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

Registration is required.
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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
To register as a listener, please see here. The last date for registration is November 1, 2021.
Further information
More information can be found on the event website.

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!
Registration is required. Click here.

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.
Registration is required.

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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The original announcement is available here.

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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The announcement is available here.

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.
Click here for to register for the program!

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!

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus: From Research to Practice
2021-12-06 10:00 - 2021-12-08 17:00 (Europe/Madrid)
Water, energy and food security are deeply interconnected. Each of these sectors depends on and sustains the others. An understanding of the interdependencies of natural resources and their planning, management and consumption is at the heart of the Water, Energy, Food security and Eco-systems (WEFE) Nexus approach. Applying the WEFE Nexus approach enables us to look across sectors, and bring synergies to life to ensure inclusive water, energy, food security for all while respecting the capacities of natural environments. This 3-day seminar calls to the research and science community in the Mediterranean region with the aim to stimulate more WEFE Nexus solutions and project proposals. It offers insights, methods and tools from thought leaders, presents case studies from the region, engages participants in expert-led discussions and enables participants to broaden their networks! Join us in inspiring the institutionalization of the WEFE Nexus!
The online training targets the research community and aims to achieve the following objectives:

Build a common understanding of the WEFE Nexus as a key driver for a transition to a green economy and for the achievement of the SDGs
Inspire more WEFE Nexus solutions as well as integrated assessment tools and methods put forward by the science and research community in the Southern Mediterranean region
Discuss opportunities of regional collaboration supporting the concrete implementation of the WEFE nexus approach

Registration is required. Click here!
Click here for program agenda.

Transforming food systems for better nutrition, health, and prosperity
2021-12-06 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Over the course of the past two years, and in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, the UN Secretary-General’s Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has engaged world leaders and thousands of people from around the world in an ambitious effort to accelerate actions towards more sustainable, equitable, and healthier food systems and realising the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The UNFSS and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit (Dec 7-8, 2021) have been working collaboratively (see joint statement) to advance solutions across systems with a mutual recognition that malnutrition in all its forms is one of the biggest challenges we face to ensuring optimal health, resilience, and prosperity for all. To further highlight nutrition relevant moments, a “Nutrition for Growth Year of Action” was launched in December 2020.
On the eve of the N4G Summit the UNFSS Secretariat is hosting Transforming food systems for better nutrition, health, and prosperity for all: A virtual event in support of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit.
6 December 2021: 8:00 – 09:30am GMT | 11:00am-12:30pm EAT | 17:00 -18:30pm JST
This event will underscore the linkage between nutrition and food systems, and aims to heighten global awareness, momentum, and actions toward delivering on the promise of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Speakers include UNFSS Special Envoy Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Food Systems Champions, government representatives, and stakeholders who have been engaged in food systems and nutrition space.
Download Concept Note
Register: Please register your attendance here on Eventbrite prior to December 6.
This announcement is taken from here.

Water for Climate Action: Reducing GHG Emissions
2021-12-07 01:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Scientists say we have less than a decade to act on climate and secure a livable future. This hits home in the water sector, where climate impacts show up first and most often. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that water is also part of the climate solution. Over 10 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from water-related activities, with more than 3 percent from water and wastewater utilities alone. As more water and wastewater utilities develop and implement climate plans, they are also stepping up on climate mitigation efforts. Utilities are working to decrease the sector’s dependence on fossil fuels and help cities and regions achieve critical GHG reduction targets. What’s even more exciting is that many of these climate actions deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits back to utilities and the communities they serve. This webinar will feature international and local perspectives on advancing climate mitigation through water. Speakers will provide insights from the recent Water Pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Utilities in California and New Jersey will also share how they are implementing water conservation strategies, green energy projects, system efficiencies, and even ecosystem protection to reduce direct and indirect emissions, ultimately reaching for carbon neutrality.
Moderator: • Katy Lackey, Senior Program Manager, US Water Alliance
Speakers: • Richard S. Dovey, President, Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) • Cate Lamb, Global Director of Water Security, Carbon Disclosure Project • Brian Mendenhall, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Valley Water
Registration is required.

