IIT Madras receives funds for Indo-German collaborative research projects on sustainability and climate change

Updated on: Friday, April 12, 2013

IIT-Madras has received about Rs 20 crore from Germany and Rs 5.33 crore from the Government of India's department of science and technology for Indo-German collaborative research projects on sustainability and climate change.

The project is titled 'Building an International Research Network on Sustainability to Enhance Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change', while support from DAAD of Germany comes under its 'New Passage to India' programme. Director of IIT-Madras Bhaskar Ramamurthi signed a MoU on behalf of the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, with rector of RWTH Aachen University Ernst Schmachtenberg in the presence of the ministers for human resource development and science, technology and earth sciences, and the German minister for education and research in Berlin on Wednesday.

Sudhir Chella Rajan, coordinator of the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability at IIT-Madras said, "The MoU will help us work on new projects in addition to the project funded by the department of science and technology."

Over the next three years, IGCS will do five research projects in energy, land use, waste and water around sustainability challenges that will be increased by climate change. The projects will focus on sustaining urban water bodies, improving public sanitation and improving access to energy services.

IIT Madras receives funds for Indo-German collaborative research projects on sustainability and climate change

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