Agricultural Research for Development (Agri4D) Conference 2021
2021-09-28 08:00 - 2021-09-30 17:00 UTC
Join us for three days of dynamic conversations at the virtual Agri4D conference 2021 to advance agriculture research for development.
Every two years, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) bring together researchers and professionals dedicated to agriculture research for development in the Agri4D conference. With the impacts of the pandemic, climate change, and other global challenges rapidly changing the fundamentals of society, the need for evidence-based development is greater than ever, and we look forward to contributing to it together with you. Read more about Agri4D conferences here.
Please save 28-30 September 2021 for the Agri4D 2021.
Hosted by: SLU and SIANI as co-organisers
Contact: agri4d@slu.se

6th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference
2021-10-04 - 2021-10-08
The Energy and Resources Institute will co-host the Adaptation Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) in Delhi from 4 – 8 October 2021. It is the sixth in the Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia. Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the World Adaptation Science Program, which is one of the four components of the World Climate Programme (WCP) based on the World Meteorological Organisation Congress XVI Resolution 18. As a premier event in the global adaptation spectrum, Adaptation Futures is a unique platform to facilitate dialogues towards action-oriented solutions from a diverse range of stakeholders that includes academia, practitioners, scientists, and policymakers from across the world.
Conference Themes

Governance of Adaptation
Limits to Adaptation
Fairness and Equity in Adaptation
Knowledge for Action
Nature-based Solutions
Financing Adaptation

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2021 UNC Water And Health Conference: Science, Policy, And Practice
2021-10-04 - 2021-10-08
The 2021 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice will be held October 4 – 8, 2021 virtually from the comfort of your home or office. The Conference will explore drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and water resources in both developing and developed countries with a strong public health emphasis.
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From Research to Resilience: Climate-smart solutions to enhance ecosystem health and strengthen food, nutrition and water security for all
2021-10-05 08:00 - 2021-10-28 21:00 UTC
About the webinar series:
Informed by the experience and insights of WLE and its partners, and the solutions the program has developed and refined over the past decade, eight webinars will promote promising scientific innovations designed to protect climate-vulnerable ecosystems, communities, and livelihoods. The tools and approaches to be discussed – which also prioritize the inclusion of women, youth, and other marginalized groups – target critical challenges across the Global South such as land degradation, water scarcity, and climate variability.
Held strategically between the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the webinars will identify evidence gaps, capture lessons learned, and consolidate thinking on the future direction of research for development to sustainably transform our water, land and food systems. Themes include accelerating clean energy access, inclusive and gender-sensitive land restoration, resilient urban food systems, sustainable water management, disaster risk management, and innovative approaches to evaluate ecosystem health and monitor landscape restoration.
Venue:
Zoom Webinar (videos will be made available on the WLE website after the sessions)
Hosts:
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land, and Ecosystems (WLE)
Program:
Webinar #1 – Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Accelerating clean energy access in rural areas
Presenting WLE energy research that can help countries enhance smallholder access to clean energy, address climate adaptation/mitigation challenges, and transform food, land, and water systems.
Register for the webinar
Webinar #2 – Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Drought and flood risk reduction strategies
Introducing several WLE-supported risk management initiatives and solutions that have been implemented across South Asia. The webinar will enhance the knowledge and awareness of disaster risk management professionals and provide an opportunity for south-south learning.
Register for the webinar
Webinar #3 – Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Towards resilient city-region food systems
This webinar will introduce key tools developed with RUAF to assess the climate resilience of urban areas. It will outline the action plans, policies and programs required to develop innovative and resilience-strengthening water and food solutions.
Register for the webinar
Webinar #4 – Thursday, October 14, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Innovation investment for impact
The WLE-supported Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI) will present insights on enabling behavior change in innovation investors and policymakers – and how this can be used to underpin the investment approach for innovation of future food systems.
Register for the webinar
Webinar #5 – Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Managing water for climate adaptation and mitigation
Exploring integrated approaches to water management that enhance climate adaptation and mitigation. The session will outline an evidence-based framework to help decision-makers understand and remove the technical, economic, social, financial, and institutional barriers that prevent the adoption of sound water adaptation options.
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Webinar #6 – Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Increasing biodiversity in food systems
Our climate, biodiversity, and food systems are inextricably linked. This webinar discusses evidence, actions and lessons learned on how to leverage biodiversity in our food systems for people and the planet.
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Webinar #7 – Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Securing inclusive land restoration
Referring to WLE research and experiences in India and Ethiopia, this webinar explores who sets restoration agendas, and why, how, and for whom. It also discusses whether plural and unequal local voices and knowledge systems are valued or ignored and whether these voices can influence how degraded landscapes are restored.
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Webinar #8 – Thursday, October 28, 2021, 8.00 AM EST, 2:00 PM CEST, 5:30 PM IST (1 hour)
Innovative approaches to evaluate soil health and monitor land restoration
This webinar will present research by WLE to develop innovative approaches to evaluate soil health and monitor land restoration.
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Who should attend?

