Call for Application: WEF Nexus Masterclass and Winter School for South Africa
2022-06-13 08:00 - 2022-06-15 17:00 UTC
Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Masterclass (13-15 June 2022) and Winter School (8-12 August 2022) for Southern Africa

Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-24
June 20-24, 2022, Online and onsite in Pretoria, South Africa

The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress is a series of gatherings that unite global research leaders, experts, industries and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation. Hosted by the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria, SRI2022 will build on the success of the first SRI Congress which took place in June 2021 and featured 700 speakers and 2,000 participants from 100 countries.

An important objective of SRI2022 is to amplify the voice of sustainability science and innovation in the Global South, specifically for the African continent, through raising awareness and propelling discussions about sustainable priorities for Africa.

Session Proposals:

Submit your session proposal by February 18, 2022.

This call for session proposals is open to groups composed of anyone working in sustainability science and practice, which includes the research sector, government, business, philanthropy, art and civil society. The second edition of the SRI Congress will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, June 20-24, 2022, and online.

For this call, proposal are accepted on the four Congress themes:

Nexus issues: Novel perspectives looking at critical intersections in multiple areas including but not restricted to sustainable food systems and human wellbeing; resilience, adaptation and addressing risk; evidence-based and actionable contributions to the SDGs and beyond; narratives of progress, wealth and well-being; water, food, energy, society; resources use efficiency.
Different ways of knowing: Recognizing that knowledge is versatile, SRI2022 explores the various ways of understanding, conceptualizing, and learning about the world. An inclusive approach to knowledge will dramatically broaden the spectrum of solutions available for action-forward sustainability work.
New horizons: Sustainability is about our relationship with the future, and SRI2022 seeks to explore emerging issues and trends that shape our world tomorrow. In a time of rapid change, looking ahead is more important than ever. What are the challenges and solutions that might surprise us? How can we get ahead of the curve and build our preparedness and resilience? How to predict the unpredictable? Who are the new players and what are the unlikely coalitions? Under this theme, we are particularly open for new if not unexpected ideas.
African science and innovation (Cross cutting theme): One of the key objectives of SRI2022 is to showcase the richness of African science and innovation in sustainability. From tested local solutions to advanced academic research, the African continent has a wealth of knowledge and innovation to offer to the wider world. In addition, SRI2022 is hoping to strengthen the inter-African dialogue and networks by offering an inclusive platform for increased visibility and collaboration.

Submission deadline is February 18, 2022, at 23:59 SAST (UTC +2). Oceania satellite deadline is February 28, 2022, at 23:59 AEST (UTC +1).

Click here to submit a proposal.

Click here to register for the program. Stay tuned for more information!

Nexus Water-Energy-FoodEcosystems approach: An adaptation Strategy to cope with climate change
2022-06-21 07:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
About the Webinar:
This is the 1st Webinar organized by PRIMA after the training on Nexus Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) organized in December 2021 which gathered 1400 participants. The webinar will address the role
of Nexus WEFE as a tool to cope with climate change (adaptation and mitigation). Implementation of Nexus WEFE will ovoid maladaptation generally performed at the sectoral and project-based activities without
adequate consideration or coordination of cross-sectoral interactions among key climate-sensitive sectors.
The presentations and discussion will be based on concrete examples as well hand-on experiences implementing Nexus in African countries. The webinar will also be an opportunity for participants to discuss challenges and opportunities to operationalize the WEF Nexus. Registration is required.
Click here to register.
Webinar Agenda:

Detail description is available here.

Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A policy-science dialogue!
2022-06-23 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York)
About:
This is the 6th session of the 2nd Round of Webinar on Water-Food-Energy. It focuses on NEXUS SOLUTIONS.
How can cross-sectoral coordination and decision-making successfully be integrated into governance structures? This webinar will answer this question by bringing together both science and practice to reveal existing barriers, challenges, and opportunities with a focus on the MENA region.
A lively discussion with the audience following the two key presentations will be conducted.
Date: Thursday (23 June 2022)
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 Rome Time (GMT +2)
Registration is required. Click here!
Webinar Agenda:
14:00-14:10
Welcome and a short introduction to the topic of WEF Nexus institutionalization with a focus on MENA
Speakers: Irene Sander, Global Nexus Secretariat, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
14:10-14:40
Presentation: WEF Nexus Governance as polycentric governance – conceptional foundations and empirical insights
Speakers: Dr. Ines Dombrowsky, German Development Institute (DIE)
14:40-15:10
Presentation: The inter-ministerial Water-Energy working group Jordan
Speakers: Dr. Louy Qoaider, Energy Efficient Water Sector (EEWS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
15:10-15:30
Time for questions and exchange with the audience
15:30
Closing
Speakers: Irene Sander & Michael Jacobson

Registration Open: 5th World Congress on Agroforestry 2022
2022-07-17 - 2022-07-20
The registration period to participate in the 5th World Congress on Agroforestry 2022: Transitioning to a Viable World is now open. You are warmly invited to register for this congress that will take place in Québec City, Canada, on July 17-20, 2022. Virtual participation will also be possible. You can now register for our agroforestry field trips, some touristic activities to discover the surroundings of Québec City and the banquet which will be held on July 19th, 2022, in the beautiful Château Frontenac, emblem of Québec City. You can also visit our website to discover the themes of the plenary and parallel sessions, the workshops and side events which will take place during the congress. Thematic days for emerging researchers (July 17th, 2022) and Québec agroforestry actors (July 19th, 2022), will also be organized. Don’t forget to visit our website regularly as this list of activities and events will increase over the next months. The cost of registration is adapted to the participants’ profiles, according to their needs and capacities. Your live presence will allow you to receive a participation certificate or, for Québec agronomists and forestry engineers, training credits. Deadline for early bird registration: March 15th, 2022.

