Problem-Based Education in South Asian Universities (PBL South Asia)
SAWA Leadership Program on Climate Change (2017-2021) in continuation to earlier IDRC SAWA Fellowship Project for iWRM program, is being supported by International Development and Research Center (IDRC) Canada and executed by South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) in four academic institutions of South Asian Countries including nec. The aim of the program is to increase the number of women occupying leadership roles in the water sector fostering an interdisciplinary approach linking climate change and water insecurity by awarding fellowships to 36 women enrolled in master’s level Integrated Water Resources Management (iWRM) program in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Three female students for three academic sessions from each academic institution shall receive financial support to pursue course in Interdisciplinary Water Resources Management (iWRM). Currently, nec as one of the Partner Institutions (PIs) had successfully completed the 14-day workshop for the first batch of SAWA Fellows on “Leadership and Research Methods for Interdisciplinary Water Research”. The second and third workshops are scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka respectively.