Solution Exchange India

What is the Solution Exchange for the Water Community?

The Water Community is a network of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are working to promote sustainable and equitable access to water and sanitation in India.

Solution Exchange connects members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts, helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, colleagues can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face.

What are some of the issues covered by this Community?

1. Drinking water supply- availability of clean, affordable and reliable sources of drinking water
2. Sanitation- provision and use of sanitation facilities
3. Water governance - government policies and programmes on water and sanitation supply
4. Water Resource Management - who and how manages water, water service delivery and efficient management
5. Access to water  – equitable, accountable, sustainable and cost-effective distribution and use of water for rural and urban populations

Who should become a member of the Water Community?

1. Entrepreneurs/engineers working on new water and environmental sanitation technologies
2. Field workers, NGOs and the private sector active in water management or sanitation projects
3. Local level administrators, leaders and activists 
4. Planners and policy-makers 
5. Donors and sponsors 
6. Researchers and academics
7. Other professionals interested in improving quality and sustainability of water and sanitation facilities in India

Who are the leaders of this Community?

The Community is guided by a “Resource Group” representing key organizations and agencies in the water sector in India:

1. Government of India 
2. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
3. Multilateral and bilateral agencies
4. Academic and research institutes
5. Corporate sector
6. UN agencies

The Community is facilitated by UNICEF.

Ongoing Queries

QUERY: Social marketing in the water and sanitation sector-Advice; Examples. Reply by 30 March 2012

To respond  write to se-wes@solutionexchange-un.net.in

For More Details write to :

Ms. Sunetra Lala
UNICEF, 73, Lodi Estate, Delhi
Ph - 011- 24609401
Email : Sunetra.lala@one.un.org