IISc-University of Saskatchewan Tie-up to Study Water Scarcity, Climate Science

The Indian Institute of Science
in Bengaluru and the University of Saskatchewan's (USask)Global Institute for Water Scarcity
(GIWS) has signed an MoU for join training programmes and research in water
scarcity, climate science and policy issues.
Under the agreement signed
between Peter Stoicheff, President, USask and Indumati Srinivasan, Registrar -in
-Charge, the two institutes plan to provide access to their respective research
facilities, and pursue bi-lateral and/or global funding opportunities. They
agree to share research expertise and hydrological models, both at the local
and global scale, to predict water futures as affected by both climate change
and humans. The agreement is for a period of five years.
The institutes will
explore both short- and long-term exchanges of faculty members and highly
qualified personnel including graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and
scientists.
USask’s Global Institute for
Water Security is a global leader in water science for cold regions and is home
to the Global Water Futures program, the world’s largest freshwater research
program. The research goal is to transform the way communities, governments and
industries in Canada and other cold regions of the world prepare for and manage
increasing water-related threats.
Both institutions will build on
their strengths, including hydrology of high-mountain regions. For instance,
USask offers an intensive 10-day graduate course in the Canadian Rocky
Mountains on the physical principles of hydrology. USask also offers a short
course on “The Future Professoriate” for graduate students and post-doctoral
fellows which examines how to create a “research brand” for a successful
research career.
https://www.iisc.ac.in/events/iisc-signs-mou-with-university-of-saskatchewan-to-advance-water-security-climate-science-and-policy-issues/
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