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SUMMARY:Water-Energy-Food Nexus Webinar series 2nd Round\, 2021 on “Solutions Using Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approaches”
DESCRIPTION:The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a useful framework for addressing complex transdisciplinary natural resource and environmental challenges in integrated\, innovative ways. This webinar series explores using and operationalizing WEF nexus approaches for finding solutions to these challenges. The series focuses on examples and solutions by linking and using WEF nexus approaches to timely interventions\, technologies\, and issues of importance\, especially in the context of COVID-19 and climate change. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is organized by FAO & WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative\, WE4F\, GIZ Nexus Dialogues\, and SEI. \n\n\n\nSession 1: Disaster resilience and risk in the context on Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Insights from Africa \nTuesday\, September 14\, 2021 | 13:30 – 15:00 Register Now! \nA detailed description of session 1 is available here! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSession 2: Cooperation across borders and sectors: Experiences from the SADC region on institutionalizing the WEF nexus approach \n\n\n\n\n\n \nTuesday\, October 19\, 2021 | 13:30 – 15:00 Register Now! \nA detailed description of session 2 is available here! \n  \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSession 3: Sustainable electricity production by integrated food\, energy\, and water systems: opportunities and challenges \n\n\n\n\n\n \nTuesday\, November 16\, 2021 | 13:30 – 15:00 Register Now! \nA detailed description of session 3 is available here! \n\n\n \n\n\n\n  \nSession 4: Beyond traditional financing models for smallholders and other end-users in the water-energy-food nexus: challenges and innovative solutions \nTuesday\, December 14\, 2021 | 13:30 – 15:00 Register Now! \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \nA detailed description of session 4 is available here! \n  \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is supported by the regional project\, “Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/Productivity and Water Sustainability in NENA countries” (WEPS-NENA) under the FAO-led Regional Water Scarcity Initiative (WSI). \n\n\n\nEmail: RNE-WEPS-NENA@fao.org; Website: http://www.fao.org/in-action/water-efficiency-nena/webinars/nexus-webinars/en/ \n\n\n\nFor more information about the Water-Energy-Food Nexus 2nd Round Webinar series organizations: WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative wefnexus.org – Water and Energy for Food https://we4f.org GIZ Nexus Dialogues https://www.water-energy-food.org/resources/fact-sheet-nexus-regional-dialogues-programme-phase-ii\, and Stockholm Environment Institute https://www.sei.org/ \n\n 
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/water-energy-food-nexus-webinar-series-2nd-round-2021-on-solutions-using-water-energy-food-nexus-approaches/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Webinars,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Futures speaker series
DESCRIPTION:About the series: \nThe Sustainable Futures speaker series stimulates interdisciplinary collaboration around issues related to energy\, the environment\, and society. These lectures are sponsored by the Schatz Center\, the Environment & Community graduate program\, and the College of Arts\, Humanities & Social Sciences at Humboldt State. View our list of previous talks and available recordings below. To learn about other webinars from the Schatz Center\, visit schatzcenter.org/events/. \nHow to attend? \nWe’re holding the Fall 2021 Sustainable Futures Speaker Series online via webinar. Each lecture is streamed via Zoom\, and will be followed by a Q&A discussion period. All events are free and open to the public\, and live captioning is provided for all talks. To request additional support\, please contact info@schatzcenter.org or call 707-826-4345 as early as possible before an event. \nFall 2021: \nDownload the fall 2021 series flyer \nRegistration is required for all series. Click here for the detailed information.
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/sustainable-futures-speaker-series/
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SUMMARY:2021 Annual International Symposium- Towards Urban Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:The symposium aims to strengthen academic business government partnerships for developing sustainable urban systems that have robust resilience in the context of global environmental; change. Specific objectives are to: \n\nIdentify challenges and opportunities for achieving urban system sustainability regionally and globally\nDevelop international academic-business networks to promote collaborative actions for decarbonization and sustainability\nStimulate transdisciplinary ideas for decarbonization and sustainability projects encompassing research\, education\, outreach\, and policy development\n\nRegistration is required and is free. The symposium is happening online from Knoxville\, TN | United States of America. \nProgram agenda: \nMonday\, Nov. 15: Opening ceremony\, Keynote Sessions & Panel Discussion\nTuesday\, Nov. 16: Concurrent Workshop and Breakout Panel Discussion\nWednesday\, Nov. 17: Concurrent Workshop\, Breakout Panel & Closing Ceremony \nDetail symposium information is available here. \nIn addition to this\, the University of Tennessee\, Institute of Agriculture is inviting university students across the globe from all academic disciplines to participate in our annual video competition. The competition aims to showcase students’ scientific journalistic skills while highlighting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6\, 7\, 11\, and 12 and its relationship to food-energy-water (FEW) nexus. \nStudents are asked to create videos that highlight initiatives within their campuses\, cities\, municipalities and/or communities to address urban sustainability. They may also explore challenges and/or opportunities in relation to urban sustainability.   This can be done individually or in groups of no more than three. Participants are asked to create a 60 –180 second video responding to this challenge. Entries must have a designated team faculty leader (from students’ institution) for communications about technical and administrative issues and\, where applicable\, for finalist and winner notification. There are no restrictions about how you make your video – you can talk to the camera\, use props\, incorporate animations\, etc. The goal is to demonstrate scientific journalistic skills and creativity. Participants will be evaluated based on the relevance to SDGs and FEW nexus\, messaging and communication\, creativity\, and video and editing quality. \nAll video submissions must be received by 5:00pm EST on Monday\, November 8\, 2021. They must be submitted through the link below. If you have any questions regarding your submission please contact Sara Mulville smulvill@utk.edu. \nVideos will be displayed at our Fall 2021 Annual FEWSUS Research Conference website. UT communication professionals will select a first round of videos that will be shown during breaks throughout the three day event. Judges will consist of invited speaker and event attendees that will vote for best video online by midnight of Nov. 16. The awarded video will be announced and displayed at the closing ceremony on Nov. 17. Additionally\, each member from the winning team will receive an Amazon gift card (US$75/each).\n\nClick here to entry the video competition and learn about submission guidelines!
