We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to addressing water and environmental sanitation challenges in rural and urban areas in India - including access, quality, management and service delivery. The Water Community is co-facilitated by UNICEF and UNDP, and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Mr. Nitya Jacob, Resource Person and Ms. Sunetra Lala, Research Associate. Click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights
We welcome you to the new website of the Water Community. The year 2008 has been designated “International Year of Sanitation” (IYS) to draw attention to the fact that least 2.6 billion people- 41% of the world’s population, including 980 million children- do not have access to basic sanitation. A lack of sanitation and access to safe water leads to a range of diseases, prominent among them being diarrhea and pneumonia, and also makes people more vulnerable to malnutrition. These illnesses account for a staggering number of deaths yearly, especially among children.
A series of events internationally and India have been planned throughout the year to highlight the issue of sanitation and safe water. As part of our effort to address this important issue, the Water Community will be running queries on the topic during the year. We hope you continue to participate actively in our discussions through the year and suggest other issues of importance for the Community to take up.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-DiscussionsBelow are the current topics being addressed. To participate you must be a member.Go to the Mailgroup page to log in or sign up.
Queries
[se-decn][se-watr] Query: Water service delivery by panchayats-Experiences. Reply by 06 November 2008
Puneet Srivastava, GTZ, Shimla GTZ is looking for experiences of decentralized rural water supply service delivery by panchayats. [se-food][se-watr] Query: Promotion of Aqua-agriculture in Bihar -Experiences. Reply by 14 November 2008
Jeevan Kumar, Institute of Environment and Eco-Development, Patna
The Institute of Environment and Eco-Development is looking for information on integrated aquaculture technologies, which will assist them to initiate a livelihood-based aqua-agriculture project. [se-watr] Query: Leach Pit Toilets for Rocky Terrain - Experiences, Examples. Reply by 14 November 2008
Poulomy Chakraborty, Feedback Ventures (P) Ltd, New Delhi
Feedback Ventures (P) Ltd is looking for information on the types of toilet pits that can be dug in rocky terrain, which are low-cost, eco-friendly and durable.
  Wastelands for Biofuel PlantationsA multi-stakeholder consultation organized by the ARAVALI and SPWD in December 2007 helped establish an actionable approach on wasteland allocation for biofuels plantation based on Water and Food and Nutrition Security Community discussion... read more
all Water Community Impact Stories |   "We would like to thank Solution Exchange for accepting and taking up our query on Biofuel plantation through Food and Nutrition Security and Water Communities… develop better understanding of the stakes and issues involved through the debate generated and members' experiences shared on the forum." Rishu Garg, ARAVALI, Jaipur | |
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