Arghyam anchored the 'Urban Water theme at the India Urban Conference 2011: Evidence and Experience' held at Mysore during November 17-20, 2011. The conference organised by Janaagraha, Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) and Yale University, created a platform for multi-stakeholder and cross-regional deliberations on the challenges and opportunities that face urban India.

For details about the urban water theme and the conference schedule please click here.

Arghyam organised two plenary sessions that set the context on urban water, while generating discussion on the challenges and solutions. This was followed by four deep dives for a more detailed discussion on specific areas within the urban water theme. The Urban Water sessions were attend by about 80 people which included state and local policy makers, policy implementers, academics, students, civil society and industrial stakeholders. For a description of the various sessions under the Urban Water themes and the presentations made by the speakers, please see the links below.

Plenary 1: Urban Water Resources: Taking Stock

Plenary 2: Urban Water Institutions: Models, Gaps and New Challenges

Deep Dive (DD) 1: Universalizing Sanitation: Efficacy of Schemes and Barriers to Implementation

Deep Dive (DD) 2: Understanding Groundwater 

Deep Dive (DD) 3: Challenges/constraints faced by water utilities

Deep Dive (DD) 4: Tour of Infosys Campus: Water Conservation, Ecology and Urban Design