The 3rd World Science and Technology Development Forum (WSTDF2021), themed on “Openness, trust and cooperation”, was successfully held both on site in Beijing and online, from 6 to 7 November 2021.
The forum was sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
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See below an article from Marlene Kanga published on 19th October on the International Science Council (ISC) website, on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
This article is part of the ISC’s new series, Transform21, which will explore the state of knowledge and action, ...
The second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference, themed on “Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development”, has been successfully held from 14-16 October 2021, Beijing, China, consisting of an opening and closing ceremony, three ...
The WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering in collaboration with the International Science Council (ISC), the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) and the United Nations University organized the second webinar “Intersectionality of Gender, Climate Change and ...
The WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, on October 13th.
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health.
The Committee on Disaster Risk Management ...
During the 212th session of the UNESCO Executive Board, which takes place from 6 to 20 October 2021 at Headquarters in Paris, the meeting of the Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) held on Friday 8, considered the renewal of the associate status of 59 NGO partners of UNESCO, including WFEO, with a favorable advice given ...
Last 1st and 2nd of June, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the CESAER, the united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe, brought together leading ...
The International Network for Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) recognized the contributions of Dr Marlene Kanga to women in Science Technology Engineering and mathematics (STEM) with the 2021 INWES Distinguished Service Award.
The Award has been presented “in recognition of her outstanding contribution at both the national and international levels, her effective leadership of engineering organizations ...
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First ever international benchmark for good governance, ISO 37000:2021 Governance of Organizations – Guidance was published on 14 September 2021.
ISO 37000:2021 Governance of organizations – Guidance was developed by the ISO technical committee ISO/TC 309. WFEO is a category A Liaison representative to this Technical Committee. WFEO Immediate Past President Dr Marlene Kanga was a member ...
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The WFEO Committee on Energy organized a symposium devoted to “Energy transition and Covid-19 crisis: the role of engineers” on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th October 2021.
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted our economies and our lifestyles, but both climate and biodiversity emergencies are still with us. New health, economic, political and societal uncertainties ...
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