To identify and evaluate the cost effective and innovative technologies in water, land and environmental management particularly suitable to developing countries in the context of Sustainable Development and growing environmental concerns in the context of climate change.

To share the experience of the scientists, engineers, NGOs and policy makers throughout the globe in the field of water, land and environment with a focus on meeting the water, food and environmental security.

To provide a platform to people from industry to exhibit their hardware and software products in the water, land management and environmental technologies.

SUB-THEMES

Effect of Climate change on Water and Environment, and it’s consequences on food security

Global Water Resources Assessment

Water Scarcity

Multipurpose Reservoir Projects and Environmental Impact Assessment

Reservoir Sedimentation and Catchments Treatment

Water Logging, Salinization and Conjunctive Utilisation of Water Resources

Participatory Irrigation Management

Groundwater Exploration and Exploitation

Geochemical and Isotope Hydrology

Artificial Recharge of Ground Water - its Management and Modelling

Water Productivity in the Agriculture

Watershed Management - Hydrological Models

Watershed Management - Socio- Economic and Cultural Models

River Basin Management

Soil and Water Conservation Technologies

Water Quality, Water Pollution and Environment

Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies

Microbiological Pollution and Remediation

Rainwater Harvesting and Drinking Water Supplies

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Water Resources

Hydrologic Parameter Estimation and Modelling

Inter- basin Transfers and Resolving Conflicts

Legislation in Water Use

Institutional Linkages

Urban Hydrology

Forest Hydrology

Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification Technologies

Soil Water Management

Integrated Water Resources Management

Hydrology of Coasts, Estuaries and their Environment

Sea Water Intrusion

Hydropower Development & Environmental Issues

R & R Problems in River Valley Projects