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SustaIndus: Science to support SDGs in the Indus river basin

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17 aug, 2023

Upcoming PhD defense Wouter Smolenaars

On 29 August 2023, Wouter Smolenaars, lead of SustainIndus Work Package 3, will defend his PhD thesis at Wageningen University & Research. The defense ceremony is open for the public and you are welcome to attend in person or via livestream.

 

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SustainIndus targets 4 Sustainable Development Goals in the transboundary Indus river basin

  • End hunger and malnutrition
  • Double agricultural productivity
  • Sustainable food production
  • Increase water-use efficiency to address water scarcity
  • Implement integrated water resources, including transboundary cooperation
  • Expand international cooperation
  • Access to energy services
  • Increase renewable energy
  • Expand infrastructure in developing countries
  • Strengthen adaptive capacity
  • Integrate climate change measures in policies, strategies and planning
  • Improve institutional capacity
  • Promote mechanisms for raising capacity

The SDGs for water, food and energy are linked in the water-energy-food nexus

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600

million people could be living in the Indus basin by 2100 (300 million today)

200

km3 of water (=80 million olympic swimming pools) are needed per year in the Indus basin by 2100

Targeting a climate change hotspot: science to support the SDGs and sustainable water management in the transboundary Indus river basin

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.

 

They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection. 

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No hunger

Clean water and sanitation

Affordable and clean energy