Chennai, July 1 : The Indian Institute of Technology-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.
This centre is being formed by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and is being set up in collaboration with the German Institutes of Technical University of Dresden and RWTH Aachen University.
This Centre is named ‘ABCD’ (Aachen-Bangkok-Chennai-Dresden). With its geographical reach of four major cities, the Centre represents a strategic expansion of existing networks between leading German
and Asian universities under a common thematic umbrella, a IIT-Madras release said today.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Karin Stoll, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany, Chennai, said Digitization has advantages as this project was not delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“COVID-19 is not over yet but we have to be optimistic and make use of the opportunities”, She said.
“From Chennai perspective, I am very happy to note that IIT Madras is the main project hub and one of the pillars of the project”, she said.(UNI)