Basic Needs Services

Objectives

The Indian branch of BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) and the Consortium DEWATS (Decentralised Waste Water Treatment Systems Society ; CDD Society) are hosting the Annual BORDA Partners Network Meeting in Pondicherry from September 3-9, 2007.

BORDA has been working in India since 1979 with local Partners towards a sustainable alleviation of poverty and to confront environmental deterioration. This has been achieved through integrated activities in the technical, social and economic fields. Combination of environmentally appropriate technology and socio-economic measures makes the connection between environment and development. This development co-operation is guided by basic need services like water supply, electricity, improved living conditions and status, infrastructure facilities like housing, toilets, appropriate irrigation and cultivation methods, design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities and improving health and sanitation conditions. Approaches to these solutions are pursued with groups of the urban and rural population with the objective of sustainably improving their economic and social situation, which is as ecologically intact as possible.

The Meeting assesses the activities carried out by the -network members from all the Project areas in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, China as well as southern Africa and -also discusses main activities to be taken up by the Partners in the next year. Of particular interest would be quality management of basic needs services in sanitation and adopting quality management as a guiding principle for implementation of sanitation projects. Discussions will also be held on developing a framework for research with the aim of continually improving the performance of wastewater treatment systems being implemented by BORDA’s Partner Network. A framework for cost benefit analysis of project implementation is also on the agenda.

Programme

The programme is scheduled between 9.00-17.00 hours from September 3-6 and September 7-8. The agenda for the second meeting will feature preparation of the project programme and business plan for 2007-2010 as well as deliberations on specific regional strategies.

See detailed programme schedule.

Funding

The Project is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation, (BMZ) through BORDA.

Organisers

The Annual Meeting is being organised this year by BORDA India.

Coordinators

The organisation of the Meeting is being coordinated by CDD Society and supported by the Auroville Centre for Scientific Research (CSR). The venue for the meeting is coordinated by French Institute of Pondicherry.

Venue

French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry - 605001

Participants

Participants of the meeting consist of members and employees of the BORDA Network from Africa, Germany, South East Asia and Mekong China regions.

• 1. BORDA South East Asia
    Mr. Frank Fladerer
    Mr. Surur Wahyudi
    Mr. Hamzah Harun al Rasyid
    Mrs. Yuyun Ismawati
    Mr. Suwardi
    Ms. Prawisti Ekasanti
    Mr. Ibnu Singgih Pranoto
    Mr. Jonas E. L. Maronilla

• 2. BORDA – Mekong / China
    Prof. Ma Chi
    Ms. Pan Yi
    Mr. Karl Henry Voigt
    Ms. Liu Liyun
    Mr. Nguyen Tung Phong
    Mr. Lutz Meyer

• 3. BORDA BREMEN - Germany
    Mr. Andreas Ulrich
    Mr. Stefan Reuter
    Mr. Tobias Reneicke
    Mr. Thomas Reiger
    Mr. Joerg Haucke

• 4. BORDA – South Asia
    Ms. Mantopi Lebofa
    Mr. Andreas Schmidt
    Prof. Chris Buckley

• 5. BORDA - Southern African Development Community
    Mr. Pedro Kraemer
    Mr. Joseph D’Souza
    Mr. Raghavan Suresh
    Mr. Tency Beatens
    Mr. Nagathihalli Venktesha
    Mr. Israel Gnanaraj
    Mr. Edzard Ruehe
    Mr. Sebastian Devaraj
    Mr. Vijay Anand
    Ms. Shilpa Mirashi
    Mr. Pranai Thapa
    Mr. Rajesh Pai
    Ms. Susmita Sinha
    Mr. Roland Schumacher
    Ms. Vidisha Charan Kumar
    Ms. Anthya Madiath