Global science and innovation network helps tackle SDGs relevant to Pakistan

Led by Professor Jawwad Dar, researchers and professionals with roots in Pakistan are developing solutions to address major social and economic challenges facing people of Pakistani origin.

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Prof Jawwad Darr is Chairman and one of the founders of the UK Pakistani Science and Innovation Global Network (UPSIGN) which was established in 2017 in the UK by British Pakistani academics. Its mission includes raising awareness and finding solutions for some of the biggest social and economic challenges facing people living in Pakistan. It works with universities, public- and private-sector organisations, government bodies and NGOs to facilitate knowledge transfer and support capacity building.

 

Professor Darr is coordinating UPSIGN’s clean energy and water group, which is assessing how the availability of energy and clean water in remote communities in Pakistan can affect education, gender equality and poverty. The group is also exploring solutions to provide energy to off-grid communities via affordable battery and other energy-storage systems and small-scale renewable-energy harvesting systems.

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