The INITIATE 1st Annual Workshop for the 2024/2025 cohort takes place Nov 25–29, 2024, in Ben Guerir, Morocco, uniting academics and PhD candidates from 12 partner universities from all over the world, including Dublin City University, University of Montpellier, and IHE Delft.
The workshop addresses critical water challenges like scarcity, contamination, and climate change supporting interdisciplinary collaboration among PhD students from diverse academic backgrounds and continents, promoting innovative solutions for sustainable water management. They aim to tackle some of the most pressing issues impacting our planet’s water resources.
“I am delighted to see the establishment of this truly collaborative Water PhD platform – INITIATE. This platform is pioneered by Professor Eric Servat UNESCO International Centre – ICIREWARD, Montpellier, and our two DCU graduate students who have been selected, will benefit greatly from their collaboration with others on the programme – meeting our goals of internationalisation, collaboration and sustainability in our PhD research” Fiona Regan, Director, DCU Water Institute.
Tune into the following public sessions from the workshop throughout the week Central European Time (CET)
- November 25th INITIATE 1st Annual Workshop Opening Session 14:30 – 15:30
- November 25th “Science policy interface regarding water in the context of climate change” 15:30-16:30
- November 26th UNESCO Chair Water & Gender (Round Table) 17:00-18:00
- November 28th “Groundwater management in an era of climate change” 9:00-10:00
Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7OS6G0giL9cIR6dcK87CMgNjY_Rq7yVc06LutJFB1f7Fm4Q/viewform
Learn more about the INITIATE Platform: https://fr.unesco-montpellier.org/platform-initiate-for-phd