Call for Papers: International Workshop on “The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
2022-10-04 08:30 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide)
International Workshop on
“The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 hours (TBC)
Adelaide, Australia
Background:
The world’s population is expected to grow from 6 billion today to at least 9 billion by the year 2050. The population growth, urbanization and industrialization are imposing rapidly growing demands and pressures on the water and energy resources and causing in many cases imbalance between supply and demand. This growing imbalance has led to shortages, competition, and other environmental pressures. Achieving food, water and energy security as well as improving the quality of life, while preserving the environment, will continue to pose major challenges to Scientists, Decision makers and Technicians in the next few decades. Irrigation globally consumes around 70% of freshwater resources. This water is becoming increasingly scarce. Therefore, improving water and energy use efficiency and productivity in agriculture practices will be significant and valuable.
The interdependence of the water, food and energy is well known since early civilization. Farmers had to lift water using waterwheels run by cattle to bring water to the surface and irrigate fields. The present challenge is how to produce more crop per drop per kwatt energy per unit area of land. This is the essence of new focus on the nexus.
Objectives:
This Workshop will bring together experts from all over the world to share information, experience, and views on how to implement the water-energy-food nexus in agriculture. The focus will be on the practice application and address the three elements of the Nexus: Water, Food and Energy.
Theme/Sub-themes:
The main theme of the International Workshop of Working Group is “The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”.
Sub-topics/ Sub-themes:
(i) Water-Energy-Food-Nexus at field, regional and country scales. Examples of applications;
(ii) How the environment and ecosystem services benefit from the Nexus;
(iii) Economic analysis of food production within the nexus;
(iv) Management practices that promote the Nexus; and
(v) Institutional and Governance issues in implementing the Nexus.
Abstracts / papers are invited and encouraged from professionals, researchers, experts, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers on the State, Province or Local levels based on the mandate of the WG.
SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS / FULL PAPERS
i. Submission of abstracts (max. 600 words) : 30 May 2022
ii. Notification of acceptance : 15 June 2022
iii. Submission of full papers (max. 10 pages of A-4 size) : 30 July 2022
iv. Notification of acceptance of full papers : 01 August 2022
The Workshop is being organized by ICID’s Working Group on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE_N) during the 24th ICID Congress and 73rd International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting from 03-10 October 2022 at Adelaide, Australia.
Contact-coordinates:
Workshop Chairman: Dr Ragab Ragab, President of ICID, Chairman of the Working Group on “Water-Energy-Food Nexus” and Fellow at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UKCEH, UK email: ragab@icid.org
Dr. K Yella Reddy, Vice President Hon. ICID; Dean, AMGR Agricultural University; Secretary, WG on “Water Energy-Food Nexus” (E-mail: yellark@gmail.com); and Former Director (A&R), WALAMTARI, Hyderabad, India.
Workshop Coordinator: Er. Balasaheb Anantrao Chivate, Director (Technical), International
Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) (E-mail: icid@icid.org), New Delhi. India
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FAO Science and Innovation Forum
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
The FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 will take place from 17-21 October, virtually and provide different stakeholders, in particular from low and middle-income countries (LMICs), the space and opportunity to take stock of the science and evidence base and gaps, engage in dialogues and share experiences around science-based actions and innovative solutions. Roundtables, panel discussions, and various interactive formats will be utilized. The Science and Innovation Forum will be preceded by independently organized side-events, with partners and Members showcasing their innovations and insights.
FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 will focus on highlighting the centrality of STI for agrifood systems transformation. The event will encourage a diversity of perspectives based on science, thereby facilitating rationalization and inclusiveness of debate. More specifically, the objectives are to:

Share robust science and evidence-based options for more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
Assist countries in making informed decisions regarding the co-creation, adaptation and adoption of appropriate and context-specific technologies and innovations.
Explore scientific and technological advances and associated risks and opportunities.
Promote effective science communication, including by engaging on contentious issues.
Analyze options for strengthening science and evidence-based decision-making.

Expression of interest for Side Events by 31 July 2022
The expression of interest regarding a side event needs to be submitted through the appropriate form by 31 July 2022.
Side-Event expression of interest form

TIMELINE

31 July 2022: Deadline for submission
1 August- 31 August 2022: Screening
on or before 31 August 2022: The Secretariat will notify the lead organizations the feedback and status of selection of the side event

Please send the filled out form to Science-Innovation@fao.org
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Extension of Deadline for Abstract Submission: 23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium
2022-10-19 - 2022-10-21
About:
The 23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held in Rustenburg, South Africa at the Sun City Resort, 19 – 21 October 2022 under the theme Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in East and Southern Africa. The North-West University is the lead host of the 23rd Symposium.
The Symposia have been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 22 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Together, they identify regional issues, gaps, and priorities that require further research and support. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural and social sciences.
The sub-themes of the symposium have been aligned to the themes of the SADC Water Research Agenda under the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Phase IV, whose main objective is:
• Promoting evidence-based implementation of SADC water programs and projects through multi- and inter-disciplinary research, and synthesis of existing and new information, which will
lead to a realization of SADC developmental goals.
Sub-themes:
Policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners are invited to register for and attend the symposium and make use of this opportunity to listen and debate findings from presentations focused on the different sub-themes.
Authors wishing to present the results of their work should submit their abstracts targeting the topics detailed in the link here.
The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30 June 2022.

27th Session of Conference of the Parties (COP 27)
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-18
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 7-18 November 2022.
