AGEP Winter School: An interdisciplinary perspective on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
2020-03-16 - 2020-03-18 | Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Langer Grabenweg 68, Bonn, 53175, Germany
UPDATE: Event Cancelled
“Following the recommendations concerning health precautions, the Nexus Winter School is canceled for now. We very much regret the situation and hope to be able to offer the event again in the course of the year.”
Interdisciplinary Workshop for students, DAAD Scholarship Holders and young researchers.
Overall topic of the workshop is the scientific coverage of the so-called water, energy and food nexus by an interdisciplinary approach. With this interdisciplinary approach the interlinkages, similarities but also differences of the mentioned three sectors, new insights and different perspectives will be achieved and a deeper understanding will be created. Another focus lies on the network benefits of this workshop, which arise when students, scholars and interested people will collaborate in such a cross-cutting scientific topic and will take into consideration the different perspectives of the “global north” and the “global south”.
Experts of different research areas from the GIZ, DIE-GDI, UNU, TH-Köln, Uni Darmstadt, Uni Bonn, and GSI will present latest research findings on the focus areas water, energy, soil and food. Additionally the participants will work in various working groups on the lecture inputs using the Open Space method.
The detailed program for the workshop will be available by mid-February.
Participation and registration:
Attendance fee is 40,- € (60,- € for participants who want to be accommodated for 2 nights at the conference center).

7th Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020)
2020-03-23 - 2020-03-30
Overview
The Research and Transfer Centre ‘Sustainability and Climate Change Management’ (FTZ-NK) of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, will convene the seventh Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020). Taking place exclusively on the internet, CLIMATE2020 is guided by and will contribute to SDG 13 (climate action). Specific themes to be addressed include:

Resilience and Capacity Building;
Intelligent Climate Policy and Governance;
Education, Awareness and Adaptation;
Climate Finance and Access to Funding;
Intelligent Climate Planning, Small Islands and Developing Countries; and
Climate Change as a Threat to Biodiversity.

Event Information

You will have with free unlimited access to all kinds of high-quality scientific articles, climate projects and further learning opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Get involved in international dialogues and the exchange of ideas with experts from the academic, political, economic and social sectors and the rest of the community.

CLIMATE2020 is guided by and will contribute to the Sustainable Development goal 13 (Climate Action).

The objective of the on-line conference is to convey the most recent research results on climate change and its impacts, as well as to provide especially early career researchers from all over the world with the opportunity to present their findings at a global level. This event fills a knowledge gap in respect of thematic discussions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, which will be performed both in an integrative and interactive way. The conference also offers you insights on numerous climate projects, initiatives and strategies, which are currently being implemented on the five continents and considered to be latest examples of worldwide climate change adaptation and mitigation activities.
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More information on website

E-Learning Course: RE-Thinking Access to Energy Business Models: Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk
2020-03-26 02:00 - 15:30 UTC
RE-Thinking Access to Energy Business Models: Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk
Background
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Africa Office Energy Unit and the Ecosystem Division (Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities) in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa (RES4Africa) are joining forces to organize a series of online webinar trainings on the WEF Nexus. The first training will take place on Thursday, 26 March 2020, from 2:00-3:30 PM (EAT). It will mainly focus on the contribution of renewable energy towards the implementation of the Water, Food, and Energy (WEF) Nexus.
You are invited to participate in this first online webinar training whose emphasis will be given to re-thinking the access to energy business models through WEF Nexus approaches and cross-sectorial partnerships, paving the way for Africa’s long-term sustainable economic growth.
Further, a brief presentation on “Water-Energy-Nexus” with a focus on the contribution of wastewater to this nexus will be delivered. This could serve as a path for providing an introduction to the second webinar that will be focusing mainly on the contribution of water towards the implementation of WEF Nexus.
Speakers

Roberto Vigotti (Secretary-General of RES4Africa Foundation)
Marco Aresti (Access2Energy Programme Manager at RES4Africa Foundation)
Luca Traini (Senior Business Development and Partnership Officer at RES4Africa Foundation)
Birguy Lamizana (Programme Management Officer for wastewater management at UNEP)

Who Can Participate?
Anyone who is interested!
Registration and Access
Concept Note

Webinar: Why increasing the role of renewable energy mini-grids is essential to transforming agricultural productivity and food security in Africa
2020-03-31 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
About

