CONGRESS ON GREEN URBAN FUTURES November 2014 Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA

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1 Government of Karnataka Center for Urban Green Spaces Ministry of Urban Development Government of India INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON GREEN URBAN FUTURES November 2014 Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA

2 urbanfutures2014 focused on issues and challenges of urban development that need to be resolved to ensure a sustainable and equitable urban future. It also took stock of emerging paradigms and technological advances that can help achieve the goal securing an inclusive and livable urban world for future generations. Themes urbanfutures2014 negotiated through its agenda by way of Keynotes, Oral Presentations, Panel Discussions and Poster Presentations, complimented by informal dialogue and networking. For more information please visit : To deal with the challenge of complex multi-disciplinarity of urban development, various sessions were structured around following themes: Urban Sanitation Challenges in the Developing World Smart Cities in the Context of Developing Nations Eco-restoration of Urban Landscapes Urbanization Challenges in the Indian Himalayan Region Sustainable & Inclusive Mobility for Indian Cities Conserving Heritage in Urban Landscapes OBJECTIVES To review the issues and challenges in urban development, renewal and management in India and other countries, To examine and analyse successful urban improvement initiatives from across the world, To facilitate exchange of information & ideas and promote cross sectoral learning and linkages, To foster peer review, and networking, among stakeholders to promote concomitant action on pertinent issues. PARTICIPATION PROFILE Urban planners, city administrators and policy makers. Academics and policy analysts. Techno-managerial professionals from domains like architects, landscape architects, design, utilities, transportation, pollution control, waste management, forestry & horticulture, e-governance, ICT, real estate development and others Media professionals and students.

3 Schedule Wednesday, 05 November, 2014 Leadership & Plenary Session Venue Grand Ball Room, Hotel Lalit Ashok 9.45 Arrival of Chief Guest 9.55 Welcome Vinay Luthra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (WL) & Chair, Organising Committee-urbanfutures Lighting the Lamp All Dignitaries Inaugural Address B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Karnataka Special Remarks by Guests of Honour Vinay K Sorake, Minister for Urban Development, Karnataka Kaushik Mukherjee, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka D Satya Murty, Addl. Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka M Madan Gopal, Addl. Chief Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, Govt. of Karnataka Saranga Alahapperuma, Director General, Central Environment Authority, Sri Lanka Keynote Address Sudhir Krishna, Former Secretary, Min. of Urban Development, Govt. of India Vote of Thanks Manoj Dabas, Organising Secretary- urbanfutures2014 & Director, Center for Urban Green Spaces, New Delhi TEA Plenary Session 1 Anchor/Moderator M Lakshminarayan, Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Introduction by Session Anchor SPEAKER 1 T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services SPEAKER2 Rajeev Gowda, Member of Parliament Q&A LUNCH PLENARY SESSION 2 Anchor/Moderator Sudhir Krishna, Former Secretary, Min. of Urban Development, Govt. of India Introduction by Session Anchor SPEAKER 1 Bernhard Muller, Director, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany SPEAKER2 R K Misra, Founder Director, Centre for Smart Cities, Bangalore Q&A TEA

4 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity Indo-US WORKSHOP ON Best Practices and Eco-Restoration Technologies for Enhancing Functional Quality of Urban Landscapes November 2014 Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Rapid growth of cities focused attention on the role of ecological services, the ways that natural resources and habitats in cities help improve environmental and human health. In fact, cities are tied into their regions in many ecological ways (movement of organisms, water flows, introduction of biodiversity). New science-based solutions for improving urban conditions can help augment air and water quality, livability, and sustainable biodiversity for our burgeoning urban populations. Workshop on Best Practices And Eco-Restoration Technologies for Enhancing Functional Quality Of Urban Landscapes brought together urban scientists and design professionals interested in seeking solutions to more resilient cities from the vantage points of ecological, horticulture and forestry sciences, landscape architecture, remediation of urban pollution and associated governmental policy. Urban Forestry & Horticulture Urban Wetlands Bioswales and Green Roofs Themes of Technical Sessions A better application of ecological science to the planning and development of our urban world is critical for a safe and productive future to serve our citizens. The links between urban ecology, urban planning, the design professions, and government urban management must be made stronger to advance these solutions. The workshop provided a forum to discuss and share knowledge on urban ecology, habitats, public stewardship of urban areas, and scientific and technology needs that must be addressed to advance these issues for urban centers. The deliberations during the workshop were structured around following themes. Urban Wildlife Policies for quality of urban landscapes Biotechnology for improving urban landscapes In addition to thematic sessions there were Panel Discussions on relevant topics of interdisciplinary nature. U.S. : Prof. Steven N. Handel Center for Urban Restoration Ecology 1 College Farm Road, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ USA. handel@aesop.rutgers.edu Principal Coordinators In partnership with India Dr. S Natesh Consultant Advisor National Institute of Immunology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi natesh.dbt@gmail.com Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Lake Development Authority

