Political
Sesame Street invites applications for Public Health Consultant, New York & Advisor, India
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 10:16 PM
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is a worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States). Sesame Workshop was instrumental in the establishment of education children's television in the 1960s, and continues to provide grants for educational children's programming four decades later.
Sambodhi Research & Management Institute invites applications for training on Monitoring & Evaluation, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 10:08 PM
Sambodhi Research and Management Institute is a leading research and advocacy organisation that works to promote and demystify areas of knowledge, which would contribute to social as well as organizational development. It offers aservices spanning:
Green Yatra invites online volunteership and internship - Apply by January 7, 2012
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 09:58 PM
Green Yatra is a registered non-profit trust dedicated to the protection and conservation of mother earth and it’s environment. It strives to maintain the integrity of the ecosystem for the benefit of all living creatures by introducing and adopting simple green lifestyle and eco-friendly ideas in daily lives. It is a movement for the preservation and improvement of nature, the planet, and its environment.
Bangalore World Water Summit, February 1 to 3, 2012, Bangalore
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 09:12 PMOrganizers:
- Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD), Bangalore
- Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB)
- Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB)
- Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)
- Triple Tree Exhibitions & Sports
Venue: The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore
The World Water Summit is slated to take place at Bangalore, India during February 1-3, 2012. The world's leading water innovators, investors, thinkers, catalysts, technocrats, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academicians and researchers will participate in a meaningful and interactive dialogue on the future of innovation in the water sector.
Networking, idea development and panel discussions will ensure that participants from multiple perspectives leave the conference with new ideas, investment opportunities and information. Space is limited and participation is by invitation.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences invites papers for a three-day Conference on Globalisation and Social Transformation in Mumbai – Apply by September 30, 2011
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 08:50 PMOrganizer: Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Venue: Mumbai
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai is a reputed institution that has influenced the direction of social work education and social research in India. It has earned recognition as an institution of repute from different Ministries of the Government of India, various State Governments, international agencies such as the United Nations, and the non-government sector, both national and international.
SCaN invites applications for ToT course on Integrated Urban Flood Management in the context of IWRM, Brazil – Apply by September 25, 2011
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 08:33 PMOrganizers: Cap-Net/UNDP
Venue: Brazil
The SaciWATERs joined the Cap-Net Global Network in 2009 as one of its South Asian partners to create the SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN). SCaN is a platform for partnership towards capacity building in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) across the South Asia region. It consists of autonomous regional and national institutions and individuals committed to capacity building in the water sector. It aims to strengthen the human and institutional capacity by adopting an integrated approach within the water sector in South Asia region through education & training, research, knowledge based development, advocacy and networking.
Cost-effective urinals established for Musiri Boys High School, Trichy - A case-study of UNICEF- IIT-Delhi's project SCOPE
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 07:04 PMGuest post by: SCOPE
Forwarded to the Portal by: Ramesh Sakthivel
"Per capita water availability to reduce by 2025", says Droplets: e-Newsletter from Everything About Water - August 2011
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 06:18 PMArticle and Image Courtesy: Everything About Water
Highlights from the August edition of Droplets e-newsletter published by the Everything About Water
- India: Per capita water availability to reduce by 2025
- WHO: New guidelines for safer drinking water supply systems
Clear the air on Sindhol - WIO urges Government of Odisha
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 01:47 PM- Is the government really serious about the Project? Water Initiatives Odisha(WIO) apprehends this to be a political game rather than a hydro power project, at least for now.
- We urge upon the government to first clear the air on the project design and other related issues before moving any further.
- The project is uncalled for without making a comprehensive analysis of water and energy scenario of the state; and if it displaces people and submerges agriculture land and forests
"Meeting urban water challenges is matter of political will and priorities, not about technical solutions"
Posted on 17 Sep, 2011 08:55 AMGuest post by: Parineeta Dandekar
This year's World Water Week in Stockholm explored water and sanitation challenges faced by urban areas as well as the water, sanitation and equity challenges posed by urban areas. We take a look at some of the presentations and discussions that took place, especially with reference to India and South Asia.
