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The State Water Resources Agency (SWaRA):
State Water Resources Agency is an apex water institution of Government of Uttar Pradesh set up since 2001. The SWaRA has been equipped with multi-disciplinary experts and state of the art technology tools required for development of decision support system for planning efficient water use management. It aims to develop environmentally and socially sustainable inter-sectoral water allocation and optimal water resources management in a river basin context. SWaRA serves as the technical secretariat of the State Water Board and would act as technical secretariat of Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission. The State Water Resources Data and Analysis Center is also established in SWaRA, which would function as data repository of all water and related statistics of Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project (UPWSRP):
Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project (UPWSRP) has been initiated under irrigation department with the objectives: (a) to set up an enabling institutional and policy framework for water sector reform in the State for integrated water resources management; and (b) to initiate irrigation and drainage sub-sector reforms to increase and sustain water and agricultural productivity with Word Bank financial assistance. The project is to be implemented from 12 to 15 years at the estimated cost of about $1300 million. The key strategic choice made by the UPWSRP is to adopt a river basin development and management approach to address all issues related to water in an integrated, environmentally and socially sustainable framework and focus on the Ghagra-Gomti Basin covering about 80 lac ha area spread in 31 districts of the state. A multi- disciplinary Project Activity Core Team (PACT) has been established to coordinate the implementation, monitoring & evaluation, procurement and financial management of the project at Lucknow. The project interventions, during its first phase, has been piloted in Jaunpur branch sub basin area of Sarda Sahayak Canal System.
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF):
WWF-India is one of the largest and most experienced conservation organizations in India engaged in nature conservation since 1969. A part of global WWF network, the organization has made its presence felt through a sustained effort of conservation and sensitizing people by creating awareness through capacity building and enviro-legal activism. WWF has been working towards conservation and wise management of river systems and wetlands in India and the areas concern have been freswater ecosystems, connected habitats, freshwater species and balaced use of water resources for livelihoods. As the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems is heightened, the programmatic perspective of WWF has evolved and broadened to adapt and mitigate the impact of climate change on river and manage accordingly. Keeping this in view, WWF has developed a programme for the iconic river Ganga called as the "Living Ganga Programme".
WWF-India's Living Ganga Programme aims to develop and promote sustainable water management approaches, including maintaining environmental flows, which conserve bio-diversity and support live hoods taking into account the climate change.
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Arghyam (Other Link):
Arghyam is a public charitable foundation setup with a personal endowment from Ms. Rohini Nilekani and has been working in the water sector since 2005. Arghyam is a Sanskrit word meaning "Offering". Arghyam's vision is "Safe sustainable water for all".
Our objectives are threefold. First, increase the number of people with access to safe water and sanitation facilities, especially those from the vulnerable communities. Secondly, compile and create a set of tools, processes and practices for sustainable water management. And finally, enable sharing of more information and knowledge amongst more groups of people from grassroots practitioners to decision-makers.
Water stress arises out of lack of local empowerment and equity, ineffective people and state institutional structures, insufficient investments in infrastructure and R&D, inappropriate technology, poor governance, little attention paid to ecological impact of projects, and non-inclusive financial models Our work and the work we support looks at the problem in the above context. Arghyam has three core initiatives –Rural Grants, Urban Water Initiative and the India Water Portal. Supporting these, are the Research, Advocacy and Technology groups.
Arghyam works in the areas of drinking water supply, water quality, waterbody restoration, sanitation, groundwater management, rainwater harvesting with community participation, awareness, and local institutional strengthening for better governance.
Contact:
K Nelson Royal, Associate Project Manager
Arghyam,
599, 12th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560 008
Tel: +91-80-41698941/42
Web: www.arghyam.org / www.indiawaterportal.org
Our Goal: Safe, sustainable water for all
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Registration starts: 10 Sept, 2009
Registration ends: 17 Oct, 2009
Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts: 20 Oct, 2009
Registration(without paper) ends: 10 Nov, 2009
Deadline of full length papers: 10 Nov, 2009
Conference dates: 23-25 Nov, 2009
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