TOPIC: Why increasing the role of renewable energy mini-grids is essential to transforming agricultural productivity and food security in Africa
Discussion of lessons learnt from policy innovations and programmatic interventions from Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda
WELCOME REMARKS :
Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Malabo Montpellier Panel Co-Chair
PRESENTER:
Prof. Nuhu Hatibu, Regional Head (Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – AGRA
MODERATOR:
Mr. William Brent, Chief Communications Officer, Power for All
This webinar will explore opportunities for synergies between the expansion of mini-grids and strengthening Africa’s agricultural value chains.
Linking decentralized renewables and agriculture can provide mutually beneficial outcomes across the energy-food nexus. In particular, renewable energy-powered technologies ranging from cold storage to solar pumps can accelerate agricultural growth and reduce food waste, without which food import dependency in Sub-Saharan Africa will triple between now and 2025, reaching over $110 billion.
Leveraging complementary investments in agriculture and electricity access can yield double dividends in terms of poverty alleviation. Aligning mini grid investments with agricultural development targets can maximize joint benefits from the expansion of rural electricity access and the increase in value-added along the agricultural value chains, both of which are directly linked to improved quality of life in rural communities.
The Malabo Montpellier Panel’s 2019 report Energized focuses on what six African countries – Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Zambia – have done successfully in terms of institutional and policy innovation for energy expansion in support of agriculture and rural areas. Drawing on his experience, Professor Nuhu Hatibu will discuss in this webinar the experience of Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda in connecting rural areas to energy.
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Africa Climate Week
2020-04-20 - 2020-04-24
UPDATE: Event Postponed – dates to be announced
About
Africa Climate Week 2020 will convene under the theme, ‘Partnering for Transformation towards a Low-carbon Climate-resilient and Prosperous Africa: Managing Risks, Seizing Opportunities’. The event aims to mobilize and enhance partnerships and collaborative approaches, including to respond to the urgent need to understand the risks and impacts of climate change and integrate this knowledge in planning at all levels and in all sectors.
Africa Climate Week 2020 will bring together representatives from the public and private sectors to exchange ideas and identify synergies in discussions, meetings and exhibitions on a diverse set of themes related to climate action and sustainable development. Taking place in 2020, the year when countries are expected to increase the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement on climate change, the event will seek to facilitate NDC implementation and help deliver on the SDGs. The event will be steered by an inter-ministerial committee, led by the Prime Minister of Uganda.
Africa Climate Week is an opportunity to move forward on crucial climate action work at a national and regional level, taking regional priorities into consideration.
Focus Areas
The Africa Climate Week aims to enhance the engagement of the private sector in implementation and delivery of national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement (Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs). The Africa Climate Week aims to achieve this across three core tracks

Partnering for whole society engagement in implementation This track will demystify the various provisions of the UNFCCC and turning them into tangible/actionable items for actors in the regions. This track will also enable an assessment of the best practice in society-wide and economy-wide approaches to cutting greenhouse gases and building resilience. These events will also generate groundswell momentum for timely implementation of the commitments made under the UNFCCC processes, including the provisions of the enhanced transparency framework.
Managing climate risks This track will allow deeper collaboration between all actors on scoping the extent of the climate risks faced in Africa across the dimensions of hazards faced, sectors impacted and a levels of governance involved. Events will focus on the development of solutions for and enhanced partnerships related to these risks. For Africa Climate Week 2020 this track will focus on water and food security and in this context address topics related to ecosystems and nature-based solutions and resilient infrastructure development.
Seizing transformation opportunities This track will provide a platform explore solutions to deliver climate action and support at a scale that puts the region on a low-emission development pathway. Related events under this focus area will provide a basis for partnership, engagement and capacity development on best practice policy, resource mobilization and technology development and deployment with a focus on energy, infrastructure and mobility.

Details
Location: Kampala, Uganda; Speke Resort and Conference Centre
Registration Deadline: April 19, 2020
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Nexus Seminar Series - The Second Life of Water: Harnessing Trade-Offs and Synergies
2020-04-27 14:50 - 16:20 UTC
Details
Lecturer: Dr. Serena Caucci (Senior Research Associate, UNU-FLORES)
Event date: 27 April 2020 at 14:50-16:20 ONLINE
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About
A sustainable development that integrates the environmental, social, and economic dimensions has been the pillar for the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for promoting sustainable policy actions. This lecture will look into the relevance of water reuse in the circular economy for both the Global North and Global South and will highlight synergies and trade-offs within sustainable water management. Sustainability assessments are tools that can support proper management and translation of knowledge into policy actions. Sustainability assessment of water reuse, especially in agriculture, could be a valuable tool to support the achievement of SDG 6 and 12 considering that agriculture accounts for 70 per cent of the worldwide water abstraction. Unfortunately, sustainability assessment often differs in theory and practice. This lecture will highlight the relevance of water reuse in the circular economy globally and will review the congruency of sustainability assessment in theory and practice. In detail, this presentation we will focus on the dimensionality of the assessments, the boundary in which sustainability indicators are applied, and the gaps for a truly holistic approach will be highlighted. The lecture will also discuss the demo-geography of the regions in which water reuse is applied in agriculture and whether local needs could affect the sustainability assessment criteria. Paths towards the use of a standard but flexible integrated indicator-based assessment methods for sustainable water reuse will be explored. The establishment of a standard set of holistic sustainability indicator factors could be the initial step forward to test sustainability assessment of water reuse in agriculture globally thus contributing to the achievement of the SDGs.
Nexus Seminar Series

