Dehradun: The Uttarakhand chapter of FICCI Ladies Organisation, FLO Jammu-Kashmir & Ladakh, and Industries Association of Uttarakhand hosted a virtual panel discussion titled ‘Women & Water: Challenges & Opportunities towards Sustainable Conservation’ today.
The panellists of the session were Principal Scientist, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Dr Ravinder Kaur, Executive Secretary-cum-Country Coordinator, India Water Partnership Dr Veena Khanduri, and Trustee & VP – Programs & Partnerships, Save Water Network Poonam Sewak.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Veena Khanduri said, “As primary providers, managers and users of water, women and youth are very uniquely placed and positioned to help in deriving the productive changes in the water security scenario. Climate change has put enormous pressure on water security all over the world.”