Columbia Water Center
in New York, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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The Columbia Water Center (CWC) was established in January 2008 as a branch of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. The center focuses on researching and addressing water-related issues, especially the increasing level of water scarcity around the globe. CWC focuses on areas with poor water management and diminishing levels of fresh water, especially in the agricultural sector. Currently CWC is working on projects in China, Mali, Brazil, the United States, and India.The Center's stated mission involves finding strategies to tackle the current and impending levels of global water scarcity. With a team of hydrologists, climatologists, engineers, and water policy analysts, the CWC aims to design water management models that are both dependable and sustainable as long-term global solutions. The current Director of the center is Upmanu Lall, the Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University.