UNU-FLORES, in collaboration with PRISMA – Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy on behalf of TU Dresden, is delighted to present the Nexus Seminar Series. The joint seminar series, which launched in 2015, features lectures by senior scholars that highlight all dimensions of research on the Nexus Approach, ranging from hands-on implementation strategies to theoretical debates. The Nexus Seminars serve not only as a platform for scientific exchange and cooperation between UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden but also a medium for the partner institutions to discuss their research with a broader audience. Taking place once a month, each seminar is open to the public and under the current circumstances will be delivered via a virtual Zoom videoconference. Please find all past Nexus Seminars here.

Virtual Event - Discussion of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report
2020-04-28 10:00 - 11:15 UTC
About
Co-Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands, IFPRI, and Food & Business Knowledge Platform
APR 28, 2020 – 10:00 AM TO 11:15 AM EDT
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Event information
IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report was officially launched on April 07 and highlights the critical role that inclusive food systems can play, looking specifically at the obstacles and opportunities as well as the tools and technologies for building inclusive food systems.
COVID-19 is having an immense impact on our health and food systems on a global scale. The coronavirus pandemic therefore has an immediate and long-term effect on poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition levels; especially for marginalized people in the developing world. As a consequence, the awareness and need to work towards inclusive food systems is accelerated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands together with IFPRI and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP), invite interested food and nutrition security professionals to participate on April 28 to learn about the results of the report and to discuss the report and the impact of COVID-19 on our food systems.
Chair

Paul van de Logt, Head Food and Nutrition Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands

Speakers

John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI

Discussants

Meike van Ginneken, Chief Executive Officer, SNV
Wijnand van Ijssel, Senior Advisor Food Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands
Chris de Nie, Senior Policy Officer Agribusiness International & Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Government of the Netherlands

Moderator

Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Director General’s Office, IFPRI

6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
2020-05-27 - 2020-05-29
About
The 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity Development: From Capacity Development to Implementation Science will bring together scholars, decision-makers and practitioners to discuss the current and future role of capacity development within policy, operational practice and education. As in previous years, the event will act as a catalyst to build commitment among participants, leading to future action and collaboration. For this 6th edition, which will take place online, the Symposium will pay particular attention to effective implementation and aim to move towards a concept of implementation science for the water sector.
For a preliminary programme of the event, please click here. Interested to read more about who is involved? Follow these links for information on Key Notes, the IHE Delft Organizing Committee, and our Advisory Committee. To register for the Symposium, please follow this link. Registration ends on May 5, 2020.
Focus of Symposium
In this 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity in the Water Sector, IHE Delft, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, OECD, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Cap-Net/UNDP, Deltares, the UNHABITAT/Global Water Operator Partnership Alliance, Rand Water and others will convene leaders in the water profession and beyond to explore what the future is likely to bring and how new developments in implementation science can help us to act by strengthening institutional capacity. By bringing together key stakeholders to consider the most pressing challenges and emerging solutions in the field, the Symposium aims to identify and improve upon the concepts, priorities, strategies and tools to develop institutional capacity and share knowledge at a global scale for addressing these challenges. The Symposium will help outline the core skills, knowledge and attitudes the world’s water professionals and the institutions will need, and to build clear commitment to identify and act on concrete multi-stakeholder actions.
COVID-19 Response
Update on the 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector: From Capacity Development to Implementation Science, GOES ONLINE
Given the most recent advice from the Dutch Government on coronavirus, and with the safety of our communities a top priority, we have made the decision to move forwards with the Symposium as an online event. We are now busy working to adapt the format, and provide online delivery that will allow the same mix of plenaries, panels and interactive small-group discussions that we need.
So keep the dates free and continue to register – but prepare to engage with the global water community from much closer to home
For more information and to register please visit website here

