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News Release 14-109
NSF and NIFA award $25 million in grants for study of water sustainability and climate
Funding will foster research on how Earth's water system is linked with climate change, land use, ecosystems
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Water: It runs through all our lives, and is less and less available across the globe.
Credit: NASA
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Water is the lifeblood of Earth's environment, say scientists, but it's a dwindling resource.
Credit: Government of Vietnam
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The NSF-NIFA WSC awards address, among other topics, agriculture's dependence on water.
Credit: USDA
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WSC grantees will design water management strategies for regions with once-abundant water.
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Through a WSC award, scientists will conduct research on water quality in China and Ecuador.
Credit: USGS
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WSC-funded researchers will study land-use and hydrology in the Panama Canal watershed.
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