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SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

Evidence

6.2 Water consumption per person


6.2.1 Measurement of total volume of water used in the university

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6.2.2 Water consumption per person

Water consumption per person
Volume of water used in the university: Inbound (treated/extracted water): 502,126 m3
Campus population: 3989

6.3 Water usage and care


6.3.1 Wastewater treatment

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6.3.2 Preventing water system pollution
6.3.3 Free drinking water provided
6.3.4 Water-conscious building standards
6.3.5 Water-conscious planting

6.4 Water usage and care



6.4.1 Water reuse policy

AIT is dedicated to sustainable water management. The Institute’s Waste Water Policy ensures responsible treatment of wastewater and rainwater. AIT is committed to reusing at least 70% of the water used on campus by 2026, compared to 2021 levels. We are also working to expand the usage of treated water across the campus by 20% within the same timeframe. Furthermore, AIT is transforming its wastewater facilities into systems that generate 5% of AIT’s energy through biogas for cooking and electricity. These efforts are implemented by the Office of Facilities and Asset Management under the oversight of the Vice President for Administration.

(Waste Water) Goals:

  1. To treat at least 70% of used water on campus to reuse, by 2026 compared to the volume in 2021
  2. To create opportunities to reuse treated water across the campus, increasing its use by 20% in 2026 than in 2021
  3. To transform the wastewater facilities into systems that generate 5% of AIT’s energy, as biogas for cooking and/or electricity generation.

Refer to page 10, Annex 3 on Waste Water

6.4.2 Water reuse measurement

6.5 Water in the community


6.5.1 Water management educational opportunities

Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre) (2021-2025)

Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre: Aachen – Bangkok – Chennai – Dresden” project (ABCD Centre Project), funded by DAAD is initiated in 2021 and will continue for next 5 years (until 2025). The consortium comprises RWTH Aachen University, Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok (AIT), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) and United Nations University – Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES). ABCD-Centre strives to act as an inter- and transdisciplinary platform for a science-based global dialogue and exchange on water security and climate adaptation. Three core objectives of the projects are:

  • Establish a global hub for water security and climate adaptation
  • Educate responsible future environmental leaders
  • Enable transfer through a new dialogue between science and global society

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An international event organized by the ABCD-Centre on Water Security and Climate Adaptation (WSCA2023) in IIT Madras, India (03-07 Oct 2023)


Training workshop organized by the ABCD-Centre on WATSAT (Water Security Assessment Tool) in IIT Tirupati, India (01 Oct 2023)

Regional Collaboration and Insights: Closing Workshop of the GIRA Project “Strengthening Groundwater Governance in the Lower Mekong Region”
29 September 2023 – Experts and stakeholders from Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam convened at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand for the closing workshop of the “Strengthening Groundwater Governance in the Rapidly Urbanizing Areas of the Lower Mekong Region” (GIRA) project. This joint initiative, funded by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), SUMERNET 4 All from 2020 to 2023, aimed to assess groundwater governance in four rapidly urbanizing areas: Vientiane Capital City (Lao PDR), Khon Kaen (Thailand), Siem Reap (Cambodia), and Can Tho City (Vietnam). The project sought to evaluate the current state of groundwater governance and propose recommendations for improvements based on an evidence-based understanding of groundwater availability, use, and potential conflicts under multiple stresses in the future.

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6.5.2 Promoting conscious water usage
6.5.3 Off-campus water conservation support
6.5.4 Sustainable water extraction on campus
6.5.5 Cooperation on water security