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 […]

This roundtable discussion organized by the academy council will discuss the role of consumer perceptions, food habits, cultural influences, gender, socio-economic and other factors including poverty and urbanization on food choices and food consumption patterns and their effects on nutrition and health including diet-related, non-communicable diseases, and the need for advocacy and public enlightenment on […]

The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) in collaboration with the Universities Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy (UPWCD), are excited to launch a new online series of master classes on Water Cooperation & Diplomacy that will take place on the months of July, September and early October this year. This series of ten weekly classes (see indicative programme here), will […]

By 2050, the world’s population could grow to 9.7 billion, food demand is expected to increase by 50% and global demand for grains such as maize, rice, and wheat could increase by 70%. In Africa, food insecurity has been rising in recent years and the continent is not on track to eliminate hunger by 2030. […]