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November 28, 2017FICCI Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi

C O N C L A V E

INDIA INDUSTRY

WATER 3rd Edition of

WATER AWARDS5th Edition of FICCI &

Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India

Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture: Towards Sustainable Farming

Closing the Loop:Industry Leadership

in Water

The Urban Context for Water: Challenges

and Way Forward

The Indian economy at present is strugglingwith excessive population growth and changingwater resourceconditions,makingitatremendouschallengefortheauthoritiestomeetthegrowingwaterdemandinanaffordableway.Thisuncertaintyinwateravailabilitycangreatlybeaddressedbyoptimalmanagementofourwaterresourcesand effective functioning of thewater utilities. In this scenario, addressingwater scarcity, enhancingwateref�iciencyandincreasingwaterproductivitygohand-in-hand.

Thethemethisyearfocusesonsharingthebestpractisesinwateruseef�iciencyinthreespheresviz.Industry,AgricultureandUrban. Inaddition towateruseef�iciency, theConclavewill focuson theneed forcirculareconomypathwaystoharnesstheinterdependenciesbetweenwaterusesofdifferentsectorsformeetingtheirwaterdemand.Theemphasiswillbeonpolicy,technologyandmanagementpracticesaroundwaterandoncreationofmarketforwastewaterreuse.Thedeliberationsineachsessionwillhighlightopportunitiesinwateruseef�iciencythroughpolicyinterventionsandmultistakeholderengagement,toensurewastewaterisusedasaresource.

Substantialimprovementsinagriculturalwateruseef�iciencyarerequiredtofocusonfoodsecurityissuesarising from increasing population. Emerging irrigation technologies, crop management practices,systematiccropintensi�icationetc.areprovenmeasuresforprogressingtowards'MoreCropperDrop'andimprovementintheagriculturalsector.Thesessionwillhighlightinnovativeagriculturalmethodsandtechniquesdevelopedbyprivatesectorandresearchinstitutestoenhancewateruseef�iciencyinagriculture.

Water governance in the Industrial sector plays a signi�icant role in achievingwater security.Businessleadersrecognisewaterscarcityasoneofthemostdauntingchallengesforthefutureandthebiggest risk to business resilience.Businesses therefore are implementingmeasures andinvestinginresearchandinnovationtoaddresstherisk.Thissessionwillhighlightindustrybestpractises in water use ef�iciency- recycle and reuse of wastewater, Zero Liquid Discharge,industrytechnologicalinnovations,onlinemonitoringetc.Itwillalsofocusonenablingfactorsforscalingupoftheseinitiatives.

Improvingurbanwater-useef�iciencyisakeysolutiontoIndia'sshort-termandlong-termwaterchallenges.Ef�icientmanagementofwaterandwastewatersystemsinadditiontoreuseof treatedwater inareaswhere freshwater isnotanabsoluterequirementhasbecomeessential.Thesessionwillhighlightbestpracticeexamplesforimprovingwateruse ef�iciency, along with innovative practices in wastewater treatment and reuse.Moreover,thesessionwillopentheplatformforcreationofopportunitiesforprivatesector participation through innovative PPPmodels, with emphasis on creation ofmarketsforwastewaterreuse.

Closing the loop: Industry Leadership in Water

The Urban Context for Water: Challenges and Way Forward

The Conclave provides a platform to showcase best practices, deliberate on policy issues and highlightsustainablewatermanagementpractices.

TheConclavefocusesonaspectsofwaterconservation,managementandsustainability:

n Academia

n Associations

n Bilateral/MultilateralOrganizations

n CentralandStateGovernmentMinistries,DepartmentsandAgencies

n FinancialInstitutions/Banks

n Industry

India Industry Water Conclave

Theconclavebringstogetherdiversestakeholdersincludingthecorporatesector,government,academia,non-governmentalorganizations,and �inancial institutionsonacommonplatform forwaterconservationandmanagement.

Challengesthatcorporatesfaceinaddressingthewaterissues

WhatroleIndianindustryseesforitselfintheemergingscenario

Enablersthatwillhelpaddressthesechallenges

Opportunitiesthattheycanharnessbyaligningtheirbusinessinasustainabilityparadigm

FICCI Water AwardsTheFICCIWaterAwardswerelaunchedtopromoteawareness,policyadvocacy,sharingofbestpracticesandthoughtleadershipintheareaofwateruseef�iciency.Theawardswereinitiatedwiththeobjectiveto:

n Recognizeeffortsandleadershipintheareaofwateruseef�iciencyandconservation;and

n Developaknowledgebaseonsustainablewatermanagementpracticesadoptedbydifferentstakeholdersanddisseminatebestpracticesforencouragingtheiradoption.

AwardCategories

Followingawardcategorieswereproposedforthe5thEditionoftheFICCIWaterAwards:

Target audiencen Media

n MunicipalCorporationsandOtherUrbanLocalBodies

n Non-GovernmentalOrganizations

n ResearchInstitutes

n TechnologyProviders

Industrial Water Use Efciency

Community Initiatives by Industry

Innovation in Water Technology

Initiatives by NGOs

The Indian economy at present is strugglingwith excessive population growth and changingwater resourceconditions,makingitatremendouschallengefortheauthoritiestomeetthegrowingwaterdemandinanaffordableway.Thisuncertaintyinwateravailabilitycangreatlybeaddressedbyoptimalmanagementofourwaterresourcesand effective functioning of thewater utilities. In this scenario, addressingwater scarcity, enhancingwateref�iciencyandincreasingwaterproductivitygohand-in-hand.

