Cascading Innovations: Climate-Smart Water Security

Water scarcity is one of the critical environmental issues which has been exacerbated by climate change, rapid urbanization, and unsustainable consumption patterns. This session will explore innovative solutions to address water scarcity and ensure water security for future generations. Deliberations will focus on water reuse and recycling systems, sustainable watershed management practice and role of advanced technologies like AI and IoT in optimizing water distribution and monitoring systems. This session aims to foster actionable strategies to improve water resilience at the national level while promoting sustainable water management practices.

Chair: Dr. Sunil Kumar Ambast, Chairman, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Panellists:

  • Ms. Veena Srinivasan, Executive Director, WELL Labs
  • Ms. Anupama Madhok, Director and Editor, Water Digest
  • Mr. Anand Malligavad, Lake Conservationist
  • Mr. Ganesh Shankar, Founder & CEO, FluxGen
  • Ms. Mansi Jain, CEO and Co-Founder, DigitalPaani
  • Mr. Rajesh Jha, Country Sustainability Manager, ABB India

Q & A Session