Congratulations to our own IUSD 8^th Intake Graduate Maria Valverde for getting first prize in the annual DAIDA award on her M.Sc. Thesis ” Urban Waterscapes and water service provision in Informal settlements; Lessons for sustainable water access in Lima Peru”

The annual DAIDA foundation Global Urban Thesis Award aims to acknowledge and support master graduates who, through their work, help improve the urban infrastructure and living conditions for vulnerable groups in the rapidly growing cities of developing economies. Eligible participants are either students or recent graduates of university programmes with an urban/environmental research or design component.