Thethemethisyearfocusesonsharingthebestpractisesinwateruseef�iciencyinthreespheresviz.Industry,AgricultureandUrban. Inaddition towateruseef�iciency, theConclavewill focuson theneed forcirculareconomypathwaystoharnesstheinterdependenciesbetweenwaterusesofdifferentsectorsformeetingtheirwaterdemand.Theemphasiswillbeonpolicy,technologyandmanagementpracticesaroundwaterandoncreationofmarketforwastewaterreuse.Thedeliberationsineachsessionwillhighlightopportunitiesinwateruseef�iciencythroughpolicyinterventionsandmultistakeholderengagement,toensurewastewaterisusedasaresource.

Substantialimprovementsinagriculturalwateruseef�iciencyarerequiredtofocusonfoodsecurityissuesarising from increasing population. Emerging irrigation technologies, crop management practices,systematiccropintensi�icationetc.areprovenmeasuresforprogressingtowards'MoreCropperDrop'andimprovementintheagriculturalsector.Thesessionwillhighlightinnovativeagriculturalmethodsandtechniquesdevelopedbyprivatesectorandresearchinstitutestoenhancewateruseef�iciencyinagriculture.

Water governance in the Industrial sector plays a signi�icant role in achievingwater security.Businessleadersrecognisewaterscarcityasoneofthemostdauntingchallengesforthefutureandthebiggest risk to business resilience.Businesses therefore are implementingmeasures andinvestinginresearchandinnovationtoaddresstherisk.Thissessionwillhighlightindustrybestpractises in water use ef�iciency- recycle and reuse of wastewater, Zero Liquid Discharge,industrytechnologicalinnovations,onlinemonitoringetc.Itwillalsofocusonenablingfactorsforscalingupoftheseinitiatives.

Improvingurbanwater-useef�iciencyisakeysolutiontoIndia'sshort-termandlong-termwaterchallenges.Ef�icientmanagementofwaterandwastewatersystemsinadditiontoreuseof treatedwater inareaswhere freshwater isnotanabsoluterequirementhasbecomeessential.Thesessionwillhighlightbestpracticeexamplesforimprovingwateruse ef�iciency, along with innovative practices in wastewater treatment and reuse.Moreover,thesessionwillopentheplatformforcreationofopportunitiesforprivatesector participation through innovative PPPmodels, with emphasis on creation ofmarketsforwastewaterreuse.

Closing the loop: Industry Leadership in Water

The Urban Context for Water: Challenges and Way Forward

The Conclave provides a platform to showcase best practices, deliberate on policy issues and highlightsustainablewatermanagementpractices.

TheConclavefocusesonaspectsofwaterconservation,managementandsustainability:

n Academia

n Associations

n Bilateral/MultilateralOrganizations

n CentralandStateGovernmentMinistries,DepartmentsandAgencies

n FinancialInstitutions/Banks

n Industry

India Industry Water Conclave

Theconclavebringstogetherdiversestakeholdersincludingthecorporatesector,government,academia,non-governmentalorganizations,and �inancial institutionsonacommonplatform forwaterconservationandmanagement.

Challengesthatcorporatesfaceinaddressingthewaterissues

WhatroleIndianindustryseesforitselfintheemergingscenario

Enablersthatwillhelpaddressthesechallenges

Opportunitiesthattheycanharnessbyaligningtheirbusinessinasustainabilityparadigm

FICCI Water AwardsTheFICCIWaterAwardswerelaunchedtopromoteawareness,policyadvocacy,sharingofbestpracticesandthoughtleadershipintheareaofwateruseef�iciency.Theawardswereinitiatedwiththeobjectiveto:

n Recognizeeffortsandleadershipintheareaofwateruseef�iciencyandconservation;and

n Developaknowledgebaseonsustainablewatermanagementpracticesadoptedbydifferentstakeholdersanddisseminatebestpracticesforencouragingtheiradoption.

AwardCategories

Followingawardcategorieswereproposedforthe5thEditionoftheFICCIWaterAwards:

Target audiencen Media

n MunicipalCorporationsandOtherUrbanLocalBodies

n Non-GovernmentalOrganizations

n ResearchInstitutes

n TechnologyProviders

Industrial Water Use Efciency

Community Initiatives by Industry

Innovation in Water Technology

Initiatives by NGOs

Water Conclave and Awards Reminiscence

NetworkingatIndiaIndustryWaterConclave ReleaseofCompendiumofBestPractices

FICCIWaterAwardsCeremony

IndiaIndustryWaterConclave

FICCIWaterAwards

Winnersof3��EditionofFICCIWaterAwards

Accesstosafewaterisoneoftheessentialelementsforsustainabledevelopmentandpoverty

reduction.However, thepast fewdecadeshasseenan increase indemandamongstvarious

waterusingsectorsputtingenormousstressonthenaturalresource.

FICCIconstituteda'WaterMission'topromoteandprovidethoughtleadershipintheareaof

wateref�iciency.Itaimstofacilitatethesharinganddisseminationofbestpracticesacross

industrysectorsinordertoencouragecorporateandindustryplayerstoimbibeacultureof

waterconservationwithintheirorganizations.

TheMissionisworkingtocreateawarenessontheexistingsituationpertainingtowater

scarcity,qualityandgenerateadiscourseonsustainableuseofwateramongstvarious

users.Withgrowingandextensivedepletionandpollutionofourwaterresources,our

currentworkisbeingrestructuredtobringthisissuebackinfocustoprovideasenseof

urgencytothedebateofwatermanagement.

TheobjectivesoftheMission'sworkare:

n To formulate suggestions for changes in policy framework in India for better

waterresourceallocation,conservationandmanagement;

n Todocumentanddisseminatebestpracticesacrossvarioussectorsandcreatea

forumtofacilitateexchangeofinformationandexperiencesinthecountry;

n Topromotegoodpractisesinsustainablewatermanagementandinnovative

technologies of water saving and management through workshops,

conferencesandtrainingprogrammes.

FICCI Water Mission