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Training the next generation of water professionals
The Smith School contributes to teaching on the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management and the MSc in Sustainability Enterprise and the Environment.
The school also has an outstanding cohort of PhD/DPhil scholars. This includes partnership with the NEWAVE International Training Network co-led by Dr Dustin Garrick.
Keeping piped water flowing in rural India
The Government of India aims to provide every rural household with piped drinking water by 2024. Significant public investments have been allocated between 2019 and 2024 to support Prime Minister Modi’s vision through the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). As the construction phase nears completion, maintaining piped networks to keep water flowing is an increasing priority.
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Latest news
Water Companies Need to Rebuild Trust Before Hiking Bills
As our water systems struggle under financial mismanagement and the pressures of climate change, higher water costs are something we’re all going to have to swallow.
UN recognises social enterprise as a catalyst for safe drinking water
The UN's World Water Development report features a new partnership approach to scaling up sustainable rural water services informed by Smith School research on professionalised maintenance service provision and results-based funding.
Water Risks Are Coming to Bite Investors
Dr Alex Money, Director of the Innovative Infrastructure Investment programme, comments on water security and climate change risk for Bloomberg and The Washington Post.