Click here to register.

Call for Papers: International Workshop on “The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
2022-10-04 08:30 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide)
International Workshop on
“The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”
04 October 2022: 08:45-10:30 and 11:15 to 13:00 hours (TBC)
Adelaide, Australia
Background:
The world’s population is expected to grow from 6 billion today to at least 9 billion by the year 2050. The population growth, urbanization and industrialization are imposing rapidly growing demands and pressures on the water and energy resources and causing in many cases imbalance between supply and demand. This growing imbalance has led to shortages, competition, and other environmental pressures. Achieving food, water and energy security as well as improving the quality of life, while preserving the environment, will continue to pose major challenges to Scientists, Decision makers and Technicians in the next few decades. Irrigation globally consumes around 70% of freshwater resources. This water is becoming increasingly scarce. Therefore, improving water and energy use efficiency and productivity in agriculture practices will be significant and valuable.
The interdependence of the water, food and energy is well known since early civilization. Farmers had to lift water using waterwheels run by cattle to bring water to the surface and irrigate fields. The present challenge is how to produce more crop per drop per kwatt energy per unit area of land. This is the essence of new focus on the nexus.
Objectives:
This Workshop will bring together experts from all over the world to share information, experience, and views on how to implement the water-energy-food nexus in agriculture. The focus will be on the practice application and address the three elements of the Nexus: Water, Food and Energy.
Theme/Sub-themes:
The main theme of the International Workshop of Working Group is “The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications”.
Sub-topics/ Sub-themes:
(i) Water-Energy-Food-Nexus at field, regional and country scales. Examples of applications;
(ii) How the environment and ecosystem services benefit from the Nexus;
(iii) Economic analysis of food production within the nexus;
(iv) Management practices that promote the Nexus; and
(v) Institutional and Governance issues in implementing the Nexus.
Abstracts / papers are invited and encouraged from professionals, researchers, experts, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers on the State, Province or Local levels based on the mandate of the WG.
SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS / FULL PAPERS
i. Submission of abstracts (max. 600 words) : 30 May 2022
ii. Notification of acceptance : 15 June 2022
iii. Submission of full papers (max. 10 pages of A-4 size) : 30 July 2022
iv. Notification of acceptance of full papers : 01 August 2022
The Workshop is being organized by ICID’s Working Group on Water Food Energy Nexus (WG-WFE_N) during the 24th ICID Congress and 73rd International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting from 03-10 October 2022 at Adelaide, Australia.
Contact-coordinates:
Workshop Chairman: Dr Ragab Ragab, President of ICID, Chairman of the Working Group on “Water-Energy-Food Nexus” and Fellow at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UKCEH, UK email: ragab@icid.org
Dr. K Yella Reddy, Vice President Hon. ICID; Dean, AMGR Agricultural University; Secretary, WG on “Water Energy-Food Nexus” (E-mail: yellark@gmail.com); and Former Director (A&R), WALAMTARI, Hyderabad, India.
Workshop Coordinator: Er. Balasaheb Anantrao Chivate, Director (Technical), International
Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) (E-mail: icid@icid.org), New Delhi. India
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FAO Science and Innovation Forum
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
The FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 will take place from 17-21 October, virtually and provide different stakeholders, in particular from low and middle-income countries (LMICs), the space and opportunity to take stock of the science and evidence base and gaps, engage in dialogues and share experiences around science-based actions and innovative solutions. Roundtables, panel discussions, and various interactive formats will be utilized. The Science and Innovation Forum will be preceded by independently organized side-events, with partners and Members showcasing their innovations and insights.
FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 will focus on highlighting the centrality of STI for agrifood systems transformation. The event will encourage a diversity of perspectives based on science, thereby facilitating rationalization and inclusiveness of debate. More specifically, the objectives are to:

Share robust science and evidence-based options for more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
Assist countries in making informed decisions regarding the co-creation, adaptation and adoption of appropriate and context-specific technologies and innovations.
Explore scientific and technological advances and associated risks and opportunities.
Promote effective science communication, including by engaging on contentious issues.
Analyze options for strengthening science and evidence-based decision-making.

Expression of interest for Side Events by 31 July 2022
The expression of interest regarding a side event needs to be submitted through the appropriate form by 31 July 2022.
Side-Event expression of interest form

TIMELINE

31 July 2022: Deadline for submission
1 August- 31 August 2022: Screening
on or before 31 August 2022: The Secretariat will notify the lead organizations the feedback and status of selection of the side event

Please send the filled out form to Science-Innovation@fao.org
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Extension of Deadline for Abstract Submission: 23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium
2022-10-19 - 2022-10-21
About:
The 23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held in Rustenburg, South Africa at the Sun City Resort, 19 – 21 October 2022 under the theme Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in East and Southern Africa. The North-West University is the lead host of the 23rd Symposium.
The Symposia have been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 22 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Together, they identify regional issues, gaps, and priorities that require further research and support. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural and social sciences.
The sub-themes of the symposium have been aligned to the themes of the SADC Water Research Agenda under the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Phase IV, whose main objective is:
• Promoting evidence-based implementation of SADC water programs and projects through multi- and inter-disciplinary research, and synthesis of existing and new information, which will
lead to a realization of SADC developmental goals.
Sub-themes:
Policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners are invited to register for and attend the symposium and make use of this opportunity to listen and debate findings from presentations focused on the different sub-themes.
Authors wishing to present the results of their work should submit their abstracts targeting the topics detailed in the link here.
The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30 June 2022.

27th Session of Conference of the Parties (COP 27)
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-18
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 7-18 November 2022.