5 Indo-US WORKSHOP ON Best Practices and Eco-Restoration Technologies for Enhancing Functional Quality of Urban Landscapes November 2014 Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA MONDAY, 03 NOVEMBER, 2014 Schedule Welcome Manoj Dabas, Director, Center for Urban Green Spaces, New Delhi 09: Introduction and S Natesh, Principal Workshop Coordinator Expected Outcomes Inaugural Address G. V. Sugur, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Vinay Luthra, WPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forests (WL), Karnataka Special Remarks 10:20-10:30 Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, Indo US S&T Forum, New Delhi 10: N K Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi Keynote Address (India) C. R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, University of Delhi Keynote Address (USA) Steven Handel Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Natural Resources, Rutgers University of New Jersey, USA Technical Session I - Urban Forestry & Horticulture Deborah Lev, Manager, Nature City Agency, Portland, Oregon Harini Nagendra, Professor, Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India Noor Azlin Yahya, Senior Research Officer, FRIM, Kepong, Malaysia Ian Mell, Professor, University of Liverpool, UK Technical Session II - Urban Wetlands, (Streams, Water Bodies) Keith Bowers FASLA, President, BioHabitats, & Member, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management Leo Saldanha, Convenor, Environment Services Group Priyanka Jamwal, ATREE, Bangalore Panel Discussion Policies to enhance quality of urban landscapes Cathy Geraghty Director of Strategic Initiatives, Forest Preserves of Cook County and Executive Council, Chicago Wilderness and Metropolitan GreenSpaces Alliance Wazir Singh Lakra, Vice Chancellor Central Institute for Fisheries Education, Mumbai Vijay Kumar Member Secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore R K Srivastava, Chief Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Forest Department P J Dilip Kumar Former Director General of Forests, Govt. of India Janki Ram Assistant Director General (Horticulture), Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi Nicola Dempsey Dept. of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK Reetu Kakkar Director General, EMPRI, Bangalore TUESDAY, 04 NOVEMBER, Technical Session III - Urban Wildlife Charles Nilon, Professor, Univ. of Missouri, USA Manu Bhatnagar, Director, Natural Heritage, INTACH Technical Session IV - Biotechnology in enhancing the quality of urban landscapes Joel Burken, Science and Technology University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA Hemant Purohit, Head Envmn tl Genomics Division, NEERI, Nagpur Banwari Lal, Director, Environmental & Industrial Biotech Division, TERI Nandana Sigamani, Hariyalee Landscapes, Bangalore Technical Session V - Bioswales and Green Roofs Barbara Wilks, FAIA, FASLA Rajendra Hegde, Vithal Mallaya Scientific Research Foundation S. Lakshmi Narayan, Sap Labs Bangalore S B Dandin, Liaison Officer, Bioversity International, Bangalore Concluding Session Panel Discussion on Planning for the future (All Speakers)

