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History
Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is a Nation’s Best Water Resources Research Institute, and also leads the Future Water Research for Global Prosperity and Sustainability. The premier Research and Development (R&D) institution in the water sector was established as an autonomous research organisation by the Government of Kerala, under its Science and Technology Policy in February 1978 to cater the R&D needs in the field of Water Management. The Centre was amalgamated with the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)1 in its Silver Jubilee Year-2003. Institute functions as a Centre of Excellence for advanced research, training and consultancy in all spheres of water resources. It acts as an advisory and functional institution in planning and execution of National and State level projects. Two of the important personalities behind the establishment of this institute were Sri.C.Achutha Menon (former Chief Minister of Kerala) and Dr. P.K Gopalakrishnan (former Secretary to the Government of Kerala) both of revered memory. The Centre had a steady growth along with its other sister institutes under the umbrella of the State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment.

CWRDM has substantially contributed to the scientific hydrologic studies and water resources management. It has been designated as Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) of Kerala since late 1980’s and the training of the officials of all stakeholder departments/ agencies on all water-related topics is being done. Major contributions are formulation of the first Water Policy of Kerala in 1992, which was subsequently revised in 2008, published the Water Atlas of Kerala in 1995, and the Water Atlas of Lakshadweep Islands in 2006, key role in obtaining Vembanad, Ashtamudi and Sasthamcotta Lakes as Ramsar sites status in 2002, and the Kottooli and Kadalundi wetlands in Kozhikode as wetlands. Blue flag certification of Kappad beach in Kerala state, which is of national importance is another golden feather to CWRDM’s crown in 2020.

The vision and mission of CWRDM are:
Vision: CWRDM shall be a Centre of Excellence catering to the Research and Development demands in all spheres of water management. Mission: To enhance the quality of life by ensuring water security for all by providing necessary Research and Development inputs, with special emphasis on the humid tropics.

Going forward CWRDM will expand and intensify its effort to deliver water solutions and to bring about broad systemic change and build on our extensive web of strategic alliances with fellow centers and other national and international partners across the world. Campus

The institute is situated at Kozhikode District, which lies in Northern Kerala between 11°08' N and 11°50' N latitudes and 75°30' E and 76°8' E longitudes. Geographically, CWRDM is situated at lovely hillside surrounded by other institutions of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), National Institute of Technology (NIT), ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), KSCSTE- Kerala School of Mathematics (KSoM), MVR Cancer Centre & Research Institute and Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union. Its geographical location makes it unique in supporting different research organizations and adjacent universities. It has a humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May, with the rainy season during the south-west monsoon starting from June and extending up to September, and the north-east monsoon extending from the second-half of October to November. The average annual rainfall is 3240 mm. During December to March, no rain is usually received. The moisture stress is experienced in the area for a period of 4–6 months.

Organization
CWRDM functions with four Research Groups viz., Hydrology and Climatology, Land and Water Management, Ecology and Environment and Training and Outreach Research Group. And, there are three Sub-Centres of CWRDM located at Neyyattinkara (Thiruvananthapuram district), Kottayam and Manimalakunnu (Ernakulam district) to address the special R&D needs of different agro-ecological regions of Kerala. CWRDM presently has a multi-disciplinary team of scientists specialized in diverse specializations like water resources engineering, hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental engineering and sciences, agricultural engineering and sciences, Remote sensing and GIS, biological sciences, chemical sciences, social sciences, etc., to facilitate in taking up inter-disciplinary research studies with the support of technical staff and administrative staff.

Research Activities The major research activities are carried out in the field of Drainage basin/ watershed studies, Integrated river basin management, Surface water & groundwater potential estimation, Urban & forest hydrology, Water quality management, Water supply and sanitation, Crop water management, Environmental impact assessment, Estuarine and coastal dynamics, Irrigation and drainage, Isotope hydrology, Remote sensing applications, Sedimentation studies, Action research and transfer of technology, Systems studies and mathematical modeling, Data management systems, Systematic and operational hydrology, Water treatment/ recycling, Wetland studies, Soil Erosion and Soil & Water Conservation, Carbon neutrality.

Nearly 2000 scientific papers and 500 research reports were brought out based on various studies. CWRDM has published manuals, handbooks and video films on water conservation and management, irrigation management, water quality etc., for children, farmers and the general public.

===== Collaborations & Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ===== Recognizing the capabilities of CWRDM, different departments and agencies of the Central and State Governments and international agencies like UNDP, UNEP, UNICEF, USAID, IAEA, ICEF, World Bank, National Academy of Sciences (USA), Wetlands International, British Geological Survey, European Union etc., have provided funds to CWRDM for various programmes from time to time. CWRDM had research linkages with Universities of Strathyclyde, Birmingham, Kyoto, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UK), Hydraulic Research Station (UK), Danish Hydraulic Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) etc. In addition, it has common programmes with IITs, NITs in and many Universities in India. Memorandum of understanding has been signed with KTH, NRSA, IITs, Universities and Engineering Colleges.

Collaborations & MoU
CWRDM entered into MoU with Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT), Calicut University, Kannur University and Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) to supervising the students for masters and PhD thesis and has been recognized as the research centre in various disciplines.

Central Instrumentation facilities of the CWRDM include,

 * ⮚	Water Quality Analysis Laboratory (NABL accredited).
 * ⮚	National Isotope Facility for Hydrology
 * ⮚	Sedimentology Laboratory
 * ⮚	Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory
 * ⮚	Soil Laboratory
 * ⮚	Biochemistry Laboratory
 * ⮚	Biotechnology Laboratory
 * ⮚	Mobile Water Analysis Laboratory
 * ⮚	S.Vasudev Block Library
 * ⮚	Water Museum

Infrastructure facilities include well maintained Library, Auditorium & Lecture Halls, Conference Halls. In addition, CWRDM follows e-governance with e-office and digital facilities.

External link
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala Forest Research Institute

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan_Institute_of_Basic_Sciences

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_Botanical_Garden_and_Institute_for_Plant_Sciences

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Advanced_Virology,_Kerala

8. https://www.facebook.com/cwrdmofficial/

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