{"id":32267,"date":"2024-04-18T09:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/?post_type=centre&p=32267"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:33:14","slug":"centre-for-water-and-climate-adaptation-cwca","status":"publish","type":"centre","link":"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/centre\/centre-for-water-and-climate-adaptation-cwca\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation (CWCA)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation (CWCA) is a strategic initiative established under the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) at the Asian institute of Technology (AIT) to tackle water and climate-change related challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Leveraging AIT’s unmatched technical expertise, the center focuses on research, capacity building, and consulting. In the face of increasing climate impacts, the CWCA stands as a beacon for sustainable solutions, aligning with international efforts and the broader goals of climate resilience and water security.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n
The broad vision of the Centre is to serve as a catalyst in helping the Asia Pacific region and beyond, move up the water security spiral by leveraging on the strength and expertise of AIT faculty and staff.
\nThe mission of the Centre are as follows:<\/p>\n
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CWCA will focus on three core pillars in line with the core competencies of AIT. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre: Aachen \u2013 Bangkok \u2013 Chennai \u2013 Dresden\u201d 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 Universit\u00e4t Dresden (TUD) and United Nations University \u2013 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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a joint effort between leading scientific institutions, the Centre enables a global dialogue, the transfer of research results into practice and the education of future environmental leaders. The ambition to become a global hub for water security and climate adaptation research is reflected in the creation of three interconnected, synergistically intertwined research clusters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Principal Investigator<\/strong>: Prof. Mukand S. Babel, Dr. Dibesh Khadka<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partner Organizations: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Relevant Donors<\/strong>: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst<\/em>) with funds from the Federal Foreign Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more details, Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n