6 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity International symposium on SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE MOBILITY FOR INDIAN CITIES November 2014 The LaLiT Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA India is a vast country with complexities that do not lend themselves to easy fixes or simple adaptations of what might work elsewhere. Despite increasing world prominence and continued economic expansion, India s urban development issues have seriously constraint it from realizing its full potential at various levels. Indian cities of all sizes continue to experience heavy pressure to accommodate growth and improved standards and quality of life. The sustainability of a city depends on its ability to provide transportation frameworks that not only cater to current mobility needs, but have the scalability to integrate with future expansion and densification of the city they serve. The National Urban Transport Policy of the Government of Public transport is a complex issue given the differing requirements of various urban habitations depending on their size, structure, climate and socio-economic legacy. Public transport planning and in million plus cities Urban mobility planning in small cities and towns Integration of various transport forms and modes Prof. T G Sitharam Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Themes of Technical Sessions Principal Coordinators India, (NUTP) lays strong emphasis on building capabilities at the state and city level to address problems associated with urban transport and also lays down the guidelines for developing sustainable urban transport systems. Though a significant number of initiatives have been taken up in this regard, much is still required to be done in a collaborative endeavor to make our rapidly expanding cities to be livable, clean, energy-efficient, and sustainable. This symposium explored various dimensions of urban mobility apart from analysing innovative solutions and ideas that help to make moving around in a city a more pleasant exercise. The symposium was designed keeping in mind the above complexities of urban mobility. The four working sessions were structured around following themes : ITS technologies and solutions in public transport Policy challenges for sustainable urban mobility In partnership with Manoj Dabas Director Center for Urban Green Spaces Aravali Foundation for Education New Delhi

7 International symposium on SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE MOBILITY FOR INDIAN CITIES INAUGURAL SESSION ( AM) Welcome Inaugural Address Guests of Honor November 2014 The LaLiT Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Schedule T.G. Sitharam, Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Anurag Kumar Director Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Satish Kumar Principal Advisor (Electrical), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi Y. Narahari, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore TEA 11:30 12:30 Integrated Land use and Transportation for Indian cities Bernhard Müller, Director, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Germany Sanjay Gupta, Professor of Transport Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. 12:30 13:00 ITS in Urban Transport Operations Mohinder Singh Dean LTA Academy, Land Transport Authority, Singapore 13:30 14:30 LUNCH 14:30 15:00 ITS in Urban Transport Operations (Continued) Gitakrishnan Ramadurai, Assistant Professor, Transportation Engineering Division, IIT Madras. 15:00 15:30 Integrating Land Use and Transport Planning in Indian Cities: Challenges and Opportunities Om Prakash Agarwal Director General, Institute of Urban Transport, New Delhi 15:30 16:00 TEA 16:00 16:30 Strategic Value Capture to promote sustainable cities integrating urban mobility, development and financing. J. Satya Sai kumar Consulting Expert (Sustainable Cities and Transportation) Ph.D Candidate, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University, Australia 16:30 16:50 Experience/Perspectives of financing in Urban Mobility project. K. Usha Rao Senior Sector Specialist Energy & Transport, KfW Office, New Delhi 16:00 17:30 Panel Discussion: Role of National Actions to promote and support the Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Panel Members Kumar Pushkar Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation Satish Kumar Mohinder Singh Bernhard Muller 17:30 17:45 Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks

8 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity International WORKSHOP ON Smart Cities in the context of Developing Nations November 2014 The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA City governments across the world, including countries in the Indian subcontinent, have deployed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to solve administration challenges. egovernance initiatives of local governments, especially in rapidly urbanising developing countries have often been less than successful due to variety of factors. These include lack of a comprehensive vision, adhoc & siloed implementation, inadequate IT infrastructure & citizen engagement. Last but not the least of factors,non-availability of reliable data for planning processes. It is necessary that we re-invigorate the management of our cities taking advantage of today s technological advances to overcome the above barriers. It is time to create Smart Cities. The workshop examined concept of smart cities and how it could be made applicable to resource stressed cities in developing nations. The workshop also analyse innovative and successful initiatives in India and other countries where ICT has been leveraged to Technical Outline Principal Coordinator Natarajan Malupillai Chief Executive Officer, egovernments Foundation, Bangalore nat.malupillai@egovernments.org In partnership with Smart Cities use integrated information systems not only to administer the city but also to collect, communicate and analyze the city data. This helps such Cities carry out holistic planning and decision making. This enhances their build-out, operational efficiency, local economy and quality of life for its people. The workshop Smart Cities in the context of Developing Nations introduce of participants to the exciting opportunities offered by Smart City solutions that help overcome the challenges presented by today s cities as well as to build the capacity of participants to construct their own road maps to a Smart City future. make cities more efficient, livable and sustainable. Finally the workshop expose of the participants to futuristic ICT based solutions that could help cities to provide a better quality of living to their residents based on improved service delivery and hassle free mechanisms. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

