West Bengal Water Project Stakeholder Forum: Lessons on Adapting to a Changing Climate - webinar
The West Bengal Water Project (WBWP) Stakeholder Forum is a webinar that will showcase pioneering water management initiatives in the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim. Questions on how communities adapt to shifting hydrological conditions, what innovative methods are employed to mitigate water-related risks, and how Indian water managers can serve as global exemplars will be addressed during the event. The event will feature presentations from leading academics and water practitioners in India followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

WBWP is a student-led initiative focused on documenting pioneering water management initiatives in the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim. The team is comprised of five former graduate students from Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment.
Date: 28 October 2024, 12:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: SoGE alumni 2022-2023 (University of Oxford), Professor Sugata Hazra (Jadavpur University), Professor Rakesh Kumar Ranjan (Sikkim University)
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Organiser contact email address: owncoordinator@water.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/710d89fb-9763-4efe-8c32-ef5c4abd82cd@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91
Audience: Public
Editor: Irina Gribanenkova