Venue: WWF- India Conference Hall Lodhi Road, New Delhi 

Topic: River Basin Planning

Description: While it is evident that River Basin Planning, if designed in a decentralized scaling up manner with critical roles envisioned for the River Basin Authorities / Organisations, can solve many of the present water management problems , there is a need for an effective dialogue on the issue.

The need arises in view of the following:

• There have been limited discussion on this at the national level either at the Governmental level or by civil Society Groups on the issue of River Basin Planning; The dialogue could initiate a process of mainstreaming river basin planning into other national and sectoral plans; Provide a platform to express various views on the issue including likely problems so that a realistic approach could be adopted

• Discuss on issue of importance especially on Cumulative Impacts, carrying capacity and ecological flows, protection of catchments and issues related to river basin planning

• Ways and means to incorporate River Basin Planning into Local, Regional, State and National Level plans.

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