Policymakers, decision-makers, and planners
Donors and investors
Private sector representatives
Development professionals from national and international organizations, NGOs, CSOs, etc.
Researchers are interested in water, land, ecosystems, food, and agriculture, sustainable development, and climate change.

Objectives

Capture lessons learned on the application of proven innovations to enhance the management of land and water resources, protect fragile ecosystems and sustainably intensify food production.
Identify knowledge gaps to influence the direction of future research programs and initiatives.
Consolidate thinking on the systematic changes needed to secure more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable food systems amid a changing climate. Inform policies and investment decisions to enhance the sustainable management of ecosystems and water and land resources.

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Cooperation across borders and sectors: Regional experiences of WEF Nexus institutionalization and governance
2021-10-19 13:30 - 15:00 UTC
The second session of the 2nd Round of Webinar on Water-Energy-Food Nexus SOLUTIONS focuses on NEXUS governance. This session will give insights into the successful mainstreaming of the water, energy and food security Nexus approach into governance structures. It will present different approaches for WEF Nexus transboundary cooperation and governance from three different regions: Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Niger Basin.
Key questions that will be addressed are:
– What are the necessary steps to establish and endorse a Nexus governance framework/ structure?
– How can the benefits of the WEF Nexus approach initiate or intensify transboundary cooperation?
– What are the lessons learnt?
Registration is required.

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WORKSHOP AGENDA

Welcome by FAO and Mariana Rodriguez, GIZ, Moderation: Tina Schmiers, GIZ
Introduction by Didier Zinsou, Director of the Niger Basin Observatory, NBA
Presentation: SADC WEF Nexus Governance Framework by Kidanemariam Jembere, GWP-SA/African Coordination Unit
Presentation: Methodological Guidelines on WEF Nexus transboundary governance in Latin America and the Caribbean by Silvia Saravia, Economic Affairs Officer, ECLAC; Lisbeth Naranjo, Consultant, ECLAC
Panel discussion by Claudia Ringler, IFPRI; Kidanemariam Jembere, GWP-SA; Silvia Saravia, ECLAC; Didier Zinsou, Director of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
Closing by Tina Schmiers, GIZ

To get information on the remaining webinar sessions, click here!
This 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).
Contact: RNE-WEPS-NENA@fao.org;
Website: http://www.fao.org/in-action/water-efficiency nena/webinars/nexus-webinars/en/
For more information about the Water-Energy-Food Nexus 2nd Round Webinar series organizations, please link to WEF Nexus in Africa
Initiative (wefnexus.org), WE4F (https://we4f.org), GIZ Nexus Dialogues(https://www.water-energy-food.org/resources/fact-sheetnexus-regional-dialogues-programme-phase-ii), and SEI (https://www.sei.org).

FutureDAMS Webinar: Nexus Planning for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
2021-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Tuesday 19 October 2020, 15:00 – 16:00 UK
This is an invitation to the second in FutureDAMS’ four-part keynote webinar series, ‘Integrating water-energy-food-environment planning for climate adaptation and resilience’, taking place online next Tuesday. Research Director Professor Julien Harou will be presenting the FutureDAMS toolset for linked water-energy system planning, followed by a panel discussion between leading experts in water resource management, food policy and renewable energy on resource system design and decision making, to facilitate people, economies and the environment adapt and prepare for the impacts of climate change. It would be great to see you there.
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Support to the 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium under the Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) Project
2021-10-20 - 2021-10-22
The 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held in Victoria Falls and virtually/online, Zimbabwe 20th – 22nd October 2021 under the theme Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in East and Southern Africa. The National University of Science and Technology is the lead host of the 22nd Symposium.
IUCN under its BRIDGE Project will be supporting prizes for at least two best presentations by young scientists, i.e. >35 years (and below) in the Water governance for sustainable, equitable, and affordable water services theme. The total prize money that will be contributed by IUCN from its BRIDGE project is USD1250.00.
The Symposium Organisers are, therefore, appealing to young scientists interested in the water governance theme to submit abstracts on
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=22wnsymp.
For more information, please contact Dr. Krasposy Kujinga,
kujinga@waternetonline.org

Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus Autumn School
2021-10-21 - 2021-11-12
Description:
Around one-seventh of the world’s population lacks a secure food supply and has only limited access to clean water, sanitation or modern energy sources. To tackle this challenge, resources need to be managed and more integrated to avoid over-exploitation and allow more inclusive access for all. The WEFE Nexus provides an innovative framework that captures the interrelationships, synergies, and trade-offs between water, energy, and food in different environmental contexts. This Autumn School will introduce junior scholars to the interdependencies of the Nexus elements at different geographic scales (global, basin, national, and local) with a focus on Africa. At each level, the integration of the nexus elements will be investigated.
21 – 22 October 2021 (Module 1)
27 – 29 October 2021 (Module 2)
04 – 06 November 2021 (Module 3)
11 – 12 November 2021 (Module 4)

Keywords: Nexus, Water, Energy, Food, Environment
Application Deadline:
Applications are still possible in specific cases. If you have not yet managed to apply please write to wefe@sirop.org before September 20th.

