Keeping in view the importance of water governance in South Asia region, Hanns Seidel Foundation is pleased to invite university students and scholars from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan to write papers on various themes of water governance. This call for papers is for those trailblazing students and young thinkers who can present innovative ideas on water governance in South Asia.
The topics that a candidate or a group of candidates (joint authorship) can write about are the following but not limited to:
- National water policies and their implications for South Asia
- Role of regional cooperation in water governance in South Asia
- Geopolitics and Water in South Asia
- Climate Change, water management and future of South Asia
- Transboundary water cooperation in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges
- Application of physical and social science tools – such as remote sensing, isotope tracing, IWRM, nexus approach – to solving water problems
Eligibility:
- Master’s or PhD students or young scholars from Think Tanks
- Age up to 35 years
- Citizen and resident of South Asia
Important Deadlines:
- Abstract: 30 June 2022
- First draft: 30 August 2022
- Final draft: 30 October 2022
- Award Announcement: 15 November 2022
Paper specifics:
- Language: English
- Word limit for Abstract: 150 – 200 words
- Word limit for Paper: 3000 – 4000 words
- Writing style: APA (https://apastyle.apa.org/)
- Click here to download APA style
- File format: MS Word document
Paper submission:
Please submit your abstract and paper to this email: dubey@hss.de OR to the respective national expert of the Review Committee.
For queries, please contact:
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Dubey
Detail information is available here.