9 International WORKSHOP ON Smart Cities in the context of Developing Nations November 2014 The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Schedule 9: Introduction Natarajan Malupillai, CEO, egovernments Foundation Srikanth Nadhamuni, Chairman, Keynote Address egovernments Foundation 10:00-10:30 Prashant Pradhan, Business Head, Smarter Smart City A Perspective from IBM Planet and Industry Solutions 10: Angshik Chaudhuri, Executive Director, Smart City A Perspective from Cisco Smart+Connected Communities, Asia Pacific TEA 11:30 am Panel: egovernance, a precursor for SmartCities Subhash Bhatnagar, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Natarajan Malupillai, CEO, egovernments Foundation Jessica Seddon, Founder and Managing Director, Okapi Research and Advisory A smart Electronic City Ashwin Mahesh, Co-founder of social technology lab, Mapunity LUNCH 2:00-3:00 Panel: Profile of SmartCities - It s more than technology Somnath Sen, Chief Practice, Indian Institute of Human Settlements Nicola Dempsey, Asst. Professor in Landscape Planning in the Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield R K Misra, Founder Director, Center for SMART Cities Arindam Guha, Senior Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ian Mell, Lecturer in Planning & Civic Design in the Department of Geography & Planning, The University of Liverpool 3: Citizen Participation in smart governance Manivannan, Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board TEA 4.00 : 4.20 Chennai - Smart City roadmap T. G. Vinay, IAS, Deputy Commissioner (R & F), Corporation of Chennai Innovative Smart City initiatives Waste to Wealth: Multimodal usage of Bio-gas as Green Urban Future Nandakumar, Chairman and Managing Director Chemtrols Industries Limited 4:50-5:20 Innovative Smart City initiatives Traffic Management in Smart Cities Anil Menon, CEO, CMS Computers Vote of thanks Manu Srivastava, Vice President, egovernments Foundation

10 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity International symposium on Sanitation in Urban India : Challenges and Innovations 06 November 2014 The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Objectives of inclusive growth and provision of minimum basic standard of life to India s rapidly growing urban population cannot be achieved without resolving water and sanitation challenges on principles of equity. The challenge of open defecation and the absence of robust, functioning sanitation systems in most parts of India continue to be a matter of serious public health concern. In India, although around 275 million people gained access to improved sanitation between 1990 and 2011, 615 million still defecated in the open in 2011 (WHO and UNICEF 2013) and millions of tons of faecal sludge collected from pit latrines and septic tanks are discharged untreated into the environment, creating an important health hazard. While rural areas face the issue of unavailability of toilets, the problems of waste collection, treatment and disposal is the major issue in urban India. In general, the key issues plaguing India s sanitation system include: Lack of low cost toilet technologies and sanitation for urban slums Lack of toilet cover for rural areas Technical Outline Inadequate/non functional waste collection systems Limited awareness/acceptability of toilet usage Less than 6% of Indian cities and towns (excluding census towns) have a sewerage network. Only 30% of the sewage generated is treated. Almost a fifth of urban dwellers do not have access to toilets. It is necessary to leverage innovative approaches and solutions developed in different parts of the world, including India, in order to meet the basic sanitation needs of rapidly rising urban population in the Indian subcontinent. There is an urgent need to identify appropriate priority intervention themes to tackle the challenge of sanitation in India. The symposium on Urban Sanitation Challenges in the Developing World: Initiatives and Innovations specifically focused on India and was designed to bring its participants up to date with the enormity of the challenges and diversity of innovations that could be deployed to clean up our cities. The symposium were structured around following themes: Urban Sanitation Challenges-The Big Picture. Meeting the Urban Sanitation Challenge-Initiatives in India. Meeting the Urban Sanitation Challenge-Innovations across the World. Cleaning Indian Cities- The missing Links and Path Forward. Principal Coordinators Dr. Shilpi Gupta Manager Technical, Discovery & Product Development, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (A Government of India Enterprises) sgupta.birac@nic.in In partnership with Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology Government of India