Click here to apply.

Format:

Due to the world-wide restrictions concerning Covid-19, IDEA League is offering this school in an online format.

Participants:

MSc and/or PhD researchers from IDEA League or African partner universities are welcome to apply.

Requirements:

Curriculum vitae & publication list
Letter of motivation
Optional letter of recommendation

Expenses:

There are no registration or tuition fees for selected participants.

The WEFE Nexus School offers students the possibility to gain a comprehensive understanding of the interconnections between water, energy, food and the environment and to develop new ideas for sustainable solutions. In addition to acquiring theoretical knowledge, a focus is placed on practical solutions and case studies that enable participants to apply their knowledge and foster interdisciplinary collaboration between people from different backgrounds.
The WEFE Nexus School brings together students and faculty of European and African universities for a unique learning experience. Students will benefit from the wide range of expertise and diverse perspectives on pressing challenges and emerging solutions. The diversity of case studies allows students to explore the WEFE Nexus in different geographic contexts.
Selected participants must attend all live sessions as outlined in the program.

Goals:

Preparing junior researchers to deal with the scarcity of resources
Understanding the interrelationships between water, energy, food and environment
Understanding the WEFE challenges and solutions at different geographical levels
Getting introduced to different tools necessary to deal with WEFE challenges
Bringing researchers from different backgrounds to foster teamwork for solving multidisciplinary problems

Organizers:

This program is a collaboration between IDEA League member universities and the following African universities:

University of Johannesburg
Addis Ababa University
Eduardo Mondlane University
Stellenbosch University
University of Ghana
Detail program agenda is found here.

Leapfrogging or treading water? Utilities picking up the pace at the water-energy-food nexus
2021-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
This session will look at examples of the ‘circular economy’ paradigm being adopted by water and sanitation operators in different contexts. Worldwide water operators have been implementing wastewater reclamation. A host of technological options from “high” to “low” tech and centralized to decentralized technologies exists, but most are yet to be tested. Still, a host of technical, socio-cultural, economic, governance, financial instruments etc. need to be understood. As such, water reclamation with integrated resource recovery can be a key element in enhancing water, energy and food security. Further, visualizing revenue streams emerging from this process can form the basis for an innovative governance model geared towards more effective resource management and supporting resilience and transition to a circular economy. It will discuss how the imperative to reduce and reuse water and related energy and material resources is changing water and sanitation utilities’ modus operandi - their economic models, structure, governance and collaborations. The session will explore the challenges and opportunities for leaping forward.
Registration is required and free.
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The original announcement is available here.

Cairo Water Week Conference 2021
2021-10-24 08:00 - 2021-10-28 17:00 UTC
The fourth edition of the Cairo Water Week (CWW) series of conferences, CWW 2021, will take place during the period from October 24 to 28, 2021 in Cairo – Egypt, and will address the main theme “Water, Population and Global Change: Challenges and Opportunities”. The event will discuss population issues and the impact of overpopulation on common management of transboundary rivers and climate change for the first time in this series as they have a direct impact on the water sector. The five related sub-themes (water and global change, advances in water management, water, and society, regional and sectoral cooperation for water security and innovation in Hydro-Sciences) and a number of sub-topics will be addressed during the event through various plenary and technical sessions that will be organized by reputed international and regional organizations, which have an interest in such topics. The key events, at which activities associated with the topic will be proposed, are several recent events and discussions that would highlight the links between water, population, and global changes.

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Check the Cairo Water Week website for more information.
Download Cairo Water Week 2021 Concept note here.

Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood week | CIHEAM Bari, 25-28 October 2021
2021-10-25 - 2021-10-28
CIHEAM Bari in collaboration with MIP – Mediterranean Innovation Partnership, within the project WATERMEDYIN, funded by the Italian Cooperation, is hosting a week-long event on the theme of innovation and creation of start-ups in the Mediterranean area.
The initiative, that will take place from 25 to 28 October 2021, is gathering about 100 guests among startuppers, trainers, agricultural entrepreneurs – from Italy and from the Mediterranean region – as well as renowned international experts in the field of innovation, with the following objectives:
• contribute to the identification of strategies for the creation of an environment conducive to the sustainable development of the agri-food sector in the Mediterranean, by leveraging on young people and on the combination of innovation and competitiveness;
• support 15 successful start-ups from Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia (selected in the framework of WATERMEDYIN project by an international panel) which will present their business idea to a diverse audience of investors, senior companies and public institutions;
• deepen strategic aspects on the strengthening of the innovation ecosystem;
The week’s program will be divided into the following sessions:

From 25 to 27 October: Seminars on strengthening the services and ecosystem of ISOs – Innovation Support Organizations, provided in the framework of a capacity building programme started last July and addressed to the representatives of the MIP network and the ISOs of the Mediterranean region.

