8th Hub Assembly

AeroCity, Delhi, India

22 – 27 October 2023

Contents
Introduction to 8th Assembly .................................................................................................................. 2
Sunday 22 October.................................................................................................................................. 3
ECN Workshop .................................................................................................................................... 3
Monday 23 October ................................................................................................................................ 5
Tuesday 24 October ................................................................................................................................ 6
Wednesday 25 October .......................................................................................................................... 7
Thursday 26 October .............................................................................................................................. 8
Friday 27 October ................................................................................................................................... 9
Saturday 28 October ............................................................................................................................. 10
Introduction to 8th Assembly

We have now entered the last year of the project and we have another opportunity to meet face-to-
face. This is the last time we are going to meet in this format; so, we have to make the most of it both
as collaboratories and as colleagues celebrating that we have successfully walked a long and arduous
way together. In this last year, we are going to concentrate on evidencing our core aim to demonstrate
how a systems and capacity building approach established through the Collaboratories can help
address water securities challenges in a locally meaningful way. We will also try to identify
worthwhile activities that will help us to achieve further integration and impact in the remaining time.
The focus in the 8th Assembly will be on agreeing our final plan of action, taking stock of our
achievements and how we communicate them. We are also going to have a deep dive on the work
of the Indian Collaboratory through stakeholder panels, presentations on Barapullah research, and a
whole-day visit to the site. We will hear about the book from our ECN, one of the key integrative
outputs of the project. We are going to have joint workshops on Hub Outcomes and Integrated
Research Impact, including a research impact and innovation showcase. Some of our ECRs have been
working with the research teams to prepare several cross-cutting research presentations which reflect
the integrative spirit of the Hub. At the end, we will identify collaboratory priorities and discuss the
Hub’s legacy with reflections from our IAB and UKRI.

Finally, time to celebrate with our Finale Dinner and a trip to Agra with most of the team the next day.

The 8th Assembly has the following focusses:

To identify and shape communication on Outcomes and Impact;

To learn about the work of the Indian Collaboratory;
To update on the ECN book;
To reflect on cross-cutting research themes;
To discuss the final work programme and the Hub legacy;
To celebrate our achievements and enjoy being together.
Sunday 22 October

ECN Workshop
For members of the Early Career Network

09:00-09:30 Registration and coffee Registration Desk

09:30-10:30 ECN SOCIAL NETWORK DIAGRAM Lead: Ankush
Aim: to understand the ECN community and visualise their
connections by mapping the relationships that connect them
as a network.
Activity: to gather data on the connections within the ECN
via identification of joint publications, joint research
projects, joint funding, secondments.
10:30-12:00 PARALLEL SESSION 1 – ECN BOOK CONTRIBUTORS Lead: Co-Editors /
Principle Co-Leads
Aim: to reach a coherent consensus on the key themes of
each Principle and identify what links the Spotlights
together.
Activity: in Principle groups, create a thought shower that
captures the key themes of each Spotlight, and highlight
areas of commonality between them.
PARALLEL SESSION 2 – ECN NON-BOOK CONTRIBUTORS Lead: Ankush
Aim: to progress a piece of writing you are currently working
on through peer review feedback.
Activity: bring a piece of writing (currently in development)
to swap with your fellow ECN members (in pairs), and review.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 PARALLEL SESSION 1 – ECN BOOK CONTRIBUTORS Lead: Co-Editors /
Principle Co-Leads
Group 1: Key Contributors Group 2: Spotlight Authors
Aim: to identify common Aim: to collectively advance
threads throughout all four the final version of their
Principles to support Spotlight.
structure of Introduction and
Activity: co-writing session
Conclusion of the ECN Book.
in Principle and/or Spotlight
Activity: roundtable groups.
discussion led by Co-Editors
and Principle Co-Leads.
 PARALLEL SESSION 2 – ECN NON-BOOK CONTRIBUTORS Lead: Ankush
Aim: to progress a piece of writing you are currently working
on through peer review feedback.
Activity: exchange your feedback in your pairs, and identify
next steps in moving your piece of writing forward.
14:30-15:00 Break
15:00-16:00 ECN SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING Lead: Ankush
Aim: to explore enthusiasm for, and ideas to maintaining the
ECN community after the Hub ends.
Activity: in groups, discuss the following questions, before
sharing feedback in plenary and identifying tangible steps.
1. Based in your experience, do you think the ECN was or has
been meaningful for you within the Hub and out of it?
2. Are you interested in sustaining the ECN?
3. What do you expect to find or obtain from the ECN?
4. What commitments do you think could sustain the ECN
beyond the Hub?