AfriAlliance MOOC on Social Innovation in Water and Climate Change in Africa
2020-06-02 - 2020-07-12
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!
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Dresden Nexus Conference
2020-06-03 - 2020-06-05
*COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) Update
DNC2020 will now take place as a virtual conference.
We hope to use this crisis as an opportunity to enable broader participation worldwide and will thus offer this event entirely free of charge. If you have already registered for the conference, we will completely reimburse the delegate fees.
In order to keep up to date, please check our website regularly. We will keep you informed about the developments of the programme, the new digital formats, and all related procedures.
The third Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC2020) will take place 3–5 June 2020 under the theme “Circular Economy in a Sustainable Society”. Dresden is one of Germany’s most dynamic cities; the capital of Saxony is known for its indomitably pioneering approach, advancements in high technology, and strong research landscape.
DNC2020 aims to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy by focusing on identifying and discussing the concepts that nexus thinking offers to support the transition towards a circular economy. A Nexus Approach shares many synergies with the concept of a circular economy – a system that eliminates waste, keeps resources in use, and contributes to regenerating natural systems.
Providing a platform for exchange on this topic is crucial to ensure the findings and good initiatives from the scientific community are communicated to the right actors for implementation – political decision makers as well as local stakeholders and representatives of the business community. DNC provides the scientific community opportunities to inform their initiatives through dialogue about the needs and challenges of political decision makers as well as local stakeholders and representatives of the business community. Across the scientific community itself, this platform is important because the discussion around the Nexus Approach must be inter- and transdisciplinary, involving, for example, the social sciences as well as practitioners.
Registration for the virtual conference will open soon
For more information click here

Global Landscapes Forum Digital Conference 2020
2020-06-05 - 2020-06-07 | Online
About
GLF Bonn Digital Conference 2020: Food in the time of crises
Human health and livelihoods depend on planetary health. So, how can we feed a growing global population without eating the planet? The 2020 theme of GLF is “Food and Livelihoods.” Today, food systems are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, a main driver of deforestation and the greatest threat to biodiversity. We need to transform the way we produce food and, as the COVID-19 pandemic is showing, we need to start now.
With global health pandemics and climate change creating a world of unknowns, we still have the power to plan for the future of food and livelihoods –a future with long-term planetary health and human well-being at the fore. Get an inside look at the latest sustainable food innovations. See how the world’s leading organizations use landscapes to solve today’s most pressing challenges. Experience the GLF Bonn Digital Conference online, from wherever you are. Join discussions with farmers, chefs, policymakers, scientists and more and immerse yourself in a learning track designed to answer your specific questions and spark your imagination. Have your voice in the joint endeavor to ‘build back better’.
Check out GLF’s previous Digital Summit and learn more about these events here.
Learn more and Register Here

Webinar Series on Farmer-Led Irrigation Development (FLI)
2020-06-11 - 2020-07-09
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 farmers and transform food systems to support healthy diets for all. Furthermore, the knock-on effects of health-related disasters such as the Covid-19 pandemic on market disruptions impacting food and nutrition security, enforces the urgency to increase multiple purpose water access and increase local community resilience.
The question arises on how we can accelerate sustainable scaling of FLI given the challenges of underdeveloped irrigation supply chains, high upfront costs and lack finance/business models, lack or underdeveloped markets and agricultural value chains (especially for high value crops), gender and social inclusion gaps in access to and benefits from FLI, and limited water resource governance.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) together with the World Bank, The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) are hosting a virtual mini-series to discuss key issues and identify a way forward for operationalizing sustainable and inclusive scaling of farmer-led irrigation development. The webinar series is geared towards practitioners, policy makers, private sector and researchers interested in further advancing FLI globally and overcoming the often observed systemic barriers in reaching scale.
SPEAKERS
Regassa Namara, The World Bank Group
Claudia Sadoff, International Water Management Institute
Thai Thi Minh, International Water Management Institute
Nicholas Brozovic, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Nicole Lefore, Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation, Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture Development
Samir Ibrahim, Sunculture
Phil Woodhouse, University of Manchester, SAFI-network
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Webinar: Social Safety Nets and COVID-19: Can we protect food security and nutrition?
2020-06-11 09:30 - 10:45 UTC
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Webinar entitled “Social Safety Nets and COVID-19: Can we protect food security and nutrition?”
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
Recorded JUN 11, 2020 – 09:30 AM TO 10:45 AM EDT
View full webinar recording here

