An international workshop on Gender Issues in Water Management in Developing Countries and Sustainable Development will be held JSS Medical College in Mysuru on February 22 and 23.
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, is organising the workshop in partnership with the Centre for Science and Technology of Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) and Scientific Committee on Problems of Environment (SCOPE), Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
The workshop will address gender-related issues in water resource management in developing countries. The objective is to highlight the role and status of women in water use and management and to identify feasible strategies to empower them in the overall water governance, said a press statement issued by the Registrar of JSSAHER.
“The workshop is aimed at gaining experience on gender and social equity approaches to water management as well as actively assist the development of local knowledge and resources to facilitate dissemination of knowledge and information”.
More than 40 experts and 200 participants from about 50 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries working in the area of water science, related eco-system and services and socio-economic sectors as well as members of planning and policy groups working towards gender equity are coming together for the workshop. “The experts will discuss and develop recommendations for policy actions, which is expected to be implemented in NAM countries”, the statement added.
The keynote speakers include Dr. Catherine Anne Brown, Director and Senior Consultant, Southern Waters Ecological Research and Consulting, Cape Town, South Africa, Prof David Jenkins, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom, Prof Nnenesi Kgabi from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, and Prof V Subramaniam, former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
The event will be organised in a blended mode– both physical and online. The physical event will be held at the Board Room of JSS Medical College in Mysuru. The inauguration is scheduled to be held at 11.30 am on February 22 in the presence of Dr. Amitava Bandopadhyay, Director General, NAM S&T Centre, Dr. C.G. Betsurmath, Executive Secretary, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, besides other dignitaries from JSSAHER including Dr B Suresh, Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Surinder Singh, Vice Chancellor Dr B. Manjunatha, Registrar.
The link to view the workshop is here.
