India Water Forum 2012
To carry forward the recommendations from the IWF 2011, and invite comprehensive deliberations on the various aspects of water use efficiency and develop a consensual understanding on the water use management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing the second ‘India Water Forum’ (IWF) on the theme - ‘Water Use Efficiency’. Water use efficiency has been identified as the most promising approach for ensuring water security, to billions of people in South Asia, but there is a need to devolve ways to achieve the goals of water efficiency, which may cover not only the behavioural changes in human habits on water consuption, but also the structural and operational changes required for the agriculture and industrial sectors for optimum utilization of water. More crop per drop and industrial production per capita of water consumption are the approaches required to be incorporated in the system of water utilization.
The improvement of water efficiency also requires structural changes in the policy and governance structure through innovative tools of promotion, and incentives for the efficient water utilization, while simultaneously, dealing with inefficient water consumption through taxes, disincentives, and tariffs.
India Water Forum invites the water actors to discuss and deliberate on these and related issues on water efficiency. It aims to develop a blue print for an effective mechanism necessary to achieve the objectives of water efficiency and goal of water security for the people of South Asia.
In this context, the forum envisages a series of interactive sessions with policy makers, industrial experts, environmentalists, researchers, academicians, students, and the general public on a common platform. This global convention will showcase advanced knowledge and successful technologies developed in different countries and regions, with the aim of promoting international knowledge network and partnerships for addressing challenges related to Water Security and Climate Change. The convention will explore vast opportunities in developing technically viable and economically feasible solutions for sustainable governance and management of water resources.
India, with its vast river systems, gigantic Himalayan Glaciers, and oceanic water bodies, sets the perfect stage for knowledge creation and dissemination and has great potential in water resource management and sustainability. Through a global platform like IWF, India will take a lead in addressing water resource management and governance challenges which will help the society move together in a common direction and develop strategies and solutions that are applicable on a global scale.
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