This training programme is aimed at introducing participants to the basic concepts, debates, theoretical and analytical approaches and emerging issues related to water, water conflicts and their resolution especially in the specific context of the North East.
The training programme will have modules on the following components:
• Understanding water
• Normative concerns around water
• Legal and institutional issues related to water
• Understanding water conflicts
• Conflict resolution: approaches, methods with special emphasis on negotiations, mediation and stakeholder dialogue
The training programme will involve lectures, group discussions, assignments, case studies and interactive sessions with resource persons. A good set of reading material would be made available to the participants prior to the training programme.
The programme will be coordinated by a team of resource persons having considerable experience on theoretical and practical aspects of dealing with water and water conflicts in different geographies of India. Key members of the team are Dr. Chandan Manahanta, Centre for the Environment, IIT, Guwahati; Dr. Partha Das, Aaranyak, Guwahati, Prof. S. Janakarajan, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai; K J Joy & Suhas Paranjape, SOPPECOM, Pune. We would also get a few more resource persons.

Target group

The programme is designed for middle level and senior level functionaries of NGOs, civil society groups and government agencies. The seats are limited to about 20 participants. This course is exclusively for participants from the North East India.

Venue

Guwahati, Assam, India

Organisers

SaciWARERs-CapNet Network (SCaN), Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India in collaboration with Aaranyak, Guwahati, Centre for the Environment and Arghyam, Bangalore

For more information:

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
C/O Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)
16, Kale Park, Someshwarwadi Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008. Maharashtra, INDIA
Tel: +91-20-2588 0786/ 2588 6542 . Fax: +91-020-2588 6542
Email: waterconflictforum@gmail.com . URL: http://conflicts.indiawaterportal.org