Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstanti...

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Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstanti...
Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstantina ​​Pyrgaki and I ​​am a PhD ​​student in the ​​fields of ​​Environmental ​​geochemistry ,​​hydrogeochemistry​​​-​groundwater ​​quality ​​and water ​​management at ​​the Department ​​of Geology of ​​the University ​​of Athens and I ​​am working ​also ​as a ​​research ​​associate at ​​the Centre ​​for Research ​​and Technology ​​Hellas. I am ​​really ​​interested ​​in  ​​submitting a ​​proposal under ​​the call of ​​Youth for Water ​​and Climate of ​​GWP ( ​​https://​​youthwaterclimate​​​.​org/call-for-​​proposals-be-​​bold-be-​​creative-get-​​support/ ) ​​ so I am ​​searching for ​​other ​​young ​​scientists who ​​want to ​​participate in ​​order to shape ​​the main idea ​​of the project ​​and to find a ​​project leader ​​with a case ​​study from low ​​and middle ​​income ​​countries .The ​​present call ​​has the ​​following ​​eligibility ​​criteria: ​ ​ The project ​​must be youth-​​led, with the ​​youth being ​​aged between 18 ​​and 35: ​ ​ ➢ Project ​​leaders from ​​low and middle ​​income ​​countries or ​​targeting ​​indigenous ​​communities ​​will be ​​prioritized; ​ ​ ➢ Project ​​must address ​​one or several ​​of the 4 YWC ​​pillars; ​ ​ A. Water and ​​health: can be ​​related to WASH,​​ health ​​campaigns, ​​water-borne ​​diseases, etc. ​​  B. Water and ​​agriculture: ​​can be related ​​to irrigation, ​​drought issues, ​​rainwater ​​harvesting, etc.​​  ​ C. Water-​​related risks: ​​can be related ​​to risk ​​management, ​​recovery and ​​response to ​​natural ​​disasters, ​​floods, drought,​​ etc. ​ ​ D. Sharing ​​water: can be ​​related to ​​transboundary ​​cooperation, ​​watershed ​​management, ​​water & peace, ​​etc.  ​ ➢ Youth ​​participation ​​must be ​​included across ​​all aspects of ​​the project. ​ ​ ➢ Projects ​​must have a ​​direct local ​​impact on ​​vulnerable ​​communities; ​ ​ ➢ Can be an ​​ongoing or new ​​project; ​ ​ ➢ The ​​proposals will ​​be assessed and ​​scored ​​according to a ​​scoring grid; ​ ​ ➢ An ​​additional ​​score will also ​​be attributed ​​for innovativeness,​​ including ​​social ​​entrepreneurship ​​and the use of ​​new technologies.​​  ​ ➢ Projects ​​already ​​receiving funds ​​from the Swiss ​​Agency for ​​Development and ​​Cooperation (​​SDC) are not ​​admissible. ​ ​  If you ​​are interested ​​to discuss ​​further for a ​​collaboration ​​feel free to ​​message me here ​​or at ​​konstantinapyrgaki​@​gmail.com ​  .  

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