IIT Kanpur, AARDO to host 'Mitigating climate change while harnessing renewable energy' training programme

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, in collaboration with the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), is organising a training program on innovative technologies of renewable energies for rural areas to mitigate challenges of climate change.

The training program, which began on 17 November 2022, would be conducted till November 24, 2022.

The course objective is to sensitise participants on using the engineering of renewable energies as a tool to fight back against the impact of climate change.

African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) is a rural-centric inter-governmental autonomous organisation that subscribes to the spirit of South-South and Triangular Cooperation and has 33 member countries.

This jointly-organised course is being held for the benefit of middle and senior-level executives from government departments, ministries, and agriculture engineers and scientists engaged in policy formulation, implementation, planning and appraisals.

Dr. Sanjeeb K Behera, outlined the mission of AARDO and its relevance to today's world, while Prof. B. V. Rathish Kumar, invited the participants and he hoped that the participants leave with a pleasant educational experience.