Link to register: https://events.iamb.it/p/event/wmwebinar2021
Programme

October 27 (3pm-5pm): MIP-Mediterranean Innovation Partnership Annual Meeting, for the discussion and approval of the 2021-22 action plan. Establishment of the WATERMEDYIN network, an international working group dedicated to innovation and sustainability in the agri-food sector, with the participation of Business Med, Mediterranean Innovation Hub and several ISOs from Tunisia, Palestine and Lebanon.

Programme

October 28 (10am-1pm): INVESTOR DAY & BUSINESS MATCHING – brokerage event, dedicated to 15 start-ups, selected in the framework of WATERMEDYIN project, from Tunisia, Palestine and Lebanon.

Programme

October 28 (4 pm): International workshop “DIALOGUES ON INNOVATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM”. Purpose of the conference is to contribute to the identification of strategies for the creation of an environment conducive to the sustainable development of the agri-food sector, a pillar for the socio-economic growth of many Mediterranean countries, by leveraging on young people and on the combination of innovation and competitiveness.

Link to register: https://events.iamb.it/p/event/medagrweek
Programme
Complete Agenda
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UNC DR3 Workshop 2: Vulnerability, Disasters, and Metrics
2021-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
DESCRIPTION: The UNC DR3 (Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience) Workshop: Vulnerability, Disasters, and Metrics is a virtual 2-hour workshop as part of the research study Re-Energize DR3. Re-Energize DR3 is a multi-university stakeholder engagement project regarding natural disaster risk management, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation. The research team for this project is based out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, led by Felix Dodds at the Water Institute, and is the US-component of the Belmont Forum-funded Re-Energize DR3 consortium (https://www.govdisasters.com/). The UNC team is focusing on the federal, state and local governance levels in United States, with North Carolina as a case study.
The workshop will focus on:
(1) identifying, characterizing, and classifying vulnerable groups, and
(2) disaster/emergency management indicators/metrics for flooding and drought.
In order to participate, please take the following actions, preferably by Friday October 22nd.
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COMPENSATION: As an expression of our appreciation for your time, participants will be compensated with a $20 digital gift card following the workshop, unless you choose to decline.
CONSENT TO BE RECORDED: By participating in this workshop, you will be consenting to be recorded. Information will be used only for research purposes. No identifiable information nor recordings will be shared beyond the research team. We will distribute and request you to sign an IRB consent form by email.

COP26 Water-Energy Nexus: Fueling Synergies through the Water-Energy Nexus – Honouring Energy Day at the Water Pavilion
2021-11-03 05:00 - 06:30 (America/New_York)
Event Description:
Water and energy are inextricably linked, both in their relationship towards one another as well as in the fight against climate change. Both resources are greatly affected by climate change, however are, in their interface, necessary to mitigate its effects and allow us to adapt to them effectively. In order to successfully harness their potential for the latter, we need an integrated and holistic approach to their management, avoiding silo strategies and focusing instead on maximizing synergies where possible. In this session, we kick-off the Water-Energy day at the Blue Pavilion with four different perspectives of this powerful nexus. The Nexus Regional Dialogues programme is excited to announce that we will be hosting two sessions at the first ever Water Pavilion at COP26! The speakers will shed light onto the different challenges and opportunities inherent to the Water-Energy intersection, present ambitious national plans from the Middle East to East Africa and explore the important role of the private sector to bring about innovation and investments.
The first session is titled “Fueling synergies through the Water-Energy Nexus – honoring Energy Day at the Water Pavilion”.
Speakers:
• Cate Lamb, Global Director of Water Security at Carbon Disclosure Project and UFCCC COP 26
• Eng. Bashar Bataineh, Secretary General of the Water Authority of Jordan
• Beatrice Cyiza, Director General of Environment and Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment of Rwanda
• Claudia Ringler, Deputy Division Director & Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI
• Michael Webber, University of Texas
The session will be moderated by (including welcoming and concluding remarks): Molly Walton, Energy and Transport Manager at “We Mean Business” Coalition Scene setter on Water-Energy Nexus: Fueling Synergies through the Water-Energy Nexus – Honouring Energy Day at the Water Pavilion

Please find more details here. The session will be free of charge and livestreamed on YouTube. The link will be embedded on the Water Pavilion page, under ‘Watch Live’ on the top right.

