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Latest announcements of Jobs and Scholarship Opportunities 12th June to 19th June 2023 WASH Capacity Building Expert (Technical) – Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP) The Urban Practitioners' Programme (UPP) is a training and capacity-building programme for urban practitioners from the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors. The IIHS believes that a city's transformation is largely dependent on the collaborative efforts of practitioners who confront challenges in an informed, reflexive, and creative manner.The UPP provides institutions and practitioners with new knowledge frameworks that are supported by a cohesive set of skills. Our portfolio spans sectors, disciplines, and practise scales, and we aim to intervene at three levels: Strategic perspectives and orientation of the practitioner to urban challenges; Knowledge frameworks used to assess such challenges; Execution skills to address them effectively and sustainably. The International Water Management Ins...

Latest News from Water Energy Nexus 12th June to 19th June 2023

  Brackish Water Can be Used as Power Plant Coolant According to NETL, using brackish water to cool power plants can reduce freshwater consumption by 94% to 100%. Brackish water is water that is not suitable for drinking or irrigation because it contains between 1,000 and 35,000 parts per million of dissolved solids. The study's findings were published online by Nature Portfolio and are available here.  Find more Management of Water and Energy Nexus is crucial for the future of India  India is one of the world's most water-stressed countries, with only 4% of the world's water supply but 18% of the population. And, in recent years, India's rapid economic rise has only increased demand for both energy and water, putting these interconnected resources under increasing stress and making the nexus between them crucial for the country's energy security and transition goals. Agriculture consumes 80% of India's water, but water is also essential to the country's ene...

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