Beyond traditional financing models for Smallholders and other End-users in the WEF-Nexus: Challenges and Innovative solutions
2021-12-14 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Rome)
The fourth session of the 2nd Round of Webinar on Water-Energy-Food focuses on Nexus SOLUTIONS. In rural areas around the globe access to finance is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of end-users (e.g. smallholder farmers and agri-food SMEs). Without access to finance, end-users of the water-energy-food nexus face extreme hardships to grow their businesses or increase their income! But who are the end-users in the WEF nexus? What are their needs and challenges in accessing finance? And what new, innovative financial models exist to enable end-users to grow their businesses or increase their income? This webinar provides answers while it aims to share knowledge, raise awareness, and advance the discussion on how to close the end-user financing gap in the WEF nexus – with special focus on the West Africa Region.
This session will be presented by:

Kay Grulich, GIZ/WE4F (Germany)
Marlène Amegankpoe, SCS International (Mali)
Bastian Domke, GIZ (Germany)
Joëlle Duff, Cordaid Investment Management B.V. (The Netherland)

It will be moderated by the African Foresight Group (Ghana).
Registration is required.

Seminar at Expo 2020 // Dutch Water Sector Event: ‘Water, Energy & Food for Cities, Industries and Agriculture: Global Challenges – Integrated Local Solutions’
2022-01-16
The Netherlands will hold a water seminar focused on global challenges and integrated solutions as well as regional issues within the Gulf region. We seek to foster cooperation on water issues in the Gulf region and around the world through local partners while seeking the best approach to forming partnerships and finding solutions to existing challenges.
Water seminar sub-themes:

Integrated Water Resource Management in water-scarce areas
Nexus: water and food connections
Smart mater management – The key to sustainable water treatment
21st century water management in the built environment

The above-mentioned water seminar will take place at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai, and will be followed by the Netherlands’ participation at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), from 17 to 19 January 2022. In terms of content, the seminar will also overlap with the trilateral summit between Netherlands, Jordan and the UAE.
More information regarding the event is available here.
Discover the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Water, Energy, Food NEXUS Virtual Innovation Week: Paving the way towards Entrepreneurship
2022-01-17 - 2022-01-20
From 17 to 20 January 2022, the joint NEX-LABS and PHEMAC innovation week will bring together Euro-Mediterranean researchers, policy makers, investors, Industry players, Academia, Technology Transfer Offices, SMEs, startups and Entrepreneurs.
The event will provide participants with unique opportunities to know more about Water, Energy and Food (WEF) NEXUS status and realities in Tunisia and the Euro-Mediterranean Region and to forge strategic partnerships across Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Participants will connect with relevant peers and stakeholders in Europe and the MENA region through a regional conference, workshops, discussion panels and expert roundtables, followed by B2B matchmaking sessions. SMEs, Startups and Innovators will have the opportunity to exhibit their innovative products, services & ideas through the virtual exhibition and innovation fair.
The event is open for SMEs, Startups, Academics, Researchers, Experts, technology transfer offices, policy makers and Research & Development institutions linked to the field of Water, Energy & Food and will provide the unique opportunity to network with the most active business clusters, industry players, leading academics, international experts, technology transfer offices, policy makers and Research & Development institutions to exchange knowledge and ideas around the latest innovations and findings in the Water, Energy and Food sectors following a NEXUS approach.
Registration is required.
The announcement is taken from PHEMAC website where as detail information on program agenda is available on WEF Innovation week website.

Cleantech to Market (C2M) Informational Webinar
2022-02-04 13:00 - 14:30 UTC
Cleantech to Market (C2M) is now accepting applications for 1,000 hours of free commercialization support – including the identification of early-stage market opportunities, prospective customers and partners, and funding sources – for promising innovations in low-carbon energy, green chemistry, and water technologies.
C2M supports innovators from leading accelerators, universities, and government programs, including the Cleantech Open, Cyclotron Road, ARPA-E, DOE, DARPA, CEC/CalSeed, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Caltech, Princeton, MIT, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and other top-tier organizations.
Join us on Friday, February 4th at 10 am to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply!
Registration is required!
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Interactive Online Session: Does the design of a Transboundary Water Agreement matter?
2022-02-16 08:00 - 09:30 UTC
The Transboundary Freshwater Security Governance Train continues its journey in 2022 on 16 February, with its 10th interactive session in the series. This time, the event explores how the design of Transboundary Water Agreements affects their performance and whether there are key ingredients that should structure these agreements.
The aim of the online session is to explore the importance of design in the development and implementation of agreements and other arrangements on transboundary waters. Through an introduction to the Practical Guide for the Development of Agreements or Other Arrangements for Transboundary Water Cooperation the session will explore whether there are key ingredients that should structure these agreements and other arrangements. Additionally, the session will consider how design might affect an agreement’s performance and how the Practical Guide can help in drafting new or improve existing transboundary water agreements.
The session will feature speakers with different experiences discussing the following topics:

Does the design of a Transboundary Water Agreement matter? And if so, how does design affect an agreement’s performance?
How can the Practical Guide for the Development of Agreements or Other Arrangements for Transboundary Water Cooperation (UNECE 2021) help in drafting new or improving existing transboundary water agreements?
Are there certain key ingredients that should structure Transboundary Water Agreements and other arrangements?

