Save the date for the Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM) Webinar Series on the topic, "Harnessing Solar Energy for the Treatment of Water in Africa". Speaker: Dr. Endalkachew Sahle‐Demessie Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM EAT Meeting ID: meet.google.com/xdn-izzp-nit

A panel series featuring members of the UN Food Systems Champions Network and others moderated by Ruth Richardson and Danielle Nierenberg. The sixth panel event will focus on the theme "Agroecological and Regenerative Solutions for Stronger Communities" and is scheduled for May 19th, 2021. Speakers include: Helena Leurent (Director General of Consumers International), Denisa Livingston (food […]

You are warmly invited to the 2nd webinar in the 2021 Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Webinar Series on Biogas. "Learning from successful case studies on biogas in Africa" This webinar will present 3 varied case studies from Africa, and further discussion will focus on how policies and financing mechanisms contributed to the success of these models, and […]

IWRA’s 2021 Online Conference in collaboration with the FAO, the American University of Beirut, Texas A&M University, and the Canadian Water Resources Association will address the critical interlinkages between water, food, and public health. The conference’s main goal is to promote the sharing and exchange of the latest scientific and policy knowledge on the links […]

This webinar series is organized by the FAO in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. This ninth session of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus webinar series will summarize the experience of stakeholders in Jordan applying the Water Energy Food (WEF) nexus process, as well as the outcomes of the […]

The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021) is the world’s first transdisciplinary gathering in sustainability – it will be a space of fierce advocacy for sustainability scholarship, innovation, collaboration and action. This annual event unites global sustainability leaders, experts, industry and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation. For the first time, […]

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the third dialogue hosted by SDSN USA’s Zero Hunger Working Group: Trade-OffsEvaluation and Science-Policy Communication on June 14, 2021, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern Time. This 2-hour virtual event will engage participants in a discussion on the hunger crisis in the United States, including causes, […]

The theme of the 14th edition of the European Development Days is 'The Green Deal for a Sustainable Future'. It will take place in a digital format on June 15 and 16, 2021. Biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation are defining challenges of our generation and require more coordinated and incisive international efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic […]

The NEX-LABS project is co-organizing this webinar in collaboration with the United Nations' FAO, PHEMAC project and with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) In this event, two support perspectives are presented aiming to demonstrate the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in practice. The first comes from the ongoing PHEMAC project, funded under the 'Partnership for Research […]

Aqua refers to anything relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water. As such, Aqua Technology (or AquaTech) refers to technologies built to address or improve water-related cases, and to fast-track sustainable solutions for Africa’s water-energy-food nexus challenges. An AquaTech Hackathon, hosted by The Business Clinic will take place virtually with […]