BACK TO THE NATURE: Exploring the potential of nature-based solutions to face the effects of climate change on water
2021-11-09 03:30 - 06:30 (America/New_York)
In its latest report, published in August 2021, the IPCC rings the alarm on the predicted consequences of global warming of 1.5C, which is expected to be reached by 2040, including on water with the increase of extreme events, more intense rainfall and droughts. Effects have already been seen throughout the summer of 2021 with fires and floods devastating Europe.
With increasing rainfall, the question of rainwater management must be addressed. Water operators have been at the center of discussions, as they manage sewer networks and treat works to prevent pollution of water bodies. However, as existing systems are showing their limits in the face of new challenges, it is critical to seek new long-term looking solutions.
Particularly relevant in the context of the revision of the European Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, the conference will aim to discuss the consequences of climate change on the water cycle and the role that nature-based solutions can play in addressing storm water and strengthening the resilience of cities and towns. Speakers, including policymakers, NGOs, water operators and scientists, will review the opportunities and challenges of the increased use of nature-based solutions.
Registration is available here.

Together for the Planet: ENI CBC Med Programme at European Union side event during COP26 Climate Change Conference
2021-11-09 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Join us on 9 November (6.30 pm-7.30 pm, CEST) for a session on climate & energy action organised as part of the European Union official programme of side events at COP26, the 2021 edition of the United Nations (UN) global climate summit.

We are happy to announce that the ENI CBC Med Programme will be featured at COP26 as part of the digital side events to be held in the framework the European Union Pavilion at the UN climate change conference which is taking place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, under the presidency of the United Kingdom. The ENI CBC Med Programme will be involved in the session “Racing to 1.5°: cities implementing evidence-based climate & energy action in Europe & Mediterranean”, scheduled on 9 of November (6.30 pm-7.30 pm, CEST), which aims to highlight the efforts of local governments and stakeholders in Europe and across the Mediterranean in accelerating climate action. The discussion will showcase impact-driven success stories of cities and local actors in climate and energy plans and concrete measures towards a resilient, climate neutral future.
The session is organized in partnership with the Global/Europe Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – the largest alliance for city climate leadership across the globe; Clima-Med – the EU-funded project which supports the transition of eight partner countries in the Southern Neighbourhood towards sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient development; and the Italian Municipality of Segrate, a town of over 35,000 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Milan. Speakers include representatives of European Commission’s Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations and Joint Research Center, cities and regions part of the Global/Europe Covenant of Mayors, the Clima-Med project, the Mayor of Municipality of Segrate.
ENI CBC Med Programme will be represented by Ms. Sorina Mortada from the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC), the organization in charge of leading the efforts of Lebanon in the development of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to increase energy security and de-carbonization levels. In particular, Ms. Mortada will share the results of energy-efficiency related ENI CBC Med projects in which the LCEC is partner, namely BEEP (Building Information Modeling for Energy Efficiency in the Public sector), ESMES (Energy Smart Mediterranean Schools Network) and the newly funded capitalization project ‘SEACAP 4 SDG’ (Med SE(A)CAP integration through uniform adapted assessment and financing methods, mainly targeting buildings in education and health sectors, for sustainable development goals in a smart society).
Register now on the platform of the EU side events at COP26 – https://www.cop26eusideevents.eu/ – and look for the session 8.O.6 as shown below:

Register now to join us at COP26 Climate Change Conference
View the programme of the EU side events at COP26
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2nd Postdoctoral Research Conference of Southern Africa: Beyond The Pandemic: Research Now and In the Future
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12
You are invited to submit your abstract for a symposium within your field of research. Postdoctoral research fellows doing research in Southern Africa are invited to submit an abstract for a symposium within their field of research.
Abstract submissions are open until 15 October 2021, 17:00 CAT/GMT+2.
Submit an abstract!

The 2nd Postdoctoral Research Conference of Southern Africa will be a fully virtual experience. Online registration is now open!

REGISTRATION CATEGORY
FEE
CLOSING DATE

Early bird registration
R 1 000
15 October 2021

Postdoctoral fellows Stellenbosch University
R 1 500
3 November 2021

Postdoctoral fellows outside Stellenbosch University
R 1 800
3 November 2021

Registration Fee includes:

Virtual attendance to all sessions
Access to sponsor lounges
Access to on-demand sessions for one month after the event
Presentation slide downloads (where applicable)

Registration is required. Click here.
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2021 Annual International Symposium- Towards Urban Sustainability
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-11-17 12:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
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:

Identify challenges and opportunities for achieving urban system sustainability regionally and globally
Develop international academic-business networks to promote collaborative actions for decarbonization and sustainability
Stimulate transdisciplinary ideas for decarbonization and sustainability projects encompassing research, education, outreach, and policy development

Registration is required and is free. The symposium is happening online from Knoxville, TN | United States of America.
Program agenda:
Monday, Nov. 15: Opening ceremony, Keynote Sessions & Panel Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 16: Concurrent Workshop and Breakout Panel Discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 17: Concurrent Workshop, Breakout Panel & Closing Ceremony
Detail symposium information is available here.
In 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.
Students 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.
All 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.
Videos 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).