Webinar: The nexus and policies for a resource-efficient and low-carbon Europe
2020-06-23 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
Details
The webinar is for-free and will take place on 23 June 2020, between 10 and 12:30 CEST, including half an hour to demonstrate the SIM4NEXUS Serious Game: SIM4NEXUS Serious Game (12-12:30 CEST)
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Register here. Once registered, SIM4NEXUS will send you a confirmation, and the ZOOM link shortly before the event.
About
The webinar will present policy recommendations for a resource-efficient and low-carbon Europe. The webinar is part of SIM4NEXUS (Sustainable integrated management for the nexus of water-energy-food-land-climate for a resource-efficient Europe, www.sim4nexus.eu), funded under Horizon 2020. Please find the agenda and SIM4NEXUS background here.
The webinar will include discussion, questions and answers based on statements by Floor Brouwer (Wageningen Research), Maria Witmer (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), Ingrida Bremere & Daina Indriksone (Baltic Environmental Forum – Latvia), Ben Ward (South West Water), Stefania Munaretto (KWR Water Research Institute). Feedback is foreseen from EEA (Lorenzo Benini) and JRC (speaker to be confirmed).

Webinar - A new era for food and climate: Driving transformative actions
2020-06-25 08:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
About
Join CGIAR on 25 June 2020, for a global event to spark action to transform food systems to avert a food and climate crisis in the time of COVID-19.
A new era for food and climate: Driving transformative actions, is a full-day, around-the-world virtual relay event that starts in Australia and concludes in Colombia. The event aims to inspire collective action on the 11 priorities laid out in the flagship report of the Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate initiative, catalyzing efforts to address the current food crisis prompted by COVID-19 and averting future food insecurity from our changing climate. The report, Actions to Transform Food Systems Under Climate Change, launching on 25 June, is the collaborative work of a panel of global experts in food security, food systems and climate change. It identifies high-priority actions that we must collectively take now.
For more information and to register click here

Webinar: Tailoring Nutrient Management for Conservation Agriculture in Africa
2020-07-02 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
About
ICYMI Dr. Hakim Boulal from The African Plant Nutrition Institute delivers the most recent Mohammed VI Polytechnic University ESAFE webinar on Tailoring Nutrient Management for Conservation Agriculture in Africa.
Watch full webinar recording here

Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk: The Way Forward
2020-07-08 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Moscow) | online
Details
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 concluding event of a series of webinars on the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus.
These webinars aimed at providing a throughout understanding of why implementing the WEF is essential for human well-being, poverty alleviation, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first three webinars took place in March, April and May 2020 and focused respectively on energy, water and food. This upcoming event will provide the audience with the opportunity to engage in a final discussion with the experts, some of them who joined the previous webinars, regarding the WEF Nexus.
© United Nations Environment Programme

Webinar: Draft scoping reports for the IPBES nexus and transformative change assessments
2020-07-14 15:00 - 16:45 UTC
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 5 June and 31 July 2020 (EM/2020/14). The review of the draft scoping report of the transformative change assessment (thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity) will follow shortly: from 3 July to 28 August 2020. A virtual dialogue meeting for national focal points to support them in reviewing the drafts will be held from 6 to 10 July 2020, as announced in notification EM/2020/17.
In addition, all interested stakeholders are invited to participate in a webinar, during which scoping experts will present the draft scoping reports and discuss clarifications on the reports in response to questions from participants. The webinar will be held on 14 July 2020, 15:00 – 16:45 CEST in the context of IPBES’ work on capacity-building and stakeholder engagement (objectives 2 and 5 of the IPBES work programme up to 2030).

Webinar: Indigenous and Local Knowledge Dialogue Workshop
2020-07-16 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
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, 14.00 – 16.00 CEST in the context of the implementation of the IPBES approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge adopted by the IPBES Plenary in decision IPBES-5/1. All interested experts on indigenous and local knowledge and members of indigenous peoples and local communities are invited to attend the virtual dialogue meeting and exchange with the scoping experts.

Webinar: Water, Energy, and Food Nexus and the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-07-21 10:30 - 12:00 UTC
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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 procedures at regional and national levels and hence, needs to overcome various barriers. There has been progress in developing knowledge, frameworks and tools on operationalising the nexus in Southern Africa and this has undoubtedly been affected by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic since late 2019. WaterNet, WRC, UKZN, IHE-DELFT, GWP-SA and ARC have also been planning around capacity development and knowledge management to be part of the next phase of the WEF nexus agenda in Southern Africa. The momentum in WEF nexus research, capacity development and dialogues has undoubtedly been impacted by shifting priorities towards health, nationwide lockdowns and changes in working environments. There is therefore a need to have an in-depth discussion on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the WEF Nexus in the SADC Region. Such an analysis will help in identifying gaps or opportunities within the nexus that can be taken forward post the pandemic. The speakers are all working on different aspects of the WEF nexus and will deliver different perspectives on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their WEF nexus agenda.

