Science Communication for Water Diplomacy in the Brahmaputra

Aim

Water diplomacy facilitates cooperation over water. This project has been initiated by IIT Guwahati and supported by the DGIS UNESCO‐IHE Programmatic Cooperation (DUPC). It aims to generate a space wherein water journalists, scientists and policy makers (on some level) from the four Brahmaputra basin nations (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China) can engage in a process of common learning and co-production of knowledge, to contribute towards water diplomacy in the basin.

• Enhanced trust and confidence among the journalists, water scientists and policy makers.


• Enhanced communication skills of water scientists to reach out to the public more effectively.


• Responsible reporting by the media based on scientifically authenticated information.

• To assess the various economic opportunities, challenges and research priorities in the basin.


• Changing the narrative of the basin, through water diplomacy, and making it more inclusive through incorporating gender concerns and issues of the communities at stake.