Click here to entry the video competition and learn about submission guidelines!

International Annual Symposium "Towards Urban Sustainability at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water"
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-11-17 12:00 (America/New_York)
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:

Identify challenges and opportunities for achieving urban system
sustainability regionally and globally
Develop international academic-business networks to promote
collaborative actions for decarbonization and sustainability
Stimulate transdisciplinary ideas for decarbonization and
sustainability projects encompassing research, education, outreach,
and policy development

Agenda:
Monday, Nov. 15: Opening ceremony, Keynote Sessions & Panel Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 16: Concurrent Workshop and Breakout Panel Discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 17″ Concurrent Workshop, Breakout Panel & Closure
All presentations will be given “live“ and registration is free of charge.
This 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

Cracking the Nut 2021: Building Resilient Food, Water, and Energy Systems
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-11-18 14:00 UTC
About Us

Cracking 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:

Applying technology and digital solutions
Leveraging private sector and multi-stakeholder investments
Ensuring inclusion of vulnerable populations

Cracking 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.

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Organizer: Connexus Corporation

Connexus 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.

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Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus Dialogue and Multi-Sector Investment in the SADC Region
2021-11-15 10:00 - 13:00 UTC
The SADC Nexus Dialogue Project “Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus Dialogue and Multi-Sector Investment in the SADC Region” is supported by the European Commission as part of the global ‘Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme”. The project’s overall objective is to support the transformation required to meet increasing water, energy, and food security demand in the context of climate change in the SADC region by developing an integrated nexus approach. The project’s specific objectives are to create an enabling environment that will drive cross-sectoral engagement and implementation of nexus investment projects that contribute to enhancing water, food, and energy security in the SADC region. The project began in 2017 and is being implemented in two phases.
Based on the successful outcomes of Phase 1, the SADC Nexus Project has now transitioned into Phase II. This phase will consolidate and build on the achievements of Phase I, with the overall objective being to institutionalize the WEF Nexus approach at regional and national governance structures and to support investment decisions for water, energy and food security in the SADC region. Phase II of the project has a duration of 3 years, commencing in 2020 until 2023.
Registration is required,
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Sustainable Electricity Production by Integrated Food, Energy and Water Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
2021-11-16 07:30 - 09:00 (America/New_York)
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.

The 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).

Workshop Agenda:

13:30 – 13:35: Welcome by Michael Jacobson, Penn State University, Coordinator WEF Nexus in Africa Initiative
13:35 – 13:45: The role of PV in Community farming in Gambia: challenges and opportunities by Maimuna Drammeh, Nadji.Bi Limited
13:45 – 13:55: Agrophotovoltaic systems: application and current status by Brendon Bingwa, Fraunhofer ISE
13:55 – 14:05: Solar PV science and engineering in Africa by Daniel Gudopp, deea solutions GmbH
14:05 – 14:15: Socio-economic opportunities and challenges of Agrophotovoltaics in Africa by Nora Adelhardt, University of Freiburg
14:15 – 14:25: Investment behavior and why solar projects fail in Africa by Jessica Berneiser, Fraunhofer ISE
14:25 – 15:00: Questions & Answers by Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, UNU-ViE

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The 1st Palestinian-Dutch Conference on Water, sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and Climate-Smart agriculture (CSA)
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-18
This 1st Palestinian-Dutch conference is organized within the framework of the OKP-Pal project on Capacity Building in WASH and CSA Education and Research in Palestine, funded by Nuffic, the Netherlands.
The 1st Palestinian –Dutch international conference aims to bring together the scientists, researchers, practitioners, and students to exchange and share their experience and research in the field of water and agriculture. It also provides a platform to present and discuss recent innovations, trends, practical challenges in the field of water and agriculture. The conference aims to promote the cooperation between Dutch and Palestinian water practitioners to solve issues related to water and agriculture in Palestine.
Conference Themes and Topics
Theme 1: Water, sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) ‎

Surface water, groundwater pollution & prevention.
Water treatment and reuse.
Desalination.
Groundwater/surface water Modelling.
Sanitation and hygiene practice.
Wastewater treatment.
Entrepreneurship, gender & governance in WASH.
Water resources management and sustainability.

