The session 4 of the summit began
with panel discussion on water under the moderator Pradip Swarnakar. The
discussion covered the following issues: exploring the institunal dyanamics in
community based water resource management, potentials and application of rain
water harvesting floride contamination in ground water, arsenic contamination
in Bihar and shared well irrigation in Punjab.
The next panel discussion under
Mr. Stephen Zavestoski as moderator was based on urban sustainability which
focused on urban flooding in megacities like Delhi, Bangalore, Shimla ,
UpperDharmshala the paper submission also threw light on various problems like
urban water body management , ecological challenges due to urban expantion and
also highlighted the upcoming challenge of developing sustainable cities
Meanwhile UTHAAN was able to grab
a few minutes of Mr Tuomas Yla-Anttila and antti gronow during the interview
with UTHAAN. Mr Tuomas Yla-Anttila shared his experience of moderating the
discussion on civil society organisations which covered case studies on US oil
politics environmental movements and social networking sites in Bangladesh and
comparative study Between France and US
Interviewing Mr antti Gronow he
came across certain emerging issues of land resource management. He stated
about changing land uses and sustainable development as the new upcoming
concept. He also highlighted the role of media and local governance in ensuring
a legalised and profitable land use.
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