Duration: 1.5 hours
Registration is required.
Click here for detail information about the event.

How Can Spiritual and Faith-Based Knowledge Systems Inform the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise?
2022-02-22 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
About the seminar:
Presented by the AMS Interfaith Committee, hear stories, work, ideas from panelists across various spiritual/faith-based backgrounds on environmentalism, and how the AMS and spiritual/faith communities can work together in this important space. This is one of a series of topics related to conversations, work, and ideas on collaboration and relational building between the AMS and faith/spiritual communities.
Organizer:
Dr. Carlos Javier Martinez – National Center for Atmospheric Research
Panelists:

Rabbi Geoff Mitelman – Sinai and Synapses
Dr. William (Bill) Hooke – American Meteorological Society
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. – Cooperative Institute Research Environmental Sciences, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Dr. Emma Frances Bloomfield – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nana Firman – GreenFaith

The Q&A, chat file, anonymous survey results, and attendee list from this webinar will be shared with its organizers.
Registration is required. Click here!.

Training: Agri-food Export Development Program
2022-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
The Youth in Agri-food Export Development Program (YAEDP) is accepting applications for 6 – 8 weeks of online training from young Nigerian agripreneurs and co-operative leaders in the agricultural value chains looking to start/scale their export business. The program aims to provide training, market linkages, and digital support to entrepreneurs in the Nigerian agri-food sector.
Deadline: 30 April 2022

Water panel: prepare for SGMA by leveraging financial incentives
2022-03-03 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Are you ready to deal with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)) as its being implemented between 2020 and 2025? It is already having an impact on over drafted basins in California. David Gates will share his experience managing wells at Ridge Vineyards in Santa Clara and Sonoma Counties.
Financial mechanisms are available today to help your operation prepare for the future. Conservation practices can be aligned with smart operational improvements to make the farm more sustainable, both financially and environmentally. As part of this panel, AgMonitor’s Kevin Langham will quantify the benefits of projects financed through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and through On-Bill Financing (OBF) by utilities from a revolving fund by the California Utility Public Commission (CPUC). While CDFA provides grants based on water conservation and the reduction of GHG emissions, CPUC provides zero-percent loans to scale based on energy savings. “Carbon credits” and “energy credits” are common tools to finance resource efficiency.
Join us for the OpenFarm panel moderated by CDFA’s Carolyn Cook who manages the SWEEP grants. She will share her experience helping farms across California achieve water and energy savings. Below is a testimonial from PureFresh Ranch in Fresno county that received a SWEEP grant in the past. It gives a look at what the future holds for agriculture in terms of control and flexibility of water and energy inputs to grow quality food while reducing GHG emissions. Testimonial: https://youtu.be/RCRqZtY0VGw
Click here to register!

Towards Sustainable Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater in the Mediterranean Region
2022-03-12
The Faculty of Public Health and the Doctoral School of Science and Technology at the Lebanese University (UL) in the AQUACYCLE partnership are pleased to announce the second series of workshops with Lebanese stakeholders, under the theme “Have your say in the development of action plans for the reuse of treated wastewater”.
Following brief presentations on the objectives of the ENI CBC Med Programme, and of the AQUACYCLE project, the workshop programme includes interactive sessions during which representatives of civil society, including farmers, local officials, Local NGOs and citizens, and especially women and young people, will be invited to express their perceptions and identify the problems and challenges related to the reuse of treated wastewater in their region as well as possible solutions to solve these.
The workshop will also be an opportunity for participants to draw a layout plan for wastewater reuse of their area based on maps established by the project in a web-based geographic information system.
The workshop will take place at Nawfal Palace in Tripoli, on Saturday, 12 March 2022.

Invitation to Americas WEF Nexus Alliance Information Session
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-18
Please join us for a 45-minute information session that will introduce new opportunities for Penn State faculty and graduate students to participate in high-impact WEF Nexus projects in Colombia and across the Americas. The information session will include information on project development and training workshops in Colombia during the summer of 2022, in addition to opportunities to apply for travel grants and a new joint seed–grant program supported by Penn State and Colombia partners.
The Americas Water-Energy-Food Nexus Alliance builds on the existing partnership between Penn State and Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (UTADEO) in Colombia and aims to develop research and engagement with new public and private partners across the western hemisphere, with emphasis on advancing applied research and policy projects in Pennsylvania, Colombia, and other countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The Americas WEF Nexus Alliance is linked to similar Penn State initiatives in Africa.

