Mizuho India Japan Study Centre to host webinar on ‘Global Warming is No Myth! Urban Water Crisis & Management Strategies of India and Japan’ on 16th May
The session will be the centre’s third webinar of its panel presentation series: ‘Meijin-Samvad’, that is, ‘Expert-Conversation’
8 May, 2023, Bengaluru: The Mizuho India Japan Study Centre (MIJSC) at IIM Bangalore will host the centre’s third webinar of its panel presentation series: ‘Meijin-Samvad’, that is, ‘Expert-Conversation’, on 16th May 2023 (Tuesday), from 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm. The webinar is titled, ‘Global Warming is No Myth! Urban Water Crisis & Management Strategies of India and Japan’. The session, to be held virtually via Zoom, seeks to unravel Indian and Japanese urban water crises, along with the management strategies.
The ‘Meijin-Samvad’ discussion series involves a select group of panelists from India and Japan, who share different perspectives on a particular topic, with a large audience.
The registration link for the webinar is: https://bit.ly/44q766s
The webinar will be live streamed on IIMB's YouTube page. The Live YouTube Streaming Link is: https://youtube.com/live/d8qi031b3P4?feature=share
The panelists for the 16th May session are: Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari, Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Board Director, Japan Water Forum, and Prof. Namrata Chindarkar, Chair and Associate Professor, JSW School of Public Policy (JSW-SPP), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Abstract: In the last few decades, many countries across the globe have faced significant challenges in enhancing the management of urban water resources to ensure equity in access to safe and dependable water supply, and to manage, maintain and introduce new urban water infrastructure.
Japan's innovative urban water resources management has been globally recognized as a model for sustainable and efficient water use in cities. Through a combination of advanced technology and traditional knowledge, as well as policies promoting public awareness and education, Japan has implemented various measures to conserve and manage its urban water resources. On the policy front, there have been many initiatives which have helped lower water consumption, through a combination of water-efficient technologies/practices, as well as appropriate incentivization through pricing policy interventions. These and other innovative approaches have helped Japan to address water scarcity and reduce the strain on its water resources, making it a global leader in urban water resources management. However, Japan continues to face periodic floods across the country and is trying to address the associated challenges.
For India, urban water resources management poses significant challenges due to a combination of factors, including rapid urbanization, population growth, climate change and inadequate infrastructure. Some of the immediate challenges include outdated water supply systems, rapidly growing demand and contamination of water. To address these challenges, there have been several reforms aimed at improving water resources management and delivery systems, including the National Urban Drinking Water Mission, which aims to provide universal access to safe drinking water in urban areas by 2024.
There are many opportunities for India to learn from Japan. Similarly, there are some learnings for Japan in terms of addressing both technology and mindset issues simultaneously by a diverse country like India, especially in a short period of time. They also face common problems such as flood control. The session will include discussions on the efforts made by both the countries to address the challenges of providing safe, reliable and sustainable water supply to their rapidly growing urban populations. The discussion will cover three key questions – what the urban water resource management strategies are, in order to meet the challenges of rapid urbanization and population growth; how water infrastructure and consumption can be improved through use of technology and mindset changes, and how cities can be better prepared to meet the risks associated with climate change, as these changes would lead to floods as well as drought across the countries.
For more information, please contact: mijsc@iimb.ac.in
Mizuho India Japan Study Centre to host webinar on ‘Global Warming is No Myth! Urban Water Crisis & Management Strategies of India and Japan’ on 16th May
The session will be the centre’s third webinar of its panel presentation series: ‘Meijin-Samvad’, that is, ‘Expert-Conversation’
8 May, 2023, Bengaluru: The Mizuho India Japan Study Centre (MIJSC) at IIM Bangalore will host the centre’s third webinar of its panel presentation series: ‘Meijin-Samvad’, that is, ‘Expert-Conversation’, on 16th May 2023 (Tuesday), from 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm. The webinar is titled, ‘Global Warming is No Myth! Urban Water Crisis & Management Strategies of India and Japan’. The session, to be held virtually via Zoom, seeks to unravel Indian and Japanese urban water crises, along with the management strategies.
The ‘Meijin-Samvad’ discussion series involves a select group of panelists from India and Japan, who share different perspectives on a particular topic, with a large audience.
The registration link for the webinar is: https://bit.ly/44q766s
The webinar will be live streamed on IIMB's YouTube page. The Live YouTube Streaming Link is: https://youtube.com/live/d8qi031b3P4?feature=share
The panelists for the 16th May session are: Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari, Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Board Director, Japan Water Forum, and Prof. Namrata Chindarkar, Chair and Associate Professor, JSW School of Public Policy (JSW-SPP), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Abstract: In the last few decades, many countries across the globe have faced significant challenges in enhancing the management of urban water resources to ensure equity in access to safe and dependable water supply, and to manage, maintain and introduce new urban water infrastructure.
Japan's innovative urban water resources management has been globally recognized as a model for sustainable and efficient water use in cities. Through a combination of advanced technology and traditional knowledge, as well as policies promoting public awareness and education, Japan has implemented various measures to conserve and manage its urban water resources. On the policy front, there have been many initiatives which have helped lower water consumption, through a combination of water-efficient technologies/practices, as well as appropriate incentivization through pricing policy interventions. These and other innovative approaches have helped Japan to address water scarcity and reduce the strain on its water resources, making it a global leader in urban water resources management. However, Japan continues to face periodic floods across the country and is trying to address the associated challenges.
For India, urban water resources management poses significant challenges due to a combination of factors, including rapid urbanization, population growth, climate change and inadequate infrastructure. Some of the immediate challenges include outdated water supply systems, rapidly growing demand and contamination of water. To address these challenges, there have been several reforms aimed at improving water resources management and delivery systems, including the National Urban Drinking Water Mission, which aims to provide universal access to safe drinking water in urban areas by 2024.
There are many opportunities for India to learn from Japan. Similarly, there are some learnings for Japan in terms of addressing both technology and mindset issues simultaneously by a diverse country like India, especially in a short period of time. They also face common problems such as flood control. The session will include discussions on the efforts made by both the countries to address the challenges of providing safe, reliable and sustainable water supply to their rapidly growing urban populations. The discussion will cover three key questions – what the urban water resource management strategies are, in order to meet the challenges of rapid urbanization and population growth; how water infrastructure and consumption can be improved through use of technology and mindset changes, and how cities can be better prepared to meet the risks associated with climate change, as these changes would lead to floods as well as drought across the countries.
For more information, please contact: mijsc@iimb.ac.in