The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a grant to the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) that will establish the Climate Sciences and Technology Chair at the country’s premier technology institute. With the aim of supporting the growing interest in climate technology interventions, this collaboration will provide resources to experts, researchers, and students to shape future climate policy action.
Over the course of the five-year grant, IIT-D will elect an academic with noteworthy contributions in the area of climate sciences and technology to expand the existing talent pool in this field from the Global South. Along with the Chair, IIT-D, across the five years, will hold two climate-centric convenings bringing together experts from the Global South to discuss the latest advances in tackling climate change.
Prof. Naresh Bhatnagar, Dean (R&D), IIT Delhi, said, “It is our immense pleasure to be associated with The Rockefeller Foundation to set up a Chair Professorship for Climate Sciences and Technology. Climate change will be one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, and IIT Delhi, through its substantial and growing presence in climate science, innovation and policy, is well-placed to help address this enormous challenge. We believe this partnership will play an important role in our efforts within and beyond IIT Delhi to enhance research-driven climate action.”
