This conference aims to provoke discussions on pathways for sustainable transformations of periurban areas. Thus, it aims at exchanging on the complex nature and vulnerabilities of these areas. These analyses are the basis for discussing the need for specific policies for periurban spaces, which have a very specific character.
For queries please contact:
Shreya Chakraborty – shreya@saciwaters.org
Sarah Luft – s.luft@uni-koeln.de
Speakers and Expert Discussants
Plenary
Dr. Surendra Bagde
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Dr. Rumi Aijaz
Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Dr. Bhuvaneswari Raman
OP Jindal Global University
OP Jindal Global University
Dr. Shiraz Wajih
President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG)
President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG)
Dr. Carsten Butsch
University of Cologne
University of Cologne
Dr. Leon Hermans
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Parallel Session: Periurban Water Resources
G. Mathi Vathanan
Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha
Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha
Dr. Hitesh Vaidya
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
Dr. Priyanie Amerasinghe
Emeritus Scientist, IWMI Sri Lanka
Emeritus Scientist, IWMI Sri Lanka
Sarah Luft
University of Cologne
University of Cologne
Dr. Shamita Kumar
Professor, Institute of Environment Education and Research, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
Professor, Institute of Environment Education and Research, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
Dr. Alex Follmann
University of Cologne
University of Cologne
Parallel Session: Gender in the Periurban
Dr. Sucharita Sen
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Nupur Rashi Panna
IAS, Rurban Mission, Chhattisgarh
IAS, Rurban Mission, Chhattisgarh
Shreya Chakraborty
Senior Fellow, SaciWATERs
Senior Fellow, SaciWATERs
Bijal Brahmbhatt
Director, Mahila Housing SEWA Trust
Director, Mahila Housing SEWA Trust
Dr. Vishal Narain
Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Dr. Poulomi Banerjee
Senior Consultant, SaciWATERs
Senior Consultant, SaciWATERs
Parallel Session: Governance and Infrastructure
Dr. Sudhir Krishna
Ex Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Ex Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Dr. Tathagata Chatterji
Professor, School of Human Settlements, XIM University Bhuveneshwar
Professor, School of Human Settlements, XIM University Bhuveneshwar
Mayur Kulkarni
Planner, MMRDA
Planner, MMRDA
Monika Bahl
Senior Advisor, GIZ
Senior Advisor, GIZ
Dr. Sharlene L. Gomes
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Dr. Aparna Soni
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Partha Banerjee
The Researcher, Kolkata
The Researcher, Kolkata
Parallel Session: Disaster and Resilience
Dr. Kamal Kishore
Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Dr. Anil K Gupta
Professor, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Professor, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Dr. Anant Maringanti
Executive Director, Hyderabad Urban Labs
Executive Director, Hyderabad Urban Labs
Dr. Rohit Jigyasu
President, International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP)
President, International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP)
Dr. Rama Pandey
Associate Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Associate Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Prof. S. Janakarajan
Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies / President, SaciWATERs
Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies / President, SaciWATERs
Dr. Animesh Kumar
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Bonn
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Bonn
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