11 International symposium on Sanitation in Urban India : Challenges and Innovations 06 November 2014 The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Schedule Thematic Inaugural Session Urban Sanitation Challenges-The Big Picture Welcome Manoj Dabas, Director, Center for Urban Green Spaces, New Delhi Introduction and Expected Outcomes Special Remarks Keynote Address Shilpi Gupta BIRAC, New Delhi Anjum Parwez Chairman, Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board Meera Mehta Professor Emeritus, CEPT University, Ahmedabad TEA Technical Session I - Meeting the Urban Sanitation Challenge-Initiatives in India Srinivas Chary Vedala Dean - Research and Management Studies, Director - Urban Governance, Infrastructure, Environment and Energy, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad Anwar Sadath, Director, Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Trivandrum K. Munshi, Professor & Emeritus Fellow, IIT- Bombay, Mumbai V M Chariar, Associate Professor, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, IIT-Delhi, Delhi LUNCH Technical Session II Meeting the Urban Sanitation Challenge-Innovations across the World Carl Hensman, Program Officer, Transformative Technology Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, India Clément CID, Linde+Robinson Lab, California, USA Daniel Yeh, Associate Professor, University of South Florida, USA Brian R. Stoner Distinguished Fellow, Materials and Electronic Technologies, RTI International, Durham, NC, USA TEA Panel Discussion - Cleaning Indian Cities- The missing Links and Path Forward Moderator Madhu Krishna, Consultant, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation WSH Team India VS Chary, Dean, Research and Management Studies and Director, Centre for Energy, Environment, ASCI Hyderabad AN Vaidya, Principal Scientist and Head, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, NEERI Carl Hensman, Program Officer, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Program (Global Development), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ritu Kakkar Director General, EMPRI

12 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity International symposium on Conserving Heritage in Urban Landscapes November 2014 The LaLiT Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA Urbanization is the single largest cause of human migration in earth s history. Starting as trickle, it is now causing a fundamental socioeconomic change in countries across the world. India is one of the fastest urbanizing countries of the world. The force of urbanisation needs to be harnessed at the local, national, regional and international levels. Apart from its more often discussed consequences, rapid urbanisation often causes fragmentation of urban heritage assets with a deep impact on community values. Protection of natural and cultural heritage needs an integration of heritage conservation, management and planning strategies with local development processes and urban planning. A sustained dialogue between experts from heritage conservation and urban planning is hence a strategic imperative. Given the importance of cultural and natural heritage to the dynamism and soul of a city, and the inevitability of urban expansion/densification, the International Symposium on Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Urban Landscapes was organised as a part of urbanfutures2014. The symposium brought together urban planners and professionals associated with heritage conservation on a single platform to deliberate upon common challenges and identify approaches that may lead to workable win-win solutions. Technical Outline The symposium brought together conservation professionals, officials of concerned departments/agencies and policy makers to articulate their views on various dimensions of heritage conservation in an urban context. The deliberations were structured around following core themes: Regulatory regime for heritage conservation in urban areas Natural Heritage and its linkages with urban sustainability Institutional challenges in heritage conservation in urban Case studies of successful heritage conservation initiatives. areas. Prof. Sathya Prakash Varanashi Honorary Convener, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Bangalore Chapter intach.blr@gmail.com Principal Coordinators In partnership with Prof. Asha Rajvanshi Senior Professor and Head WII-EIA Cell, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun ar@wii.gov.in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

