ISLAMABAD: China’s Nanjing University of Information Sciences and Technology (NUIST) is offering fully-funded scholarships to Pakistani students to help them enhance their research capacity to combat climate issues.
Professor Dr Tong Jiang of NUIST and Executive Director for the Research Institute of Climatic and Environmental Governance said his department was offering the scholarships in the field of climate change and environmental governance for Pakistani students.
In this regard, NUIST is collaborating with NUST and an MoU has been signed to foster collaboration in scientific research and exchanges of students and faculty. The research cooperation is being also expanded with other prominent universities of Pakistan which include Quaid-e-Azam University, COMSATS University Islamabad, and the Pakistan Meteorological Department, Professor Jiang said.
He added that young scientists from Pakistan’s universities in the field of climate change and climate risk studies would be admitted to the university for research. Moreover, Environmental Change Postdoctoral positions would also be offered.
He said, \”Our new project in Pakistan is focused on water shortage and tipping points about climate change. Pakistan suffered great losses due to heavy floods last year and now facing high temperatures and drought.\”
In Pakistan, according to the UN report, the water shortage is increasing in Pakistan and water is also getting drained. It is probably because of the increasing population and deficiencies in the water management mechanism.
He said that Pakistan’s economic system is also based on Agriculture and for this water is an essential component. So, therefore, our research would focus to overcome this climate change impact and reducing the water shortage.