Description: Around one-seventh of the world’s population lacks a secure food supply and has only limited access to clean water, sanitation or modern energy sources. To tackle this challenge, resources need to be managed and more integrated to avoid over-exploitation and allow more inclusive access for all. The WEFE Nexus provides an innovative framework that […]

This session will look at examples of the ‘circular economy’ paradigm being adopted by water and sanitation operators in different contexts. Worldwide water operators have been implementing wastewater reclamation. A host of technological options from “high” to “low” tech and centralized to decentralized technologies exists, but most are yet to be tested. Still, a host of technical, […]

The fourth edition of the Cairo Water Week (CWW) series of conferences, CWW 2021, will take place during the period from October 24 to 28, 2021 in Cairo – Egypt, and will address the main theme “Water, Population and Global Change: Challenges and Opportunities”. The event will discuss population issues and the impact of overpopulation […]

CIHEAM Bari in collaboration with MIP - Mediterranean Innovation Partnership, within the project WATERMEDYIN, funded by the Italian Cooperation, is hosting a week-long event on the theme of innovation and creation of start-ups in the Mediterranean area. The initiative, that will take place from 25 to 28 October 2021, is gathering about 100 guests among startuppers, trainers, agricultural entrepreneurs - from Italy and from […]

DESCRIPTION: The UNC DR3 (Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience) Workshop: Vulnerability, Disasters, and Metrics is a virtual 2-hour workshop as part of the research study Re-Energize DR3. Re-Energize DR3 is a multi-university stakeholder engagement project regarding natural disaster risk management, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation. The research team for this project is based out of the […]

Event Description: Water and energy are inextricably linked, both in their relationship towards one another as well as in the fight against climate change. Both resources are greatly affected by climate change, however are, in their interface, necessary to mitigate its effects and allow us to adapt to them effectively. In order to successfully harness […]

In its latest report, published in August 2021, the IPCC rings the alarm on the predicted consequences of global warming of 1.5C, which is expected to be reached by 2040, including on water with the increase of extreme events, more intense rainfall and droughts. Effects have already been seen throughout the summer of 2021 with […]

Join us on 9 November (6.30 pm-7.30 pm, CEST) for a session on climate & energy action organised as part of the European Union official programme of side events at COP26, the 2021 edition of the United Nations (UN) global climate summit. We are happy to announce that the ENI CBC Med Programme will be […]

You are invited to submit your abstract for a symposium within your field of research. Postdoctoral research fellows doing research in Southern Africa are invited to submit an abstract for a symposium within their field of research. Abstract submissions are open until 15 October 2021, 17:00 CAT/GMT+2. Submit an abstract! The 2nd Postdoctoral Research Conference of Southern […]

The symposium aims to strengthen academic business government partnerships for developing sustainable urban systems that have robust resilience in the context of global environmental; change. Specific objectives are to: Identify challenges and opportunities for achieving urban system sustainability regionally and globally Develop international academic-business networks to promote collaborative actions for decarbonization and sustainability Stimulate transdisciplinary […]