13 International symposium on Sanitation in Urban India : Challenges and Innovations Schedule Thematic Inaugural Session Welcome Sathya Varanashi, Convenor, INTACH-Bangalore Chapter Opening Remarks Introduction and Expected Outcomes Keynote Address November 2014 The LaLiT Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA C. T. Mishra, Member Secretary, INTACH, New Delhi Shalini Rajneesh, Secretary Department of Kannada Culture, & Information, Govt. Of Karnataka Vinod Mathur, Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Divay Gupta, Director (AH), INTACH, New Delhi S. P. Shorey, Senior Architect and Town Planner A.G.K. Menon, Convenor, Delhi Chapter, INTACH TEA Urban Heritage : Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks Kai Weise, Architect and Town Planner, Kathmandu, Nepal Manvita Baradi, Dean, Faculty of Management, CEPT University, INTACH Convener Gujarat Tushar Chakravarthy, Conservation Architect Panel Discussion C G Betsurmath, Commissioner, Department of Archaeology, Museums, and Heritage, Karnataka S. B. Honnur, Director, Town and Country Planning, Karnataka K. S. Raykar, Executive Director, Indian Heritage Cities Network, Mysore LUNCH Conserving Biodiversity And Natural Heritage In Urban Landscapes Asha Rajvanshi, Sr. Professor, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Malvika Onial, Scientist, Centre on World Natural Heritage Management & Training, WII, Dehradun Shikha Jain, Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage, New Delhi, Convener INTACH, Haryana, Trustee, IHCN TEA Case Studies in Urban Heritage Conservation Benny Kuriakose, Conservation Architect, Chennai Vikas Dilawari, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture, Mumbai Ritu Singh, Director, Natural Heritage INTACH, New Delhi Panel Panelists Discussion Venu Vasudevan Director General, National Museum New Delhi C.T. Misra, Member Secretary, INTACH, New Delhi Vinod Mathur, Director, WII, Dehradun

14 Reinventing Our Cities Balancing Opportunities with Equity Expert Consultation on Urbanization in the Indian Himalayan Region In the Context of Climate Change Adaptation And Disaster Risk Mitigation November 2014 The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, INDIA The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is a range that spans ten states of India namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and, the hill regions of Assam and West Bengal. Outside the polar region, Himalaya has the maximum concentration of glaciers. 9.04% of the Himalaya is covered with glaciers, with 30-40% additional area being covered with snow. Also referred to as the third pole, the glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of nine of the largest rivers in Asia, and their river basins are home to over 1.3 billion people Climate change poses a serious threat to social and economic development in India and in particular to the Kirtiman Awasthi Team Leader, Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme Embassy of Switzerland kritiman@ihcap.in Technical Outline Principal Coordinators In partnership with Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) due to its dependency on climate sensitive sectors and natural resources for sustaining livelihoods. In the current policy context, there is challenge and opportunity to integrate and link community level experience and actions in IHR with the national and state level policy imperatives and vice versa. The articulation of practice-science-policy connect as a two-way process, is critical for addressing the future vulnerabilities and uncertainties posed by climate change. People living in the Himalayan region are annually affected by a number of natural hazards, including climate-induced disasters, such as floods, avalanches and landslides, which result in extensive damage and loss of life and livelihoods. Climate change is likely to exacerbate further some of these natural hazards. The Expert Consultation reviewed the trends in and status of urbanisation in the Himalayan region. It also analysed the climate change impacts and their potential role in adapting to climate change with emphasis on disaster risk reduction and analysis of the policy options for the same in the context of the Himalayas. Dr. Sudhir Krishna Former Secretary Ministry of Urban Development Government of India sudhir.krishna@gmail.com Center for Urban Green Spaces

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16 Partners Government of Karnataka Center for Urban Green Spaces Ministry of Urban Development Government of India Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation Lake Development Authority Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Indian Heritage Cities Network Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology Government of India

17 Organising Committee Vinay Luthra Chairman Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of Karnataka Bangalore, India Barin Ganguli Sr. Fellow Aravali Foundation for Education Former Lead Specialist Asian Development Bank, Manila Manoj Dabas Organising Secretary Executive Director Center for Urban Green Spaces New Delhi Bernhard Muller Director Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development Dresden, Germany P D Jose Professor Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Asha Rajvanshi Senior Professor and Head WII-EIA Cell Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun Sathya Varanashi Heritage Consultant INTACH, Bangalore Shilpi Gupta Principal Scientific Officer Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council New Delhi Nat Malupillai Chief Executive Officer egovernments Foundation S Natesh Consultant Advisor National Institute of Immunology Prof. Steven Handel Center for Urban Restoration Ecology Rutgers University New Brunswick, USA Ian Mell Dept. of Architecture University of Liverpool United Kingdom Kirtiman Awasthi Team Leader Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme Embassy of Switzerland

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