C3DAR at IIT Mandi<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n \/\/ background-color: white;\n color: black !important; \/* Black text, forcefully *\/\n }\n\n .container {\n margin: 20px auto;\n padding: 20px;\n background-color: white;\n color: black !important; \/* Just in case, again *\/\n line-height: 1.6;\n }\n\n .image {\n float: right;\n margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\n max-width: 300px;\n }\n\n .image img {\n width: 100%;\n height: auto;\n border-radius: 8px;\n display: block;\n }\n\n .text p {\n color: black !important; \/* Paragraphs also forced to black *\/\n }\n\n .text::after {\n content: \"\";\n display: table;\n clear: both;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <div class=\"image\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PremchandGat\/c3dar_images\/blob\/main\/uday_sir.jpg?raw=true\" alt=\"C3DAR Image\">\n <\/div>\n <p>\n The world today faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change, which is altering natural systems and increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is particularly vulnerable, with rising instances of landslides, flash floods, droughts, and infrastructure disruptions. As we navigate these challenges, it is crucial to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding climate change impacts, disaster resilience, and sustainable adaptation.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n C\u2261DAR (read as CEDAR) is established to address these pressing concerns by fostering cutting-edge research, developing innovative solutions, and engaging with policymakers and local communities. At IIT Mandi, we leverage our strategic location in the Himalayan region and the expertise of our faculty, researchers, and collaborators to create practical and scalable interventions. Our focus spans climate change modeling, atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geohazards, and resilient infrastructure, all aimed at mitigating risks and improving disaster preparedness.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Through national and international collaborations, industry partnerships, and government linkages, we strive to be a hub for climate resilience research and capacity building. Our vision is to contribute meaningful scientific insights and technological advancements that empower communities and decision-makers to build a safer and more sustainable future.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n We invite researchers, students, policymakers, and stakeholders to join us in this crucial endeavor. Together, let us work towards a more resilient and adaptive world.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f34eea11 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6eb;min-height:1000px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-custom-black-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-482bb7df411ea3a8ed49e830c67f6b41\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-custom-black-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9c19de1bb3c061eec002ae3bb72af2fe\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">The Centre’s main objectives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5572140 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-761518e8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a72331d90f465d189ec467aa8e94b305\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>National level facility creation for field-laboratory-numerical studies in climate change and disaster resilience.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a26a8e64a424737d03fbb3c8cbd3ed06\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>Developing innovative and sustainable solutions for resilient infrastructure with a specific focus on mountainous hazards.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2056d0ee41f631326b59e8f99b33e7ed\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>Increasing the outreach by short-term courses, aligned diploma and masters programs, training and capacity building programs.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-aba8152a36e372cdba0559c6a4785b1c\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>Encourage innovation, critical thinking, teaching and learning aspects<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cccabda67cf0834fd1b82e9d06a04099\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>Creation of national-level competence to address the domain issues for state-region-local requirements<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-custom-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-32a317f9eb0ceedf4979644440545c70\" style=\"background-color:#f4fcf7\"><blockquote><p>Developing informed mitigation measures\/schemes through exploiting technological advancements and AI\/ML based tools.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Centre for Climate Change and DisAsteR management (C\u2261DAR) Chairperson’s Note C3DAR at IIT Mandi The world today faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change, which is altering natural systems and increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is particularly vulnerable, with rising instances of landslides, flash […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c3dar.iitmandi.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}