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Training of Trainers of Testing of Faecal waste (Sewage and Sludge)

The training is part of three stage handholding process – an initiative by CSE to support other existing laboratories in Ganga basin states and across India. The focus of ToT is to create multipliers – mid level lab technicians and lab managers who can further train fellow technicians as well as contribute to effectively monitoring any decentralized treatment system that manages wastewater/ faecal sludge in long run as certified laboratory. The details of proposed handholding training is as follows -  

National Field Exposure Visit 'Sustainable Water Management - Best Management Practices'

Date: October 5-9, 2015 The Ministry of Urban Development has acknowledged the lack of skilled man power in urban local bodies across India and has therefore developed the ‘Capacity Building Scheme for Urban Local Bodies’ (CBULB). The programme aims to enhance knowledge, skills and attitude of city officials for the mainstreaming of reforms and best management practices (BMPs) of sustainable water and wastewater management through training programmes followed with field exposure visit, seminars and workshops.

Round table on Mainstreaming Septage (faecal waste) Management- Opportunities and Challenges in India

Existing status of septage management in Indian cities can be ranked to very poor to poor, due to lack of proper guidelines, awareness amongst stakeholders, and lack of knowledge skill and attitude of city managers. Taking this grave situation into account,  Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has made efforts to mainstream septage management in India since. In 2012, CSE published the 7th report- India’s first and most comprehensive survey of water and sewage management in a two volume set publication- “Excreta Matters”.

Roundtable- Mainstreaming Water Sensitive Urban Design and Planning- Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Development

India has witnessed a rapid increase in urban population (with expected growth rate of 2.54% population per annum) during the past few decades. Today all cities and towns are exerting pressure on water resources leading to increasing water demand and supply gap.Furthermore, this increasing urbanization in India is resulting in a heavy clamor of “built-up area” which includes residential, commercial and retail spaces.

Regional Workshop on 'Energy and Resource Efficiency in Urban Water Management' in Kolkata, West Bengal on June 20, 2013

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organized a one day regional workshop on ‘Energy and Resource Efficiency in Urban Water Management’ on June 20, 2013 at the Mahanayak Manch, Unnayan Bhawan, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), Kolkata, West Bengal. This workshop is part series of workshops being organised in different parts of India by CSE to assist the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.

Regional Workshop on 'Sustainable Water and Sanitation: Best management Practices' in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on May 1, 2013

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organized a one day regional workshop on ‘Sustainable Water and Sanitation: Best management Practices’ on May 1, 2013 at the Naveen Bhawan, UP Housing and Development Board (UP Awas  Evam Vikas Parishad) , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. This workshop is part series of workshops being organised in different parts of India by CSE to assist the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.