Theme 2: Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) ‎

Wastewater treatment and reuse for agriculture.
Water-efficient Crop production.
Efficiency in the urban water cycle.
Food security under climate change.
Entrepreneurship, gender & governance in CSA.
Water harvesting techniques and their relation to agriculture.
CSA-IoT.

Registration
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Further information
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Shaping digital agriculture capacities - A D4Ag online dialogue
2021-11-19 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Rome)
Do you work with digital technologies, innovations or data to deliver and transform agriculture and food systems? Join a global network of 1,200 people to help shape future investments in digital agriculture (D4Ag) capacities.
From 19 November to 10 December, the Digital Agri Hub’s online D4Ag dialogue aims to identify capacity gaps, opportunities and best-bet learning solutions for people and organizations working with digital agriculture. This event is supported by the Dgroups Foundation, the online dialogue combines two virtual (Zoom) sessions with email based, facilitated discussions, in a rich and dynamic process.
Join us on Zoom for the dialogue kickoff session on 19 November 2021 from 1400 – 15:30 CET:
– Learn about the dialogue and how to participate
– Meet other D4Ag professionals
– See what capacity building initiatives already exist
– Together, start to shape and deliver digital agriculture capacities for the future!
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Convene a Session at the Virtual Africa Water and Sanitation Week: Call for Expression of Interest
2021-11-22 - 2021-11-26
The 8th Africa Water Week (AWW-8) and the 6th AfricaSan will be held virtually from November 22-26, 2021. The two events (8th Africa Water Week and 6th AfricaSan) will jointly be organized and convened under the auspices of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission. The Government of Namibia in collaboration with other development partners, will host the events.
Call for Session Conveners
Interested Organizations are invited to convene seminar sessions under the sub themes. The seminars will revolve around the following strategic insights and promote sharing lessons learned, bringing forth innovative solutions and proffering ideas on impactful actions that need to be imbibed, up-scaled and improved on to reach required progress and sustainability. Session conveners will, however, be required to make a supporting contribution of 1,500.00 USD for each technical session. A discount will be considered for local CBOs/CSOs, SMEs, local governments/districts whose session is focused on breakthrough innovations that will contribute new knowledge to the sector. Eligible organizations should contact the AMCOW Secretariat through the email address, africawatersanitationweek@amcow-online.org
Kindly click on the links below and complete the Call for Expression of Interest form, if you want to convene a session. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the theme and sub theme details and plan your seminar along the focus areas and objectives of the conference. All entries must be submitted by 31st October 2021.
8th Africa Water Week – https://forms.gle/keUE2sA14iGyzi918
6th AfricaSan – https://forms.gle/4VsUXMiiPQAESoAK9
Find description on the conference theme and sub themes here.

Africa Water and Sanitation Week 2021
2021-11-22 - 2021-11-26
The 8th Africa Water Week (AWW8) and the 6th Africa Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene (AfricaSan6) are being jointly organized this year as a virtual conference on 22-26 November. Joined together as the Africa Water and Sanitation Week (AWSW), the conference is convened by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission and organized with other development partners.
The AWSW will be convened under unprecedented circumstances. From the beginning of the year 2020, the world including Africa has been hit by a public health emergency: the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) across Africa and all over the world, and hence introducing a new dynamic in the challenges faced by the water sector.
The unpredictability of public health pandemics and the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in response and mitigation efforts introduces a completely new complexity to the sector. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the sector both directly and indirectly.
The Africa Water Week and AfricaSan are Africa’s flagship water and sanitation events and represent a political commitment at the highest level. They are institutionalized platforms to discuss and collectively seek solutions to Africa’s water and sanitation challenges.
Check out more info on Africa water Week here.
Check out more info on AfricaSan here.
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Nexus Project Cluster Workshop: Advancing the Nexus for Science and Policy
2021-11-23 09:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Rome)
The objective of the virtual workshop is to update participants on recent Nexus Cluster initiatives. Projects that have started in the previous year will be presented, and emerging nexus-related research topics introduced and discussed.
The workshop will provide a platform for high-level interaction and project groups to exchange their experiences. Additional discussion points include the Nexus in the context of relevant policy domains in the European Union, e.g., the Green Deal, European Climate Action, Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm to Fork Strategy under the framework of Horizon Europe.
The workshop aims to bring together partners and interested individuals and groups from different fields to engage in innovative discussions and gather input and feedback. The workshop’s ambition is to provide a forward-looking approach to bring more focus and coherence to the knowledge activities of the Nexus Cluster arising at the science-policy interface.
The Workshop is organized by the Steering Committee of the Nexus Project Cluster, and represented by Wageningen Research (NL), Athens University of Economics and Business (EL), Avellan Cecilia (DE), Cranfield University (UK), European Institute for Energy Research (EIfER) (DE), KWR Water (NL), Technical University of Munich (DE), University of Thessaly (EL)
and United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) (DE).
This workshop is open to members of the cluster and will focus on how the cluster could support science and policy in the next years. Registration is required.
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Reporting on climate change complexity in the Mediterranean region
2021-11-29 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Mediterranean countries are facing a set of complex and interrelated challenges that are increasing climate change vulnerability of the region – many of which are directly related to water, energy and food production, distribution and use. These three elements are inextricably linked. Water is used for energy production, and energy is the dominant cost factor in providing water and wastewater services. Energy is needed for land conversion, construction and transportation, and energy and water are needed for agricultural productivity. Land is required for water, energy and food production but is becoming increasingly scarce.

