India’s traditional and modern water management prowess showcased to delegates.
WD News: The second meeting of Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) has started with the focus on water resource management. More than 130 delegates from 19 G20 member countries, 9 invitee countries and 13 international organisations are taking part in the meeting being held at The Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Ms Debashree Mukherjee, Special Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, in her opening address, welcomed the delegates from G20 members and highlighted the fact that management of water resources in a holistic manner is pre-requisite for the development of a nation and consequently water secured world. She emphasised the need for collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the field of water resources. She also pointed out that G20 India Presidency appreciates the valuable work, successful programmes, and innovations in the field of water resources by G20 members and India is committed to strengthen this cooperation in water resources development and management through sharing of the technical experiences, best practices, usage of state-of-the-art tools and technology and case studies of successful interventions in water sector for mutual benefits.
Thereafter, G20 members and other participants shared their best practices with presentations from Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, USA, Denmark, Singapore, Spain, Oman and Netherlands as well as by international organisations like Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Solar Alliance (ISA), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) showcasing their best practices on water resources management.
During her closing remarks, Ms Mukherjee appreciated that the presentations from all across the globe encompassing plethora of water issues and challenges and innovative ways to address them amicably by G20 members. She emphasised that India always plays an active role in such collaborative scientific endeavours.
The session was followed the delegates visiting the exhibition stalls put-up by the organisations showcasing various themes and sharing quality work in Atal Jal, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, Namami Gange, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Nation Water Mission, etc.
Thereafter, excursion visits were undertaken by G20 delegates to local sites showcasing India’s water management practices.
Source: PIB
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