India's ICAR Professor Honored with Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize

India's climate change expert Dr. P.K. Aggarwal, Indian Council for Agricultural Research professor at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, was awarded the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize by the Italy- based Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), the world's foremost international Academy for scientists from the developing world. Prof. Aggarwal shared the prize with Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil for the pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment.

The two eminent scientists were honored at the opening ceremony of the TWAS 11th General Conference, in Durban, on October 20, 2009 and shared a USD100,000 award funded by the Ernesto Illy Foundation. Professor Aggarwal is one of India's leading climate change experts and has developed a broad range of innovative strategies to examine the potential impact of global warming on agriculture, especially in India. The award recognizes his scientific leadership and contribution to enhance the understanding of the vulnerability of agriculture in the developing countries to climate change.

The Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize, instituted by TWAS and Illycaffè and supported by the Ernesto Illy Foundation, is designed to bring recognition and distinction to the developing world's most eminent scientists who have not yet been honored by other international award schemes.

For more details visit http://twas.ictp.it/news/press-releases/ernesto-illy-trieste-science-prize-winners-2009 and http://www.icar.org.in/?q=node/736