The region’s rapid rate of urbanization and population growth – specially in coastal areas – is increasing the demand of these resources. The vulnerable coast must cope with relentless urban pressure coupled with the rising impacts of climate change. Coastal zones are faced with the grim prospect of erosion and the salinization of river deltas and aquifers that underpin livelihoods and food security.

Within the celebration of the first Mediterranean Day, this session aims to explain the basis of the interconnection between water, energy, food and ecosystems – the so-called WEFE Nexus – when reporting about climate change. The WEFE Nexus is an approach that integrates management and governance across the multiple sectors of food, energy, water, and ecosystems. The Nexus corroborates the need to not view water, energy, food and ecosystems as being separate entities, but rather a complex and inextricably entwined.

The session will spell out with day-to-day examples how to embed that approach in the journalistic reporting when covering climate change. Stay tuned for the agenda!

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WE4F Southern and Central Regional Innovation Hub hosts webinar: Expression of Interest from Services Providers
2021-11-30 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub (S/C Africa RIH) invites service providers, vendors and consultants to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to become part of a qualified pool of service providers who will be invited to bid on procurement opportunities published from January – June 2022.
The Call for Expressions of Interest from interested Service Providers will open on 16th November 2021 and be published on the WE4F website.
Applicants will then have until 25th November 2021 (16:00, GMT +2 Harare) to submit any clarifying questions and the Q & A webinar for Service Providers to be held on 30th November (16:00, GMT + Harare) will endeavor to answer all these questions during the live event.
For those unable to attend the live event, a recording of the Webinar will be made available to the Water and Energy For Food: Grand Challenge YouTube Channel.
The Q&A webinar on November 30th, 2021 at 16:00 Pm (GMT + 2, Harare time) will provide an overview of the Call for EOI, timeline, and answer all pre-submitted questions.
The call for Expressions of Interest will close on 14th December 2021.
Kindly submit your questions to WE4FAfricaBids@tetratech.com.
All questions submitted before 25th November, 2021 will be answered in the Q&A webinar whilst any questions sent after this date and before the deadline will be answered via email.
Registration is required.
To learn more about, WE4F and S/C Africa RIH, click here.

Water, Land, and Ecosystem (WLE) Legacy Symposium
2021-11-30 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Rome)
This WLE symposium will celebrate the achievements and impacts of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) which will close following a ten-year journey in December 2021.
The event will demonstrate the science-driven, practical innovations that WLE has generated to address critical climate challenges and advance the transition to more equitable, productive, sustainable and resilient food systems. It targets a wide range of stakeholders – and aims to inform future investments, planning and research.
The program will begin with a presentation of key WLE solutions. A keynote speaker will then place WLE’s research in a broader context, connecting it to global debates around water, land and ecosystem sustainability. This will be followed by a high-level panel discussion, some short personal reflections from people closely involved in the program, and concluding remarks that will look to the future and consider how WLE research can help to address the climate crisis.
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The 4th Mediterranean Water Forum 2021
2021-12-06 - 2021-12-08
Between the 6th and 8th December 2021, the Energy and Water Agency (EWA) of Malta, in collaboration with the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), shall be hosting the 4th Mediterranean Water Forum in Malta. Initiated in Marrakech in 2011, the Mediterranean Water Forum is intended to be a regional event that brings together the main stakeholders in the Mediterranean water community to exchange water management solutions amongst each other. The main outcomes of the forum will then be presented during the 9th World Water Forum, which will be held in March 2022, in Dakar.
Complementing the theme of the 4th Mediterranean Water Forum, the NAWAMED project shall be organizing the 2nd Mediterranean Water Table on the 8th December 2021. During the meeting, NAWAMED project partners, together with associated partners and stakeholders will discuss the issues and solutions related to non-conventional water resource technologies and water demand management techniques that have been identified during the 1st two national water tables, organized around the partners’ Countries (Italy, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan).
This cycle of water tables, at National and Mediterranean level, will then lead to the development of a holistic Mediterranean Policy Document that could be used as guidance for national and regional policy development by other neighboring Med countries.
Stay tuned for more information!
