Presentations given during the Indian roundtable
Five presentations were given during the Indian roundtable on sustainable drinking water services at scale. They can be found here.
Global learning in Sustainable drinking water services at scale – everyone forever
Presentation compiled by Jean de la Harpe (IRC) which emphasised the need to provide continuous support to communities based on 5 Ms: mentoring support, management support (budgeting, financial and operational planning, financial management, asset management, human resource issues), monitoring support, major maintenance support and mobilisation (e.g., on-going training activities).
Transforming waters and failing public management
Vibhu Nair, Founder of CEC, made a presentation on change management based on the transformation of Tamil Nadu’s Water Supply and Drainage Board. In his presentation, Mr Nair focused on the need to merge the aspects of purpose, people, process and praxis for any change management process to be successful.
Water security for sustainable services at scale
Dr Kurian Baby, IRC India Country Director, discussed the issue of water security in India. According to Dr Baby, most parts of India are now facing physical water scarcity, with a declining per capita availability of water.
Life-cycle cost approach for sustainable service delivery: application in the Indian context
Prof Ratna Reddy presented on a life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) as a means to achieving sustainable service delivery. Though various components of LCCA are not new, Prof Reddy reported that life-cycle costs are often not considered in budgeting for WASH.
Sustainability of Drinking Water Services and Disasters: Some Reflections
AIDMI’s Mihir Bhatt’s presentation touched upon the absence of disaster mitigation strategies that take into account water access and delivery. According to Mr Bhatt, many State disaster plans do not mention drinking water in planning, and there is a lack of data articulating the interplay between disasters and drinking water.
