Hundreds of scientists and policy-makers participated in the three-day International Water Future Conference, which kicked off on Tuesday.
The conference, organised by the Divecha Centre For Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, and Sustainable Water Future, a global research platform, aims to seek solutions for global water management. “The conference will address the current state of global water resource challenges, future pathways and different technological or institutional solutions that will accelerate the implementation of water-related sustainable development goals (SDGs),” said Anurag Kumar, director of IISc.
He voiced his hopes to consolidate the efforts of academics, water practitioners, policy-makers, scientists, civil society and government officials to discuss the direction in which the global community should be steered to resolve the water problems.
Olcay Ünver, vice-chair of United Nations-Water, said that governments must decide how to incorporate SDG targets, international planning processes, policies and strategies. “We need multi-stakeholder partnerships and regional integration while ensuring that infrastructure and policy-making across several ministries and public, private and civil society are consolidated,” he said.
The conference aims to bring sissues such as water management practices, their logistical sustainability, and circumstances of water-stressed countries to the forefront.
