A roundtable brainstorming symposium on “Development of new water supply strategy for Guwahati in relation to the Brahmaputra watershed management under the regime of climate change: A science and policy communication” will be held on 30 March 2017. This symposium is part of a series of activities planned under Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) funded Project CRRP2016-06MY-Kumar in collaboration with Japan and Sri Lanka.
A parallel poster session will be organised with a competition for three “Best Poster” awards. Posters under any of the following categories are accepted:
- Protecting freshwater and agricultural ecosystems and public health (Northeast Indian Scenario)
- Water Resilience: Vulnerability and Response
- Data science and engineering for water system
- Innovation in operational water management
- River watershed management under the preview of urbanisation, population growth and climate change
- Engaging stakeholders and future leaders through science literacy and citizen science
- Transforming water policy and groundwater governance to develop sustainable and equitable water management practices
Date and venue: 30 March 2017, Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Assam, India
Deadline for abstract submission: 25 March 2017
For more information, please refer to the event pamphlet: APN Symposium Poster Pamphlet TU
Contact: Dr. Manish Kumar, [email protected] or +91-80-1133-9296