AccelNet: PEER2PEER International Convergence Research Networks in Transboundary Water Security
This project brings together global networks focusing on transboundary water management. Participants will synergize research initiatives, share data and tools, and foster collaboration in transboundary water security scholarship and capacity building to address gaps in research and education. The project creates an ecosystem for translating engineering, physical science, and social science research into plans and policies for stakeholders and governments at local, state, and national levels. Activities will include workshops, technical trainings, faculty and student exchanges, outreach and dissemination, and a platform for network members to engage on their research. This project is funded under NSF Award # 2114701.
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Description
This AccelNet PEER2PEER project leverages and connects existing NASEM water networks including the Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program, the Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Program, and partnering international networks managed by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to address critical gaps in transboundary water security research and education. Research gaps include:
- Lack of scientific evidence on drought trends and variability, along with the corresponding disparate impacts on regional water security in different transboundary river basins;
- Water security is affected by transnational propagation of the impact of extreme drought events through tele-connected food trade networks;
- Socio-cultural context, levels of economic development, environmental concerns, and technical and political collaboration affect science diplomacy to support transboundary water security;
- Limited capacity and educational materials to prepare future researchers in interdisciplinary, holistic, convergent approaches in transboundary water security.
This project will address the gaps above through knowledge exchange and data/tool sharing vehicles to leverage multiple data streams, including remotely sensed observations and ground-based data for transboundary drought monitoring. PEER2PEER will feature workshops, technical trainings, faculty and student exchanges, field visits, outreach and dissemination. It will develop an online platform for network members to facilitate sustained engagement and research collaboration. Research data will be shared with network members through a partnership with the NSF-funded Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUASHI).
Contributors
Steering Committee
Majed Abu-Zreig
Collaborative Lead
Esra Aleisa
Collaborative Lead
Maysoon AlZoubi
Collaborative Lead
Bunyod Holmatov
Collaborative Lead
Sagynbek Orunbaev
Collaborative Lead
Jordan Read
Collaborative Lead
Azeem Shah
Collaborative Lead
Project Team
Dalal Najib
Principal Investigator
Amir AghaKouchak
Co-Principal Investigator
David Feldman
Co-Principal Investigator
Ali Mirchi
Co-Principal Investigator
Daniel Placht
Co-Principal Investigator
Debora Yumi de Oliveira
Collaborative Lead
Annika Hjelmstad
Collaborative Lead
Kasra Khodkar
Collaborative Lead
Sofia Bowman
Staff
Sponsors
National Science Foundation
Staff
Dalal Najib
Lead
Daniel Placht
Negin Sobhani
Arianne Gandy
Sofia Bowman
Brittani Shorter
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