16:00 – 17:00 Registration Registration Desk

17:00 – 18:00 WELCOME EVENT Plenary
• The Hub’s vision
• Assembly goals
• ECR book
• Partnership Assessment
EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION & DINNER FROM 19:00 On-site
Monday 23 October

08:30 – 09:00 Registration Registration Desk

09:00 – 10:00 Inaugural Session Lead: JA, AG, AK Plenary Room

• Hon'ble Justice Swatanter Kumar

• Shri G Asok Kumar
10:00 – 10:30 Break
11:00 – 12:30 Stakeholder Panel 1 Lead: AG Plenary Room
• Shri Vikram Singh
• Shri D.P. Mathuria
• Shri Mukesh Kumar
• Shri S.K. Sinha
• Shri Victor Shinde
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Stakeholder Panel 2 Lead: AK Plenary Room

• Mr Navin Kumar
• Mr Deepak Shrivastava
• Mr Krishan Jakhar
• Dr Mohammed Irfan Khan
• Mr Dirwan Singh
• Mr Shaheed Ali
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 Hub Outcomes Workshops Lead: VA, CG, CW Plenary Room
• Intro to activity as a whole
• How are you transposing research
into impact to meet Hub outcomes?
• How are your key integration
activities enabling synthesis of
research and impact at a Hub level?

FROM 19:00 DINNER On-site

Tuesday 24 October

08:00 – 08:30 Registration Registration Desk

08:30 – 10:00 Integrated Research Impact Lead: VA, JA, CW Plenary Room
Presentations pt.1
• Introduction to session (15 mins)
• 2 x 30 min presentations (60 mins)
• Q&A (15 mins)
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 Barapullah Presentations pt.1 Plenary Room
Mapping pollutant pathways: Water Arkadip, Umer
quality monitoring and source
identification in the Barapullah
Living along the Barapullah drain Pranav, Shveta,
Renu
Integrated assessment of local water Dinesh, Nitin
policy plans for resilient urban water
supply system
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Integrated Research Impact Lead: VA, JA, CW Plenary Room
Presentations pt.2
• 2 x 30 min presentations (60 mins)
• Q&A (15 mins)
14:15 – 14:30 Break
14:30 – 16:00 Barapullah Presentations pt.2 Plenary Room
Connective the dots: Nature of links Beenish, Radhika
between water values and water
security in the Barapullah sub-basin
Heritage water infrastructures with a Ashwini
focus on Delhi
Introduction to the field visits Pranav, Shveta,
Renu

FROM 18:00 DINNER On-site

Wednesday 25 October

09:30 – 10:00 Registration and board buses Registration Desk

10:15 – 17:30 Barapullah Exploration Lead: JC Off-site

• 5 x field trips
• Community gathering

FROM 18:30 DINNER On-site

Thursday 26 October

08:15 – 08:45 Registration Registration Desk

08:45 – 11:00 Integrated Research Impact Lead: VA, JA, CW Breakout Rooms
Workshops
• Introduction to session (15 mins)
• 4 x 30 min carousel (120 min)
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 Cross-Cutting Research Presentations Plenary Room
Comparing current and future climate Greg
variability across the Collaboratories
Water Sensitive Planning for cities in Ankush
the Global South: A case of India and
Ethiopia
Relational socio-ecological systems Rachael, Bitew
work in Ethiopian and Colombian
Collaboratories
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Cross-Cutting Research Presentations Plenary Room
The intersectional nature of water Shivani
security
Informing Policy Mohsen
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 18:00 Hub Outcomes Workshops Lead: VA, CG, CW Breakout Rooms

• Introduction to session (15 mins)

• 4 x 30 min carousel (120 min)

18:30 – 20:00 RESEARCH IMPACT AND INNOVATION SHOWCASE Plenary

FROM 20:00 DINNER On-site
Friday 27 October

08:15 – 08:45 Registration Registration Desk

08:45 – 08:50 Way Forward – India Collaboratory Lead: AG Plenary Room

08:50 – 08:55 Brief Overview of the Hub RD

08:55 – 09:15 Brief Activities of India Collaboratory

• IITD • DCT
• SPA • AK
09:15 – 09:30 Address by Ms Debashree Mukherjee,
Secretary of Ministry of Jal Shakti
09:30 – 11:00 Workshop Reports Lead: facilitators Plenary Room
• Integrated Research Impact
feedback
• Hub Outcomes feedback
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 Collaboratory Priorities Lead: CW Plenary Room
• Group activity (60 mins)
• Feedback (30 mins)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and registration
14:00 – 16:00 Hub Legacy Lead: RD Plenary Room

• Big ideas / research gaps • RD

• Funding • EM
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 17:15 Assembly Overview Lead: RD Plenary Room
• Next steps • CW, JA
• IAB’s reflections • LH
• UKRI’s reflections • CF
• Vote of thanks • AG, AK
• Formal Close

18:30 FINALE DINNER Honk Restaurant,

Pullman Hotel
(inc. awards, cultural experience)
Saturday 28 October

Optional activity
ALL DAY TRIP TO AGRA Off-site