Conference Presentations

Pakistan Regional Conference Presentations

Session Title Link
Session 1
Global Perspectives on Rainwater Harvesting – Han Heijnen, President, International Rainwater Harvesting AllianceView
Tradition to policy: journey of mainstreaming rainwater harvesting in Sri Lanka. - Dr Tanuja Ariyananda, CEO, Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum & Convenor of SARNET, Sri LankaView
Promotion of rainwater harvesting in Pakistan: historical and progressive scenario – Syed Zaheer Hussain Gardezi, Chair, 3rd SARNET Conference, PakistanView
Rainwater Harvesting and Promotion in Nepal: Issues and Challenges – Eng Ramdeep Sah, SMART WASH Solutions, NepalView
Flood irrigation is promising for water scarcity in arid regions. – J Tabatabae Yazdi, Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Conservation Management, Ministry of Agriculture, IranView
Rainwater harvesting management regional and global perspective - India (Presented by Dhanushi Senanayake, Coordinator, South Asia Rainwater Network, Sri Lanka)
Community-led flood water harvesting: a promising solution for water scarcity in Bhutan – Ms. Karma Uden, Programme Manager, Tarayana FoundationView
Rainwater harvesting practices to manage aquifer recharge and mitigate climate risk in Afghanistan – Prof Dr Abdul Qayeum KarimView
Climate-induced water scarcity in Bangladesh - Md Zahid Hossain
Rainwater harvesting and management opportunities for enhancing climate resilience and building a green economy – McPhearson Nethara, President, Rainwater Harvesting Association in MalawiView
Session 2
Managed Aquifer Recharge Through Rain and Flood Water Harvesting – Dr Ghulam Zakir Hassen, Director, IRI, Pakistan
Rainwater harvesting: a critical solution for water-scarce 22 coastal towns affected by salinity from rising sea levels in Bangladesh – Melina KhanalView
Stormwater soakage pits for groundwater recharge – Dr Saqib Nawaz, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Rainwater harvesting prospects and potentials in Pakistan – Mr Javed Ali Khan, UN-HabitatView
Rainwater to resilience building a sustainable future in ecologically fragile Western Ghats – Mr Tanmay PisolkarView
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH): a critical solution for water-scarce – Md. Shahadat HossainView
Assessment of rainwater harvesting and quality in Karachi during monsoon – Dr Samiyah TasleemView
Turning rain into resilience – Shehersaz
Building flood resilience in Pakistan; lessons from 2022 floods – Mr Ashfaque Soomro
Session 3
A potential innovative approach for climate resilient water resource management in the textile industry – Shahoodah Anwar, University of Punjab, PakistanView
From orbit to aquifer: space technology for rainwater harvesting – Dr Khalid Mohammed
PCRWR has experience in rainwater harvesting and managed aquifer recharge – Mr. Dilshad Arshad
Urban flooding in Lahore and WASA initiatives – Mr Tayab Malik
Groundwater recharging and technical aspects of rainwater harvesting – Dr Naveed Iqbal

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