About River Water User Association (India)-IRDRA
River water user Association (India) is an organization established as a mission under Institute of Rural Development, working to keep the people closer by providing a platform throughout India to interact on water related issues and to undertake initiatives for water conservation, Protection and Management and its efficient use. It conducts research & Development, case studies, undertakes projects, trainings and demonstrations for promoting conservation, treatment and management of water bodies and Agriculture.
Introduction of Conference Topic
Subject area included but not restricted to
Social Sciences; Agriculture; forestry, Science; Biotechnology; Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Information Technology;
Conference Themes
1. Water Scarcity in River Basins
Present scenario and efforts for sustainability; Concerns, Increasing demand and Potential Impacts, Pollution and waste water management and river and ground water qualities.
Hydrological components. Methods and techniques of water loss reduction
Institutional capacity and water governance; Policies for safe water supply and sanitation
2. Water Sanitation and animal & human health aspects
3. Agricultural Production
Sustainability of Agriculture, Major Agricultural Problems; Causes of low productivity; Current situation and future needs patterns of agricultural production, input-use, and major environmental impact thereof in the light of natural resource endowments, policies for promoting agricultural production. Improved production Technologies and tools;
4. Adoptive Agriculture, Farm Machines and AdvanceTechnologies.
5. Environmental Pollution and means to control
6. Biotechnological processes and means for improving
Agricultural production, Water quality and sewage water
7. Climate Change and effect on human, Agriculture and fresh water
bodies
Sources of pollution; Effects in various regions
Effects on water ecosystems and habitats, Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture
Living with Drought: drought mitigation for sustainable livelihoods
The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands. Climate models, Future emissions scenarios, Projections of future climate, Uncertainty in climate ,Extreme events, Review of extreme climate and weather , Buildings and other structures, Transportation
8. Natural Disasters, Risk Assessment and Management
Major Natural disasters, Causes and solutions; Climate change and water-related disasters
Critical water shortages and disaster plans for fresh water system rehabilitation
National strategies for disaster reduction. Drought, desertification and Agricultural disasters
9. Civil Engineering Structures for adopting Climate Change
Role of IT in Disaster Management, Advancement in Information Technology in the form of Internet, GIS
Remote Sensing, satellite communication and Information systems etc., in planning and implementation of
hazards reduction measures. IT for emergency response and survival. Emerging geo information
technologies for disaster Management.
10.IT for awareness and Management
Role of Information Technology in Agriculture, Data Mining and “Big Data” Applications
Emerging geo- information technologies for disaster Management. Database management,