Joyeeta Gupta selected by Netherlands Research Council (NWO) selection committee for ‘incredibly broad and interdisciplinary’ research
Release Date – 08:00 AM, Thu – 8 June 23
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New Delhi: Indian-born professor Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest honor in Dutch science, for her scientific work focused on “a just and sustainable world”.
Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development of the Southern Hemisphere at the University of Amsterdam since 2013, was selected by the Netherlands Research Council (NWO) selection committee for his “incredibly broad and interdisciplinary” research.
The award, sometimes referred to as the “Dutch Nobel”, will provide Gupta with €1.5 million for scientific research and activities related to the utilization of knowledge.
Gupta’s research involves addressing problems caused by climate change through good governance. At the heart of her research is an attempt to uncover the link between the climate crisis, the global water challenge, possible solutions and justice, according to a statement from the University of Amsterdam.
“Justice for people and the planet runs through Joyeeta’s work. She works tirelessly for climate justice, always transcending disciplinary boundaries, realizing that this is the only way to solve climate problems,” said Peter-Paul Verbeek, Rector of the University of Amsterdam.
Gupta is the twelfth University of Amsterdam researcher to receive the award and will be officially honored at a ceremony on 4 October.
She studied at Delhi University, Gujarat University, and Harvard Law School, and received her Ph.D. from the Free University of Amsterdam. She is also a professor at the IHE Delft Institute of Water Education. In addition to his professorship, Gupta co-chairs the Earth Council, which was founded by Future Earth and is supported by the Global Challenges Foundation, the university statement said.
From 1988 to 2014, she was also the lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore.