All information sessions will be virtual and will provide the same information. Please, register via the zoom links below:
Tuesday 3/15 at 3:00 – 3:45 pmhttps://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lS9JHTd6SRKzius-zfA3yw

Friday 3/18 at 11:00 – 11:45 am
https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TdL-ypcnQ7qwD3uGDX8xbA

Friday 3/18 at 3:00 – 3:45 pm
https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4uk6ttfTR_qMHKR0rAqwiA
We look forward to your participation!
Siela MaximovaDirector, Strategy for Latin America and the CaribbeanPenn State Global
Christopher ScottGoddard Chair and ProfessorDirector, Penn State WEF-Nexus Americas
Julián PrietoCoordinator, Penn State WEF Nexus Americas

German Pavilion: A Water Secure Future for All
2022-03-21 08:00 - 2022-03-25 17:00 UTC
The World Water Forum is the world’s biggest water-related event, held every three years to bring together key political actors, business leaders, NGOs, donors, and international organizations to promote dialogue and facilitate access to water and sanitation. This year’s Forum—under the theme, Water Security for Peace and Development—is jointly organized by the World Water Council (WWC) and the Government of Senegal, and will be the first hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Forum provides a unique platform for the water community and key decision makers to collaborate and make long-term progress on global water challenges. The WWC, notably through the organization of the World Water Forums, has strongly contributed to positioning water as a global political priority.
The 9th World Water Forum will focus on four priorities: 1) water security and sanitation; 2) cooperation; 3) water for rural development; 4) means and tools for implementation of reforms in water and sanitation. Additionally, the Forum will convene a Summit of Heads of States and major international institutions, to advance the political agenda on water and sanitation at the midpoint of the 2030 agenda on implementing the water and sanitation targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The World Bank will convene and participate in several sessions and side events, details for which will be announced soon. You can follow along via Twitter using #WWF9.
The 9th World Water Forum is happening in Dakar, Senegal from March 21 to 25, 2022. German cooperation actors gather at the 150m² German Pavilion to present their contribution to AWaterSecureFutureForAll.
Be part of it and join the pavilion live via stream here!

Access to end-user financing to drive groundbreaking water-energy-food (WEF) nexus innovation scaling in Africa for climate adaptation
2022-03-24 10:00 (America/New_York)
The overall goal of this session is to engage in a policy and investment dialogue on end-user financing to enhance climate adaptation in Africa. With all four Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Regional Innovation Hubs now established in Africa (West, East, MENA and Southern/Central), this session brings together the combined force, learnings and opportunities for scaling WEF innovations to improve water and food security for millions of Africans, increase income for base of the pyramid women and men in both rural and urban areas, support innovators’ WEF nexus solutions to scale, and promote climate and environmental resilience. Through a policy and investment lens co-hosted by AMCOW, this session shares the opportunities and challenges for scaling WEF nexus solutions in Africa in a multi-partner, multi-innovator model, building on the legacy of predecessor programs, from Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) and Securing Water for Food (SWFF) Grand Challenge. Finally, it will bring together diverse actors such as policy-makers, donor partners, investors, innovators, and hub management teams in the WEF nexus innovation value chain to speak frankly about the impact these interventions have had on the ground in Africa, and the degree to which the policy and investment landscape is geared to support this drive.
Registration is free.
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International Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics (ICWAE) Mentoring Program
2022-03-25
The International Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics (ICWAE) is announcing a mentorship program for women agricultural economists from the global South. An ICWAE advisory committee, led by Prof. Cheryl Doss, is working closely with African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) who will be providing the mentoring program.
We are currently accepting applications from those who would like to participate as mentees. In addition, the program will provide training and support for mentors and invites expressions of interest from those who would like to serve in this role.
Please refer to the details on the program and direct links below to the forms to apply as mentees or mentors. And please share this announcement widely with your networks.

Application Form for Mentees: https://form.jotform.com/220613178134954
EOI form for Mentors: https://form.jotform.com/220613656695967
Deadline: 25 March, 2022

For more information, please contact icwaementoring@gmail.com
This announcement is taken from here!

