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Cap-Net Network Managers' Meeting 2011
Cap-Net Network Managers' Meeting 2011: This year SCaN will be hosting the annual meeting at Hyderabad, India during December 12-16, 2011. The principal agenda of the meeting includes an assessment of the outputs made during the last year and future work plans; identifying areas of collaboration; developing strategic actions for the new phase of the programme; recommending options for Cap-Net institutional arrangements in the future.
Training Program on Understanding and Resolving water conflicts in India: 18-22 July 2011
Odisha: A training program on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts was organized at Satpada, Chilika lake, Odisha during 18-22 July 2011 by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India in collaboration with Baitarani Initiative, Odisha State Resource Centre of the Forum and SCaN with the basic aim of introducing participants to the concepts, debates, theoretical and analytical approaches and emerging issues related to water, water conflicts and their resolution in India.
The program was designed for middle level / senior level functionaries of NGO / civil society groups, government officials in water resource departments, researchers / teachers from academia, lawyers, media professionals and activists working on water related issues. Twenty participants from various such backgrounds and different geographical locations in India participated in this workshop.
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Workshop on the use of Open Source Geospatial Tools in Integrated Water Resource Management: 19-21 April 2011
Hyderabad: SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN) in collaboration with OSGeo-India and Salim Ali Centre for Orinthology and Natural History (SACON) held a 3-day training on the use of Open Source Geospatial tools in IWRM, at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), from April 19th to 21st. The workshop provided hands-on training on understanding and deriving watershed technology, estimating water supply and water demand, and publishing the data that would aid decision makers and other stake holders. It attracted a diverse group of participants from several organizations working on various aspects of water resources management, and had an optimal combination of theoretical and practical sessions. The various sessions were on Understanding watershed hydrology using geospatial concepts, spatial analytical techniques, spatial database concepts and publishing geospatial data. A total number of 20 participants from NGOs, CBOs and Govt. agencies active in the water sector participated in the workshop.
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