Conf, Wkshop, Training

Guest post: Amita Bhaduri

The fifth lecture in the ten-part series titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" was delivered on the subject “Bagmati River” by Dr. Ajaya Dixit, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation and Dr. Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister for Water Resources in Nepal and Vice-Chair of the Technical Committee of the UN’s World Water Assessment Programme. The lecture held on November 18, 2011 by the India International Centre, New Delhi highlighted the complex challenges faced by the much abused river because of untreated sewage, solid waste, industrial effluents, illegal encroachments and rampant construction along the river banks. 

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We all know the statistics: 2.6 billion people around the world are without access to a basic toilet. Diarrhoea – the vast majority of it due to poor sanitation and hygiene – is the second biggest killer of children worldwide.

Between us, we also have many of the answers. We have experiences of low-cost technologies that are acceptable and affordable for poor communities in rural areas. We have been involved in designing communications programmes that have contributed to sustained behaviour change.

We have seen governments and civil society working together to set up policies and programmes that ensure access to better sanitation in challenging settings, such as crowded informal settlements in fast-growing megacities. We have also seen businesses grow up around sanitation and hygiene, allowing individuals to make a dignified living and clients to buy the sorts of products and services they want and need.

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On December 22, 2010, India WASH Forum organised a one day consultation workshop on pro poor urban water and sanitation at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. India WASH Forum is a coalition bringing together interested stakeholders in the water and sanitation sector in the country.

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