Global Framework for Action (GF4A), part of UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Section is looking for a consultant for four months starting January. More information.
Congratulations Carlos Lima! CWC researcher wins the "Young Researcher Award" at the Brazilian Symposium on Water Resources, sponsored by the Brazilian Association of Water Resources (ABRH) and UNESCO.
CWC Director Manu Lall was recently interviewed by FrontierEconomy! Check out the interview about water allocation contracts.
Numerous papers and abstracts from CWC staff and interns have been accepted for the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting held in December in San Francisco. A delegation from CWC attended and their presentations were well-received.
CWC Director Manu Lall was recently interviewd by EarthSky! Check out the interview about the impending groundwater crisis in India.
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The mission of the Columbia Water Center is to creatively tackle the issue of global water scarcity through innovations in technology, public policy and private action. Combining the rigor of scientific research with the impact of effective policy, we aim to design reliable, sustainable models of water management and development that can be implemented on local, regional and global levels.
The Columbia Water Center, in collaboration with other Earth Institute units and external partners, is leading intellectual inquiry into the assessment, understanding and resolution of the potentially global crisis of freshwater scarcity.
SEAS Colloquium in Climate Science
Gabriel Vecchi, GFDL 3-4 PM, Room 214, Mudd Building
Friday, February 12
Preserving Groundwater Reserves in India
Sheetal Sekhri, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Virginia 12-1 PM, Room 924, Mudd Building
more info on Events page