Planning Water Conservation for Climate-resilient Cities
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Every Indian city was once known for and by its waterbody. Structures such as tanks, lakes, stepwells and channels to convey rainwater determined a city’s water wisdom. These ‘sponges’ not only acted as groundwater recharge zones, but also provided drinking water, supported biodiversity, offered livelihoods and performed the role of carbon sinks.
Today, almost every such waterbody is under threat. Rivers that are a city’s lifelines, are polluted to the brim: cities are now reaching farther away to fetch freshwater for their daily needs. Increasing, uncontrolled and unplanned urbanisation is driving urban waterbodies towards extinction. Today, cities have forgotten their water wealth and wisdom and face devastating floods.
Centre for Science and Environment is organising a Learning Conclave to understand these challenges faced by cities, share experiences, and agree on a roadmap that would enable cities to value their rainwater endowment and manage their waste water.
SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA (NMCG)
This Conclave is a part of a three-yearCSE sub-programme aimed at buildingcapacity of cities inthe Ganga basin and making them water-sensitive. Under this, a series of interactions– from webinars, workshops and trainings to field exposure visitsand knowledge conclaves – hasbeen planned to engage with over1,300 state and municipalfunctionaries and other sectorplayers. The sub-programme issupported by NMCG, and is apart of the Mission’s ongoing efforts for ensuring convergence of NamamiGange with other national missions.
FOR REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mehak Puri
Senior Research Associate, Water Programme, CSE
Email: mehak.puri@cseindia.org
Mobile: +91-9773834911
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