Following themes broadly describe the focus areas of deliberations, with a certain degree of
overlapping.
Water Resources: Availability, Management, Quality
- Status of Water Resources
- Water Quantity- Gaps in Demand & Supply in Various Sectors
- Water Quality Criteria for various Uses-Present Status
- Water Exploration & Management- Latest Trends in Surface & Ground Water
- Water Quality Management
- Additional Resource Creation (such as Rain Water Harvesting, Recycling etc.)
- Population Growth, Urbanization, Economic and Industrial Development
Global Climate Changes and Impact on Water Resource Management
- Validation of Future Projections
- Creation of Comprehensive Water Data Base
- Impact of Global Climate Change on Water Resources
- Modelling for Future Trends
- Solutions and Technology Development
- Politics of Water Crisis and Climate Change
- Climate Change and Water Security
- Climate Change and Polar Regions
Water for All- Action Plan
- Ensuring Adequate Water Quantity and Quality for All
- Quality Monitoring Mechanisms
- Identification of Vulnerable Sections, Wetlands and Springs
- Inclusive Water Security
- Capacity Building to Secure Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation
- Role of Good Water Governance to Improve Inclusiveness
Enhancing Water Use Efficiency
- Physical, Social and Economical Dimensions
- Technological aspects
- Environmental aspects
- Enhancing Water Use Efficiency Agriculture Sector
- Enhancing Water Use Efficiency- Rural Sector
- Enhancing Water Use Efficiency- Urban Sector
- Enhancing Water Use Efficiency- Industrial Sector
- Strategies to Increase Water Use Efficiency by 20%
Action Plan for Vulnerable and Over-exploited Areas
- Identification of Critical Areas
- Additional Resource Creation (Rain Water Harvesting, Recycling etc.)
- Detailed Aquifer Mapping for Effective Aquifer Management
- Technologies for Desalination, Recycling and Reuse
- Rejuvenation of Water Bodies and Traditional Water Conservation Structures
Integrated Water Resource Management
- Basin Level Integrated Water Resource Management
- Water Transfers
- Climate Change Considerations
- Water Budgeting
Water Technologies
- Water/ Wastewater Treatment
- Water Reuse and Recycling
- Water Quality Management
- Drinking Water: Purification, Bottling, Supply
- Salinity Management
- Latest Technologies in Water Exploration and Management
- Software for Water
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Ground Water Management and Modelling
- Technologies for Irrigation and Agriculture
- Water Leakage Technologies
- Utilities and Utility Management
Financial, Institutional, Legal and Policy Issues
- Water Policy and Water Usage Reform
- Water Rights, Pricing and Laws
- Government's Role in Water Management
- Water Access as a Fundamental Right
- Laws to Prevent Pollution of Water Bodies and Aquifers
- Municipalities and Sustainable Water Management at Local Level
- Water Infrastructure – Investment and Financing