RCWTTI

REGIONAL CENTRE FOR WATER TECHNOLOGIES & TRANS-BOUNDARY ISSUES (RCWTTI)

AIM

To become a regional gateway for focused research in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water conflict management and provision of training & education targeting national and regional needs.

OBJECTIVES

• Engage in goal oriented high level research and teaching in the areas of IWRM & Water Conflict Management
• Capacity building of engineers & scientists in IWRM and Water Conflict Management
• Act as Centre of Excellence for knowledge exchange
• Provide consultancy services in IWRM and water conflict management
• Act as advisory body for governmental agencies for policy making/regulation & their implementation

ORGANOGRAM

FUNCTIONS

• Engage in goal oriented high level research in the areas of:
  • Quantity / Quality of Trans-boundry Water Flow (WRE/ WRM)
  • Water Security (WRE/ WRM)
  • Water-Energy Nexus (WRE)
  • Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources (WRE / CC)
  • Water Accounting & Auditing (WRE/HI)
  • Integrated Water Resources Planning & Management (WRM)
  • Urban Water Pollution and Human Health (WRM)
  • Sustainable GW Management (WRM)
  • Agricultural Efficiency (WRM)
  • Watershed Management (WRM)
  • Water Quality Management (WRM)
  • Modeling of Glacial Systems (Glaciology)
  • Water Law & Policy (IWLCM)
  • Water Conflict Management (IWLCM)
• Establish M.Sc/PhD and other programmes in the following disciplines :
  • Water Resources Engineering & Management (WRE/ WRM)
  • Integrated Water Resources Management (WRM)
  • Water law and Policy (IWLCM)
  • Water Governance & Conflict Management (IWLCM)
• Capacity building of engineers & scientists in IWRM and Water Conflict Management
• Promote cooperation in inter-disciplinary relationship with national and regional teaching & research institutions
• Provide consultancy services in IWRM and water conflict management at national level
• Act as advisory body for governmental agencies for policy making/regulation & their implementation