Conference 11-12 November 2010 India-eu and Member States Partnership for a Strategic Roadmap in Research and Innovation

Draft outline of concurrent sessions

11-12 November 2010

Hotel The Claridges, Surajkund, Delhi, NCR

Registration 7

Chairpersons' Signature of statement on conference outcomes for a : 9

India-EU and Member States Partnership for a Strategic Roadmap in Research and Innovation 9

Break 9

Closing keynote speeches 9

Session A1: Supply of drinkable water 12

Session A2: Water related diseases 14

Session A3: Water and living conditions 16

Session B1: Water supply/resource management 18

Session B2: Water and Climate Change 20

Session B3: Water and agriculture 22

Session C1: Partnering Initiative and agricultural production 24

Session C2: Partnering Initiative and bio-masses/bio-wastes 26

Session C3: Partnering Initiative and Bio-energy 28

Session D1: Fostering the Europe-India Innovation nexus 30

Session D2: Multilateral EU-India research and innovation initiatives 33

Session D3: Bilateral Institutional Entities and Schemes 35

Focal Theme

Water quality and Health challenges

Sessions A1, A2 and A3
Discussions will cover topics related to supply of drinkable water, water related diseases, water and living conditions.

Session A1: Supply of drinkable water

Thursday 11 November, 14:30-16:30

The issue

Access to safe water is essential for public health. In this context, the safety of the supplied water mainly depends on i) the quality of the water supply source, ii) the water treatment processes and iii) the performance of the transmission, distribution and plumbing systems – including household storage wherever it is used – in preserving water safety. Concurrently, good governance, policy and regulations are key drivers for the spread of safe water. Capabilities are needed for monitoring water safety from source to tap, both for the production and supply processes’ design, operation and control. Design, technological, operational and managerial means, tools and competencies are required to assure systems’ adequacy, operation, maintenance/updating/adaptation, economy and proper overall functioning.

Co-chairs India: Pushpito Ghosh CSMCRI Bhavnagar (tbc)
Europe: José Menaia, Head of the Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory of the Urban Water Division of the National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC – Lisbon, Portugal), PT

Speakers_and_Discussants'>Speakers and Discussants:

Name	Position	Country	Role
Anubha Mazumdar	Jadavpur University	India	Speaker
Dr. S. Prabhakar	BARC Mumbai	India	Speaker
Ulla Chowdhury	Co-Founder and director of Predect AB, Sweden	SE	Speaker
Christoph Donner	IWW - RWE	DE	Discussant
Rein Munter	Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering	EE	Discussant
Aman Sharma (tbc)	WAPCOS Gurgaon	India	Discussant
R.M. Deshpande (tbc)	Dept. of Drinking Water & Sanitation (GOI)	India	Discussant
H.K. Ingorani (tbc)	Public Health Engineering Dept. Govt. of Chattisgarh Raipur	India	Discussant
PC Kimothy (tbc)	Uttrakhand Jal Sansthan	India	Discussant
	(C.E Water Supply), Delhi Jal Board	India	Discussant
Raghunath Sr.Dir. CII (tbc)	Green Business Centre Hyderabad	India	Discussant
Hans Kuypers	Manager innovation programme on water in NL Innovation agency	NL	Discussant
Aleid Diepeveen	Director innovation bureau of the Netherland Water Partnership	NL	Discussant