Webinar: The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s energy sector
2020-07-24 10:30 - 12:30 UTC
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Title: The role of renewables to empower a long term and sustainable recovery
Date: 24th, June 2020

Concept note
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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 and urban organisation characterised by overcrowded slums, where social distancing is practically impossible.

The other face of the pandemic is the dramatic economic consequence, empathised by a situation where 600 million people live in poverty and with no access to energy. Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the African economy is suffering by its dependency to other economies, by the collapse of commodity prices and for shutdown of the activities in response to the lockdown measures.
The renewable energy sector can play a fundamental role in the fight against Covid-19’s disastrous effects. Access to reliable and sustainable energy is a crucial need at all times, and becomes even more important for supporting essential services during a global crisis. In a period of extreme crisis such as the one we are experiencing, ensuring a continuous flow of electricity is essential to keep the strategic infrastructures of the countries alive. It is also a stimulus measure to boost the economic recovery, addressing short-term challenges as well as the longer-term structural shift towards a low-carbon economy.
The study, developed by the RES4Africa Foundation and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in partnership with SDA Bocconi and with the support of Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and Ethiopian Women in Energy (EWiEn), aims to explore the impact of Covid-19 on the African economies and their energy sector. The study also analyses the role of renewable energy in the post-Covid phase, providing policy recommendations to sustain the growth in a new sustainable equilibrium.
Thanks to the partnership with local stakeholders such as SAPP and EWiEn, and thanks to the broader experience and knowhow of UNECA and SDA Bocconi, the study builds on reliable and accurate data.
©RES4Africa Foundation

Dialogue on "Transitioning towards a circular economy post Covid-19"
2020-07-28 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | online
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Time: 28 July, 2020 from 9:00am – 12:30pm
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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 that will set an agenda on developing pathways that build resilience in the water and energy sectors and improve service delivery amongst vulnerable groups lacking access to gridded services
About
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for polycentric and transformative approaches, such as nexus planning, circular economy and scenario planning, as global and local systems have come under strain. Post Covid-19 interventions to resuscitate economies will require approaches that facilitate resilience building and transitioning towards a circular economy as well as an inclusive green economy. Within the context of the WEF nexus, there is an urgent need to further unpack the intricate interlinkages between sustainable water and sanitation access and clean renewable energy through transformative approaches for enhanced service delivery, especially in vulnerable communities that lack gridded services. Even before Covid-19, nexus planning was being touted as a possible solution to help transition Africa into a more sustainable and resilient society capable of delivering on socio-economic outcomes such as job and employment creation. However, while nexus planning has been gaining momentum, a lot of questions still exist as many still do not understand its relevance. Given its importance in the post Covid-19 world, there is need to unpack nexus planning viz the transitions that it can facilitate in post Covid-19 society

DAFNE e-Summer School
2020-08-03 - 2020-08-31
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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

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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 identification of sustainable WEF management strategies in the context of and transboundary water resources systems. While the value and the applicability of the methodological approach presented is fairly general, its application is illustrated by means of two exemplary case studies, the Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) and the Omo-Turkana Basin (OTB).
During the e-summer school you will:

learn about DAFNE’s decision analytical framework and model based WEF nexus assessment
discuss drivers and indicators of environmental change and governance issues
experience innovative knowledge sharing and decision aid tools for the WEF assessment.

We invite participants interested in the water, energy and agricultural sectors to join the e-summer school. The format could be particularly interesting for:

Students;
Early career researchers;
and practitioners in the indicated areas.

Find more information about the programme and the contents of the different sessions here
© 2016 DAFNE project

Webinar: Localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Lessons from South Africa
2020-08-04 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
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Title: Localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Lessons from South Africa
Date: Aug 4, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM CAT
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About
The webinar will seek to explore the South African SDG landscape, with inputs from National departments, Metropolitan Municipalities, Intermediary Cities, and practitioners, in order to draw out some key learnings and insights that could be applied elsewhere to inspire localisation of the SDGs across the African continent. Reflecting on the South African SDG localisation experience to date will serve as a case study from which lessons will be shared by a diverse panel of speakers who have first-hand experience in navigating the complexities of sustainable development. The critical role of both local and national governments in localising the SDGs, and the need for strong multi-level governance to enable the transition to sustainability will be showcased. Through the presentations delivered, the webinar seeks to discuss key principles for making the SDGs a reality in and around African cities. This webinar will form the first of a two-part series. The second webinar, scheduled for 1 September 2020, will build on the South African case study and seek to present an approach to understanding the localisation of the SDGs on the African continent more broadly.

