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*[http://www.water.columbia.edu/ The Columbia Water Center] |
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*[http://www.attorney.org/water-matters.html Attorney].org profile of the Water Matters blog by The Columbia Water Center |
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*[http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sections/view/9 The Earth Institute] |
*[http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sections/view/9 The Earth Institute] |
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Revision as of 18:47, 26 November 2009
The Columbia Water Center (CWC) was established in January 2008 as a branch of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. The center focuses on researching and addressing water-related issues, especially the increasing level of water scarcity around the globe. CWC focuses on areas with poor water management and diminishing levels of fresh water, especially in the agricultural sector. Currently CWC is working on projects in China, Mali, Brazil, the United States, and India.[1]
The Center's stated mission involves finding strategies to tackle the current and impending levels of global water scarcity. With a team of hydrologists, climatologists, engineers, and water policy analysts, the CWC thrives to design water management models that are both dependable and sustainable as long-term global solutions.[2] The current Director of the center is Upmanu Lall, the Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University.[3]
Background
In 2008, the PepsiCo Foundation awarded the Earth Institute $6 million to address these water-related issues. The Earth Institute, under the leadership of Jeff Sachs, is a research institution that supports sustainable projects that address issues on various angles, from helping poverty-stricken communities to researching environmental problems, all of which promote the Millennium Development Goals.[4]
Projects
The PepsiCo grant led to the establishment of the Columbia Water Center under the leadership of Columbia University engineering professor Upmanu Lall. This three-year grant made possible projects in four countries: India, China, Mali, and Brazil.[4]
In India, the project will focus on reducing water consumption in the agricultural sector by encouraging sustainable crop choice patterns, as well as working with corporations to deploy better irrigation technologies (and increase reliability) throughout their supply chains. In Brazil, the focus of the project is on sophisticated climate-based forecasting systems used for water allocation decisions across diverse use sectors, while work in Mali will focus on designing irrigation and cropping systems that can be operated and maintained locally. Projects emphasize bringing together local partners, market forces and public-private partnerships.
References
- ^ "The Earth Institute Water". Earth Institute. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "The Earth Institute Water"
- ^ "Columbia Water Center Receives $6 Million". Fu Foundation of Columbia University. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ a b "CPepsiCo Foundation announces major new grant to the Earth Institute at Columbia University to promote global water sustainability". Earth Institute. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
External links
- The Columbia Water Center
- Attorney.org profile of the Water Matters blog by The Columbia Water Center
Partnership Institutions