E-Learning Course: Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food
Overview In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. You will learn to see your community or country as a complex social-ecological system and to describe its water, energy and food metabolism in the form of a pattern, as well as to map the categories of […]
AfriAlliance MOOC on Social Innovation in Water and Climate Change in Africa
AfriAlliance is delighted to announce that it's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on "Social innovation in water and climate change in Africa" will be held from 2 June to 12 July 2020! Register and Learn More Here
Webinar Series on Farmer-Led Irrigation Development (FLI)
Please join us for an exciting, new webinar series on farmer-led irrigation development (FLI)! The first session will be held on June 11, 2020 at 13:00-14:00 UTC. About Farmer-led irrigation development (FLI) has gained increased attention by government institutions, development and implementation partners as one of the potential solutions to build climate resilience for smallholder […]
Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk: The Way Forward
onlineDetails The webinar will be held on Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 3:00-4:30 PM EAT. Please register here For more information, please visit the webpage of the event. About The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Africa Office/Energy Unit, and Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities are pleased to invite you to the […]
Webinar: Draft scoping reports for the IPBES nexus and transformative change assessments
Details Date: 14 July 2020 Time: 15:00 – 16:45 CEST Please click here to register: https://bit.ly/2YaxWiE For more information please visit IPBES website About The review of the draft scoping report for the nexus assessment (thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health in the context of climate change) is currently ongoing between […]
Webinar: Indigenous and Local Knowledge Dialogue Workshop
Details Date: 16 July 2020 Time: 14.00 – 16.00 CEST Please click here to register: https://ipbes.net/ilk-nexus-transformative-meeting For more information please visit IPBES website About IPBES is organizing a virtual dialogue meeting on recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in the nexus and transformative change assessments. The dialogue meeting will be held on 16 July 2020, […]
Webinar: Water, Energy, and Food Nexus and the COVID-19 Pandemic
View Webinar Recording Here About Date: Tuesday 21 July 2020 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 (CAT) Access webinar concept note here Registration link here Details The water energy food (WEF) nexus approach has received growing attention and has been subject to research in Southern Africa. For its operationalisation, the nexus approach challenges existing structures, policies and […]
Webinar: The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s energy sector
Details Title: The role of renewables to empower a long term and sustainable recovery Date: 24th, June 2020 Concept note Click to register About According to official data, the spread of Covid-19 in Africa is lower than in other geographies, but not less worrying. Africa has to face the pandemic with a fragile healthcare system […]
Dialogue on “Transitioning towards a circular economy post Covid-19”
onlineView Webinar Recording Here Details Time: 28 July, 2020 from 9:00am - 12:30pm View program details here Click here to register The Water Research Commission of South Africa, in partnership with the Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Agriculture Research Council (ARC), seek to convene a discussion […]
DAFNE e-Summer School
About Venue: Online Registration opens: 9th July 2020 (first come, first served) Registration closes: 3rd August 2020 Access to video lectures opens: 3rd August 2020 Q&A sessions: 24 – 26 August 2020 Register Here Information The DAFNE e-summer school will provide know-how transfer about methodological aspects required for the investigation of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and the […]