Conference: Week on Water for Development in August 2020
2020-08-24 - 2020-08-28
Details
Event: Week on Water for Development (WW4D) –
Dates: 24 to 28 August 2020
Organizer: German development cooperation (GIZ)
WW4D is also part of SIWI’s Stockholm World Water Week at home 2020
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About
How does climate change impact the quantity and quality of water? What are innovative finance mechanisms in the urban sanitation sector? And what is the role of Water Operator’s Partnerships in providing technical assistance in developing countries?
Those and many more questions will be tackled during the Week on Water for Development (WW4D) from 24 to 28 August. This virtual five-day conference, organised by the German development cooperation (GIZ), connects relevant stakeholders around key topics on water. WW4D is also part of SIWI’s Stockholm World Water Week at home 2020. A special focus is given to recent key concerns such as the impacts of COVID-19 and climate change on water and sanitation. During WW4D, GIZ collaborates with more than 50 partners to present and discuss recent findings, publications as well as best practices from the field.
Topics
24.08.2020 – Water and Climate Change
25.08.2020 – Finance and Governance
26.08.2020 – IWRM, Nexus and biodiversity
27.08.2020 – WASH and utilities
28.08.2020 – WASH and gender
Each day will be introduced by a key quote of a renowned individual of the water world. In more than 25 virtual meetings, participants get the chance to experience panel discussions and expert talks as well as to take part in interactive dialogues themselves. The aim is to encourage stakeholder exchange and learn from experiences in partner countries in order to face current challenges in the water sector. Among others, experiences from India, Jordan, Uganda and Thailand will be shared.
© 2020 Nexus – The Water, Energy & Food Security Platform

AGRF Virtual Summit
2020-09-08 - 2020-09-11
About
What: Tenth Annual Summit of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
Theme: Feed the Cities, Grow the Continent: Leveraging Urban Food Markets to Achieve Sustainable Food Systems in Africa
Date: 8-11 September 2020
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Details
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tenth Annual Summit of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), which brings together over thousands of delegates from governments, the civil society, the private sector, research community and development partners will be held virtually from 8-11 September 2020 and will be co-hosted by the Government of Rwanda and the AGRF Partners Group.
Organized under the leadership of H.E. President Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda, this year’s Summit comes at an unprecedented time when African major cities especially those that mainly rely on imported food face a looming hunger crisis following implementation of lockdowns in several countries to contain the spread of COVID-19. It also comes at a time Africa is faced with several other challenges that include climate change, malnutrition, poverty, emergence of pests such as desert locusts and fall armyworms and now coronavirus. The AGRF Summit will inspire and call for the adoption of concrete action and commitments from governments, the private sector, farmers and processors, and other stakeholders in the agriculture and food systems sector.
The theme of the summit, Feed the Cities, Grow the Continent: Leveraging Urban Food Markets to Achieve Sustainable Food Systems in Africa, is a call to action to rethink our food systems to deliver resilient, better nourished, and more prosperous outcomes for all.
© AGRF 2020

Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F): Introductory Week
2020-09-08 - 2020-09-12
Join the Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F) on September 8th for a week chock full of insights, exchanges, and throwbacks.
About this Event
The sessions will focus on the creation of the new program WE4F and the successes and challenges of its predecessors, Securing Water for Food Grand Challenge (SWFF) and Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge (PAEGC).
WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Announced at World Water Week 2018 and launched at Social Capital Markets 2019 signature event in San Francisco, California, WE4F aims to:

Increase food production along the value chain through a more sustainable and efficient usage of water and/or energy.
Increase income for poor women and men in both rural and urban areas.
Sustainably scale innovators’ solutions to meet the challenges in the WE4F nexus.
Promote climate and environmental resilience and biodiversity through the sustainable, holistic management of natural resources and ecosystems.

