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Training report on workshops conducted in Uttar Pradesh

March 27 to March 30, 2011

This is a report on workshops conducted for village community members (PRIs, Village

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Churning Still Water - Briefing Paper on Urban Waterbodies

Urban waterbodies play an important role in flood control, groundwater recharge and water supply to help cities adapt to climate change effects.

Deadline for applying for CSE's 3rd South Asian Media Fellowship on Water barred: need or greed? extended

Water barred: need or greed? South Asian water bodies, community and 'development'

August 2011 – November 2011

For journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

How serious is the global water crisis? And is the international community doing enough to help resolve it?

The global water crisis is a crisis of mismanagement. Indiscriminate use of water and the “flush and forget” mindset has worsened the crisis by adding the pollution challenge. This has severe implications on the society, especially the poor, its health and socio-economic well-being. Take for instance India where about 85 per cent of urban sewage goes untreated, polluting water supply sources like rivers, lakes and groundwater. And remember polluted water is the biggest killer of babies (infants).

Soil of Chandigarh

The soil strata in general comprises of clayey silt soils in the top layers followed by sandy silt to silty sands at depths in most of the sectors.

First CSE Media Fellowship: Making Water Everybody's Business

October 2002 - January 2003

Rainwater harvesting training programme for municipal functionaries: October 18-21,2011

Sustainable Urban Water Management: 2011- 2012: Policies and Practices

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based research and policy advocacy organization has been working on water issues since the early 80s. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India has nominated CSE as a Centre of Excellence in the area of “Sustainable Water Management”.

Urban Rainwater Harvesting

SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT

– POLICIES AND PRACTICES –
Workshops on rainwater harvesting for policy makers