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Rockefeller grants $125K to IIT-D to establish climate sciences chair
The aim of the collaboration is to support the growing interest in climate technology interventions
IIT-D and Rockefeller Foundation to form climate sciences chair / Image: IIT-Delhi
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a grant of $125,000 to the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D), for establishing a climate sciences and technology chair.
The chair, known as the Rockefeller Foundation Chair for Climate Sciences and Technology, will enable innovation and increase participation to address the prevalent and looming climate challenges.
The collaboration between the two institutions aims to support the growing interest of people in climate technology interventions and to provide resources to experts, researchers, and students to shape future climate policy action, according to a statement by Rockefeller.
During the five-year grant, IIT-D will appoint an academic with notable contributions in the area of climate sciences and technology to expand the existing talent pool in the field from the Global South. The institute will also hold two climate-centric convenings to bring together experts from the Global South to discuss the latest advances in tackling climate change.
“It is our immense pleasure to be associated with the Rockefeller Foundation to set up a Chair Professorship for Climate Sciences and Technology”, said professor Naresh Bhatnagar, dean (R&D), IIT- Delhi.
“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 with The Rockefeller Foundation will play an important role in our efforts within and beyond IIT Delhi to enhance research-driven climate action,” he added.
Deepali Khanna, vice president, Asia Regional Office, the Rockefeller Foundation said, “The institution is an excellent ally to further the importance of collective action towards climate change. This grant will serve as a platform for an increasing number of sustainable academia and industry collaborations in the future,” she concluded.
The collaboration aligns with the foundation’s recently announced US$1 billion climate strategy. Last year in September, the foundation announced the investment of over US$1 billion over the next five years to advance the global climate transition and ensure everyone can participate in it.
The new strategy, which is the first of its kind in the foundation’s 110-year history, has two central pillars - bring the world together to address climate change in a more concerted manner and seize the climate transition’s opportunities and benefits for the billions of people who have historically been denied them.
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