The series is open to the public and you may attend one webinar or the full week.
Agenda for the Week:
Tuesday, September 8th
9:00 AM EST/15:00 CEST – Becoming One: Official Launch of WE4F
Wednesday, September 9th
9:00 AM EST /15:00 CEST – SWFF in Review: Impacts and Evaluations from the Dexis Team
10:15 AM EST/16:15 CEST – 40 Innovators, 7 million people, and 19 billion liters: Lessons Learned from SWFF
Thursday, September 10th
9:00 AM EST/15:00 CEST – Powering Agriculture Final Evaluation – What Have We Accomplished?
10:15 AM EST/16:15 CEST – Impact of Powering Agriculture: On the Ground and at 30,000 feet
Friday, September 11th
9:00 AM EST/15:00 CEST – Same Mission, Different Solutions: SWFF & PAEGC Views on Technical Assistance & Innovation Scaling
10:15 AM EST /16:15 CEST – New Program, New Solutions – WE4F’s Path Forward
The WE4F Introductory Week is part of the larger WE4F: New Program, New Goals, New Innovations event. Follow us on Twitter @WE4FGCD and on Facebook @WaterEnergy4Food to learn more about our upcoming WE4F Hub Kick-Offs and Lessons Learned Webinar Series.
© 2020 Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge

Virtual workshop for African early career researchers
2020-09-09 - 2020-09-10
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Date: 9 – 10 September 2020
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About
Background
Future Earth will support Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from Africa to join
consortium proposals for the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on
Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to Sustainability by organising a virtual
capacity building workshop on 09 – 10 September 2020. The workshop will bring
together approximately 30 ECRs and 5 mid-to-late-career researchers. The event is
organized in collaboration with the Future Earth Office for Southern Africa (FEROSA),
the Program for Early-stage Grants Advancing Sustainability Science (PEGASuS), the
National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF), the African Future Earth
Committee (AFEC), and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD).
Objective
The objective of this training is to support early career researchers from African
countries in 1) gaining a better understanding of the Belmont Forum and its application
processes; 2) networking in order to create eligible consortia; and 3) capacity
mobilization in communication and proposal writing. We aim to mobilize capacities by
improving the participants’ understanding of the functioning of Belmont Forum CRAs,
offering training in storytelling and strategic communication for impactful research, and
by creating networking opportunities among early career researchers as well as with
senior scientists. This will give ECRs the opportunity to present and promote their
research in order to create collaborations with senior researchers, potentially leading to
building a joint consortium.
Rolling out of the workshop
The workshop will be split in two parts.
Day 1: is dedicated exclusively to early career researchers from Africa and aims to
provide them with a deeper understanding of the Belmont Forum and the Pathways
CRA, as well as training in storytelling and strategic communication for impactful
research. Main sessions are: Introduction to the Belmont Forum & How to apply to the
call; Introduction to the Pathways CRA; Training session on storytelling for scientists
and strategic communication; first networking opportunities.
Day 2: is dedicated to networking and deep exchanges between early careers and
senior researchers. Senior scientists from across eligible countries will connect with
ECRs on selected topics relevant to “Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to
Sustainability”. The main focus of this day will be on breakout groups between the
senior scientists and the early careers to explore potential collaborations. A thorough
selective process prior to the workshop will ensure that the early career researchers
backgrounds match those of the senior scientists

PAU Scholarships Application Platform
2020-09-16 08:00 - 2020-09-25 23:59 (Europe/Paris)
The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa.
Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters or PhD degree programmes at any of the following four PAU institutes listed below. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions

Maximum age of 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants

Undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field;

Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school)

Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page)

Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm)

Detail CV

Recommendation letter from ONE of his/her former University lecturers

Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email address and whatsapp number) (*Mandatory)

Application Procedure
Applications should be completed online at https://www.au-pau.org/submission/
For more information https://www.pau-au.africa/
Closing date for the submission of applications with all supporting documents
25 September 2020. Applications received after this deadline will NOT be considered.
Further enquiries can be made through: pau.scholarships@africa-union.org
Copyright © 2020 PanAfrican University

International Conference on Sustainable Development
2020-09-20 15:00 - 2020-09-23 19:00 UTC
Registration for International Conference on Sustainable Development 2020 is open! Registration is completely free for all.
We have 14 sessions you can attend across 2 days; 10 “Plenary and Parallel” sessions and 4 “Poster Sessions.” Each has a separate registration window; you are welcome to register for as many sessions as you like. For more details on the full program, scroll below. Detailed parallel and poster session schedules.
To help you get comfortable with our conference software Remo, we have developed a Remo FAQs and Trouble Shooting guide.

We hope to see you online September 21-22 for ICSD 2020 as we promote Cross-Cutting Solutions for the Decade of Action.
©2020 International Conference on Sustainable Development
