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IGES attended Asia Water Week 2013
 ADB organised Asia Water Week 2013 from 13 to 15 March at its headquarters in Manila, the Philippines, to deepen and expand analytical work on Asia’s water sector to advance inclusive policy reforms and strengthen support for priority programmes and projects. IGES was invited as an exhibitor.
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13-15 March 2013 |
ADB, Manila, the Philippines |
Inception meeting of ADB and UNESCO-IHE Knowledge Partnership Project: Comparative Research of Groundwater Management in the Coastal Areas in Southeast Asia
 The inception meeting of a new project “Comparative research of groundwater management in the coastal areas in Southeast Asia” was organised at UNESCO-Institute for Water Education (IHE), Delft, the Netherlands during the first week of December, 2012. This is one of the projects funded by ADB under the "ADB UNESCO-IHE Knowledge Partnership".
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3-7 December 2012 |
Delft, The Netherlands |
Launch Meeting entitled “Bringing a Groundwater Agenda to the Surface”
 IGES recently organised a launch meeting of the Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) Regional Knowledge Hub for Groundwater Management entitled - Bringing a Groundwater Agenda to the Surface - on 2-3 June in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was co-organised by Department of Groundwater Resources, Thailand with support from Asian Development Bank, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and other knowledge hub partners. There were over 100 participants including clients and partners of the regional groundwater hub.
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2-3 June 2011 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Pre-launch workshop entitled “Groundwater: Myths and Reality” for young professionals
 IGES together with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Department of Groundwater Resources (DGR), Thailand organised a pre-launch workshop for young water professionals entitled “Groundwater - its myths and reality -” at AIT. There were all together 59 participants which included graduate students from AIT and Mahidol University and young professionals from DGR.
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1 June 2011 |
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
Workshop to Promote Sustainable Groundwater Development in Mewat District, Hariyana, India
 The workshop was organised to discuss and collect feedback on the preliminary findings of an ongoing study on groundwater in Mewat District, Hariyana by IGES Freshwater-Sub Group and TERI University (as a local collaborator). There were 18 participants in total, representing local government agencies, local NGOs, the Indian Institute of Technology, and TERI University. Two researchers from IGES, Dr. Bhim Nath Acharya and Dr. Bijon Kumer Mitra, were in attendance.
Freshwater in Mewat, a semi-arid area, is naturally scarce. There is increasing pressure on limited groundwater resources available in saline as well as freshwater aquifers. The workshop identified a number of key areas to promote sustainable groundwater development, such as institutional arrangements and stakeholder coordination, rainwater harvesting and recharge, injection wells, water-conserving irrigation, salinity tolerance, and low water requirement crops in the agricultural sector. |
25 March 2011 |
TERI University, New Delhi, India |
Participation in the ADB and Partners Conference 2010 (“Water: Crisis and Choices”)
 In the conference, IGES displayed its outreach materials in the Knowledge Hub booth. During the conference IGES also held a meeting with Ramon Alikpala, Knowledge Hub Secretariat to discuss about IGES future activities (such as upcoming launch meeting of the Knowledge Hub for Groundwater Management and potential areas for research collaboration). In the conference IGES also held meetings with Ganesh Pangare, Water Programme Coordinator - Asia, IUCN and Peter Letitre, Director, International Groundwater Resource Assessment Center (IGRAC). |
11-15 October 2010 |
ADB, Manila, Philippines |
Planning Meeting on Knowledge Hub for Groundwater Management
 During ISAP2010 held by IGES (12-13 July, 2010, Yokohama, Japan), the Freshwater sub-group organised a two day planning meeting on KnowledgeHub for groundwater management and invited groundwater experts, potential partners and clients from different countries to discuss and identify priority issues, research topics on groundwater management, knowledge sharing and capacity development needs, and fostering networking with clients and partners in future.
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July 2010 |
Japan |
Water KnowledgeHubs Learning Week
IGES participated in the learning week at ADB, Manila where representatives from existing water knowledge hubs participated by sharing experiences of running knowledge hubs and engaging in planned activities. The workshop included exercises, an exposure trip, and interactive lecture presentations on various aspects of knowledge networking. During the meeting, a time was arranged with ADB staff to learn about ongoing ADB projects (such as TA) in different countries and potential involvement of knowledge hubs in the project. IGES held a separate discussion with the following ADB members of staff to learn about ADB experiences on groundwater projects:
- Ian W. Makin, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Southeast Asia Department
- Kenichi Yokoyama, Principal Water Resources Management Specialist, South Asia Department
- Arnaud Cauchois, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, South Asia Department
As a part of an exercise, each knowledge hub, including IGES, also prepared and presented a strategic plan of their respective hub.
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Workshop programme  43KB |
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19-23 April 2010 |
ADB, Manila, Philippines |
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Water Resources Situation Analysis to Promote Sustainable Groundwater Development in Mewat District, Hariyana, India
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Local collaborator: Dr. Devesh Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources, TERI University, New Delhi, India |
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Summary of the project 160KB |
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A Study on Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Cambodia
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Local collaborator: Mr. Mao Saray, Director, Department of Rural Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Cambodia |
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Summary of the project 299KB |
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Presentation by Mr. Mao Saray 354KB |
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