PROGRAMME

Conference Sub-themes & Topics

A. Future Challenges

Water Scarcity – Challenges Ahead
Water for Food Security
Integrating Value Chain for Agricultural Water Management
Water Quality and Public Health Issues
Water Resources Sustainability for Industrial Growth
Shrinking Space for Hydropower Development in Energy Security
Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for Urban Water Supply and Drainage
Development of Waterways and Navigation
Sustaining Climate Change Impacts – Challenges and Opportunities
Water Related Disaster – Future Challenges & Solutions
Ground Water Management – Challenges Ahead
Inter-Basin Water Transfer – Planning to Implementation
River & Reservoir Sediment Management and its Implications for River Restoration
Hydrological Modelling : A Tool for River Basin Development and Management
Cleaning the River Ganga – from Planning to Action
Improvement and Innovation in Water Use, Reuse and Recycle Practices and Technologies

B. Cooperation for Management of Water Resources to Optimize Benefits to the People

Water and Social Harmony
Water Resources Development for Rural Economic Growth
Addressing the Ever Increasing Legal Complexities in Water Development and Management
Moving Towards Integrated Planning and Management of Water Resources and Institutional Arrangements
Focused Role of Federal Government in Ensuring Sustainable Water Resources Development
Micro Irrigation for Improved Agricultural Economy

C. Capacity Building – Need of the Century

Re-orientating the Water Education to Address the Water Related Challenges
Research Needs of Water Sector
Bridging the Gap - Lab to Field
Innovations in Water Management
Preparing the Young Professionals for Future Challenges in Water Sector
E-Governance in Water Sector
Technological Innovation and Big Data for Water Security, Emerging Directions and Prospects

D. International and Regional Cooperation in Water Sector