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News Release 14-109
NSF and NIFA award $25 million in grants for study of water sustainability and climate
Funding will foster research on how Earth's water system is linked with climate change, land use, ecosystems
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![river flowing](/news/mmg/media/images/NASA water20101015_f.jpg)
Water: It runs through all our lives, and is less and less available across the globe.
Credit: NASA
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![water drop falling off a leaf](/news/mmg/media/images/Government of Vietnam nc1-008f1_f.jpg)
Water is the lifeblood of Earth's environment, say scientists, but it's a dwindling resource.
Credit: Government of Vietnam
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![irrigation system in a green field](/news/mmg/media/images/USDA pivotwithdrops_f.jpg)
The NSF-NIFA WSC awards address, among other topics, agriculture's dependence on water.
Credit: USDA
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![mountain river flowing through a forest](/news/mmg/media/images/USDA water resources nrcs144p2_020976_f.jpg)
WSC grantees will design water management strategies for regions with once-abundant water.
Credit: USDA
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![view of apartment buildings roads and houses in a city](/news/mmg/media/images/USGS urbanriver-suzhoucreek-shanhai_f.jpg)
Through a WSC award, scientists will conduct research on water quality in China and Ecuador.
Credit: USGS
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![workers walking at the Panama Canal gatun locks](/news/mmg/media/images/Wikimedia Commons Panama Canal-Gatun_lock_gate_f.jpg)
WSC-funded researchers will study land-use and hydrology in the Panama Canal watershed.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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