Water Institute members receive funding from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program
Four Water Institute researchers were recently awarded funding from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program to build institutional capacity in select Commonwealth countries to address linkages between climate change and water security.You can read more on The Water Institute's website.
GoHelp's Susan Elliott, joins Roy Brouwer, Executive Director of the Water Institute and professor of Economics; Craig Janes, Director of the School of Public Health and Health Systems; and Johanna Wandel, professor in Geography and Environmental Management to implement “Water Security as a Foundation for Healthy Communities and Sustainable Livelihoods” as part of the recently announced QES-Advanced Scholars program. The main goals of the project are to offer new learning opportunities for doctoral, post-doctoral and early career researchers from five low-to middle-income (LMIC) countries, as well as from Canada, to enrich their academic, professional and cross-cultural experiences in three specific areas:
- Climate smart agricultural systems for food security (India and Pakistan);
- Climate-proof public health services under increasingly severe drought and flood conditions (Zambia);
- Safe water supply and sanitation facilities to improve the poor health status of mothers and infants (Kenya and Uganda).