
IIT Madras launches global water and climate adaptation centre
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IIT Madras is establishing a global water and climate adaptation centre with support from a German government agency to tackle the global challenges of water security and adaptation to a changing climate.
IIT Madras is hosting a ‘Global water and Climate Adaptation Centre’ being established with support from a German government agency to tackle the global challenges of water security and adaptation to a changing climate. IIT Madras will host the main hub with a satellite hub coming up at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok. It was inaugurated on June 30, 2021 in a virtual event in the presence of eminent dignitaries from IIT Madras and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
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