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/2021-annual-international-symposium-towards-urban-sustainability/
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SUMMARY:International Annual Symposium "Towards Urban Sustainability at the Nexus of Food\, Energy and Water"
DESCRIPTION:The symposium aims to strengthen academic-business-government\npartnerships for developing sustainable urban systems that have\nrobust resilience in the context of global environmental change.\nSpecific objectives are to: \n\nIdentify challenges and opportunities for achieving urban system\nsustainability regionally and globally\nDevelop international academic-business networks to promote\ncollaborative actions for decarbonization and sustainability\nStimulate transdisciplinary ideas for decarbonization and\nsustainability projects encompassing research\, education\, outreach\,\nand policy development\n\nAgenda:\nMonday\, Nov. 15: Opening ceremony\, Keynote Sessions & Panel Discussion\nTuesday\, Nov. 16: Concurrent Workshop and Breakout Panel Discussion\nWednesday\, Nov. 17″ Concurrent Workshop\, Breakout Panel & Closure \nAll presentations will be given “live“ and registration is free of charge. \nThis symposium is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Food\, Energy and Water for Sustainable Urban Systems (FEWSUS) International Research Coordination Network grant\, led by the University of Tennessee. For more information\, visit https://fewsus.utk.edu
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/internatonal-annual-symposium-towards-urban-sustainability-at-the-nexus-of-food-energy-and-water/
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SUMMARY:Cracking the Nut 2021: Building Resilient Food\, Water\, and Energy Systems
DESCRIPTION:About Us \n\n\nCracking the Nut 2021: Building Resilient Food\, Water\, and Energy Systems is a four-half-day virtual learning event from November 15-18\, 2021. This year’s conference will highlight how public and private sector initiatives can create resilient systems that support rural and agricultural development and will focus on three tracks:\n\n\nApplying technology and digital solutions\nLeveraging private sector and multi-stakeholder investments\nEnsuring inclusion of vulnerable populations\n\n\nCracking the Nut is a unique opportunity for practitioners from diverse backgrounds to share experiences\, extract lessons learned\, and formulate action plans for building resilient food\, water\, and energy systems.\n\nPlease note that this website only accepts credit or debit card payments. If you are planning on paying via wire transfer or check\, please contact us at crackingthenut@connexus.email for assistance.\n\nOrganizer: Connexus Corporation \n\n\n\n\nConnexus Corporation is an international development consulting firm that provides consulting services in the areas of finance and enterprise development\, especially related to rural and agricultural development. Connexus’ mission is to provide high-quality global consulting services to transform international development and build local capacity.\n\n\n\n\n\nPhone: 7039145533\nE-mail: crackingthenut@connexus.email\nWebsite: connexuscorporation.com\n\n\nThe original announcement is available here.
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/cracking-the-nut-2021-building-resilient-food-water-and-energy-systems/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Webinars,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T073000
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Electricity Production by Integrated Food\, Energy and Water Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Innovations such as Agrivoltaics have opened new prospects to improve quality of life while increasing resilience of the agricultural sector against climate change. The integrated triple land use system allows for production of food\, electricity and water without exploiting natural aquifers and new land. Agrivoltaics is rapidly gaining popularity\, but not yet in African countries. The webinar seeks to explore this innovation by presenting opportunities and challenges for such systems in Africa. Furthermore\, it provides insight into the role of photovoltaics in community farming in Gambia and describes the models behind existing projects and investment strategies/behaviors within a local framework. \n\n\n\nThe webinar session is organized in collaboration with United Nation University Vice-Rectorate in Europe (UNU-ViE) in the frame of the Agrophotovoltaics for The Gambia and Mali (APV-MaGa) Project funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). \n\n\n\nWorkshop Agenda: \n\n\n\n13:30 – 13:35: Welcome by Michael Jacobson\, Penn State University\, Coordinator WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative \n13:35 – 13:45: The role of PV in Community farming in Gambia: challenges and opportunities by Maimuna Drammeh\, Nadji.Bi Limited \n13:45 – 13:55: Agrophotovoltaic systems: application and current status by Brendon Bingwa\, Fraunhofer ISE \n13:55 – 14:05: Solar PV science and engineering in Africa by Daniel Gudopp\, deea solutions GmbH \n14:05 – 14:15: Socio-economic opportunities and challenges of Agrophotovoltaics in Africa by Nora Adelhardt\, University of Freiburg \n14:15 – 14:25: Investment behavior and why solar projects fail in Africa by Jessica Berneiser\, Fraunhofer ISE \n14:25 – 15:00: Questions & Answers by Ambe Emmanuel Cheo\, UNU-ViE \n\n\n\nRegistration is required.  \n“Click here!” \n  
URL:https://wefnexus.org/event/sustainable-electricity-production-by-integrated-food-energy-and-water-systems-opportunities-and-challenges/
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