International Conference on Soil, Water and Environment: Challenges and Solutions (SWECS 2022)
2022-03-28 - 2022-03-29
Soil, Water and Environment: Challenges and Solutions (SWECS) will take place on 28-29th March, 2022 in Fkih Ben Saleh city in the center of Beni Mellal-Khenifra region, Morocco. The city is located in the heart of the phosphate plateau at approximately 150km from the Atltantic coastal zone in the North and 50 km from the Atlas Mountains in the South. This region is marked by a semi-arid climate and recognized by phosphate mining industry and various agricultural activities in the Tadla irrigated plain characterized as one of the most productive areas in the country.
The purpose of SWECS international conference is to provide a platform to share experiences and attract further partnerships among government, industry and academic institutions around soil, water, and Environment fields to address challenges, identify, highlight the needs to establish, preserve a healthy and sustainable environment for future generations, and initiate new partnerships for sustainable development.
Detail program agenda and conference topics are available here.

Open Africa Power 2022: Call for Applications Extended
2022-04-03
Enel Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) are excited to extend the call for applications for the 2022 edition of Open Africa Power, the programme that each year from 2018 provides a cohort of young energy professionals with a complete set of technical, regulatory and business skills needed to trigger Africa sustainable energy future for all. This year the programme will engage up to 150 African students and over 240 alumni, with at least 50% women, in a series of professional development and leadership activities provided in partnership with top academic institutions in Italy and Africa.
Open Africa Power 2022 will comprise of online and residential modules from academic institutions such as Strathmore University, the University of Cape Town, Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, SDA Bocconi, Florence School of Regulation, and Venice International University.

The application has been extended until April 3rd!
Learn more here: https://www.enelfoundation.org/all-news/news/2022/02/open-africa-power-2022–call-for-applications

Scaling Up WEF Nexus Solutions- What is FAO Doing about it?
2022-04-19 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Rome)
This is the 5th session of the 2nd Round of Webinar on Water-Food-Energy. It focuses on NEXUS SOLUTIONS.
This session will present and discuss some of FAO’s tools and work regarding the implementation of the WEF Nexus approach. The presentation and discussion will be based on concrete examples of where FAO’s WEF Nexus approach and tools have been applied to the assessment of sustainable bioenergy potential, solar irrigation, and investments in renewable energy for food chains. The session will also feature some major challenges and opportunities to scale up the WEF Nexus.
Registration is required.
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Webinar Agenda

Time
Content
Speaker

13:30-13:35
Opening Remarks
Domitille Valle, CTA-WEPS-NENA Project, FAORNE
Michael Jacobson, Pennsylvania State University

13:35-14:15
Presentation on examples of FAO’s tools and work on the WEF Nexus
Olivier Dubois, Senior Natural Resources Officer
Irini Maltsoglou, Natural Resources Officer
Manas Puri, Sustainable Energy Expert
(OCB)-FAO-HQ

14:15-14:45
Q&A and discussion
Participants

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). 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-sheet-nexus-regional-dialogues-programme-phase-ii), and SEI (https://www.sei.org).

International conference on Water, Energy, Food, and Sustainability (ICoWEFS)
2022-05-10 - 2022-05-12
About the Event:
The world is facing unprecedented challenges to mitigate climate change and adapt to its negative impacts, affecting the global economy and society. Europe intends to take the lead on the transition to sustainability, as a chief priority of Horizon Europe is a European Green Deal to transform Europe in a climate-neutral continent, fostering disruptive innovation and the deployment of new technologies and innovative solutions, helping to create a sustainable future.
Innovation regarding water, energy, agri-food, bio-economy, natural resources and environment will speed up the transition towards sustainability, promoting water and food security in the world.
A climate-neutral continent by 2050 will drive technological, economic and societal transformations towards circular economies and green and clean technologies, and the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries.
The International Conference on Water, Energy, Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2022), taking place in Portalegre (May 10-12, 2022), Portugal, aims to be a major forum to foster innovation and exchange knowledge in the water-energy-food Nexus, embracing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, bringing together leading academics, researchers and industrial experts. The conference expects to foster networking and collaboration among participants to advance the knowledge and identify major trends in the above mentioned fields.
Important dates:
Abstract Submission – 28 February 2022
Notification of acceptance – 7 March 2022
Full paper submission – 18 March 2022
Acceptance Notification – 1 April 2022
Revised Full Paper Submission –21 April 2022
Registration and Payment Deadline – 12 April 2022
Please register directly on the event website.
Further information:
Find all the information regarding the conference on the event page.
Conference email: icowefs@ipportalegre.pt
The ICoWEFS International Conference 2022 will be held at the
School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic of Portalegre.
