SNV
Faecal Sludge Treatment Systems : Planning, technology, performance, economics and operations By: Krishna K Senior Project Manager, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination, India
Case Study of Odisha By: P K Mohapatra Engineer In Chief, Odisha Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Informal sector engagement for sustainable FSSM By: Sanjay Singh Director Programs, Population Services International
SESSION 6: Resource Recovery for Circularity: Designing Treatment Systems and Standards for Nutrient Reuse and Recycling
Context Setting By: Sumita Singhal Programme Manager, Water Programme, CSE
GIZ portfolio review on wastewater and faecal sludge reuse By: Alexandra Dubois SuSanA Secretariat
Going Beyond Technologies and Standards By: Dhawal Patil General Manager,Ecosan Services Foundation
Designing for circularity : The water , food , energy nexus in an era of climate change Solutions By: S Vishwanath Founder & Director, Biome Environmental
Circularity on Used Water Management in smaller Towns By: V K Chaurasia Joint Advisor, CPHEEO, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Rural and Urban Biodegradable Waste – Challenges, Opportunities & Strategies for Resource Recovery By: Navindu Gupta Principal Scientist,ICAR-The Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Resource Recovery from Septage By: Srikanth Mutnuri Associate Professor, BITS Pilani (Goa Campus)
Quality Evaluation of Faecal Sludge-Based Biosolids in India to Ascertain their Reuse and Resource Recovery Potential By: Vinod Vijayan Deputy Lab Head, EML& FSM Laboratory, AAETI, CSE
SESSION 7: Rural Urban Convergence on Used Water, Sludge and ODF++
Context Setting By: Sushmita Sengupta Senior Programme Manager,Water Programme, CSE India
ODF ++, Rural Urban Convergence on Used water and Sludge By: L K Atheeq Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Karnataka
Decision making pointers for FSM Clustering across the rural and urban continuum By: Avinash Kumar Yadhav Practice Lead - Water, Sanitation & Environment, National Institute of Urban Management
Exploring Urban –Rural; Rural-Rural Convergence in FSSM in Maharashtra By: Ms Utkarsha Kavadi Director, RCUES, AIILSG Mumbai and Maharashtra Urban WASH and ES Coalition
SESSION 8: Water and Treated Used Water Connection: The Opportunity for Augmented Water Conservation and Management
Context Setting By: Ravi Kumar Deputy Programme Manager - Water Programme, CSE
FAECAL SLUDGE AND SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT (FSSM) in Jhansi (U.P.) By: Pulkit Garg Municipal Commissioner, Jhansi
Groundwater in the co-management of Waterand Wastewater By: Himanshu Kulkarni Founder, Advanced Center for Water Resource Development and Management, Pune
Water reuse challenges and how to overcome them? By: Venkatesh Dutta Professor, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, BabasahebBhimraoAmbedkar University, Lucknow
DAY 3: APRIL 27, 2023
SESSION 9: Climate Change and Resilience: Framing of Water Sensitive and Water-Wise Cities in the Climate Change Context
Climate Change and Resilience The Framing of Water Sensitive & Water-Wise Cities in the Climate Change Context By: Manu Bhatnagar Principal Director, Natural Heritage, Division, INTACH
Sanitation must be seen as a catalyst for climate action and sustainable development! By: Arne Panesar Head, SuSanA secretariat, GIZ
National Drinking Water Grid – an enabler for climate resilient water and sanitation? By: Somnath Bandyopadhyay Independent consultant, Ex. Prof.Nalanda University
Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions in India’s Cities By: Manushi Ashok Jain Co-founder, Sponge collaborative, Chennai
Climate Change and Resilience: Framing of Water Sensitive and Water-Wise Cities in the Climate Change Context By: Depinder Kapur Director, Water Programme, CSE
SESSION 10: Developing an Agenda for Change, Identifying Priorities and Collaborations
Working Group 1: Non-sewered sanitation treatment systems and solutions.
Working Group 2: How to scale up non-sewered sanitation systems.
Working Group 3: Way forward for an inclusive urban sanitation change agenda.
Working Group 4: Treated bio-solids— standards and re use.
Working Group 5: Rural-urban convergence for treated used water and sludge management.