Global South Academic Conclave
on WASH and Climate linkages 2025
21st - 23rd February, 2025 • CFP Building, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
The Center for Water and Sanitation at CEPT University is organizing the second edition of the Global South Academic Conclave on WASH and Climate in February, 2025. The first edition in 2024 was a success, where 350 participants from across 30 countries joined us at the CEPT University campus for valuable discussions on the linkages between WASH and climate resilience.
We plan to continue these discussions at the Global South Academic Conclave 2025 from 21st – 23rd February 2025 at the CEPT campus in Ahmedabad. The conclave is being organised in collaboration with the Faculty of Planning - CEPT University with support from the Viega Foundation and Gates Foundation (BMGF).
The second edition of the GSAC will focus on themes of WASH monitoring, governance and finance. The first day of the conclave will also celebrate 15 years of the PAS project - the online system for urban WASH performance assessment in India. The conclave is visualised as a cross-learning event among sector partners, academia and researchers.
The conclave will bring together academia and research institutions to discuss WASH and related issues around climate change, equity, financing, monitoring. Focus will be on both academia programmes as well as experience emerging from field based action research experiences.
We invite abstracts under the thematic areas described below.
Deadline for abstracts: 30th Nov 2024
Notification of selection: 15th Dec 2024
In Feb 2024, GSAC brought together over 350 participants from 30 countries. In addition, over 700 persons joined virtually. Keynote addresses from practitioners and researchers across the globe and high-level panel discussions highlighted key issues and emerging directions.
1000+
attendees
100+
speakers and presenters
30
countries represented
250+
organizations represented
(Numbers based on our past conference.)
Conference updates
Registrations are open
Abstract submission form is open till 30th Nov 2024
Applications for travel scholarships can be submitted here
Last date to submit applications for travel scholarships is 30th Nov 2024
For hosting a side session - write to us at cwas@cept.ac.in
For Visa letters - write to us at cwas@cept.ac.in
Thematic areas
Monitoring WASH and climate
To showcase systems, policies and strategies for measuring and monitoring WASH outcomes in different countries.
Governance for inclusive and climate resilient WASH
To discuss the political, social, economic and administrative systems that influence WASH services and resultant impacts on equity and climate resilience.
Financing climate resilient WASH
To highlight and assess conventional and innovative financing models for WASH services from a climate resilience lens, discussing potential and challenges.
WASH innovations in technology and service delivery
To showcase innovations in WASH services management through technology, government programmes, community engagement, improved administration.
Celebrating PAS@15
CWAS has been working on urban water and sanitation related action research since 2009. CWAS began its work when CEPT University received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Performance Assessment System (PAS) Project. Over the past decade, the project has developed an online system, methods and processes for performance assessment and improvement for urban water supply and sanitation in India. In 2009, this system was initiated in 400 cities in two states of India. Today it is used by 800+ Indian cities in four states of India. It is one of the largest Urban Water and Sanitation database in India and is used by various governments and institutions.
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