The World Water Day is an annual United Nations Conference – held on 22 March 2024 – focused on inspiring action to tackle the global water crisis.
The World Water Day is led by UN-Water and the 2024 Task Force is co-coordinated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United ...
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See below the article by Michel Nkurunziza, published on 18 March 2024 in The New Times, the Rwanda’s largest private media organization.
The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER), announced on 15 March 2024 that it will host the Global Engineering Conference (GECO), ...
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The Massive open online course (MOOC) Sustainability in Practice is a joint project between Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal. It will show real case studies illustrating practical applications of WFEO Code of Practice and Engineers Canada national guidance documents – Principles ...
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The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change , the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Working Group on Climate Action organized the webinar entitled “Inspiring collective action through communication, advocacy and best practices – the role ...
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In Jules Verne’s novel, the castaways stranded on Mysterious Island regain hope when Cyrus Smith, the group’s engineer, is found safe and sound: by identifying the island’s resources, and building an oven and tools, he soon makes the island a haven of plenty.
Just as Smith improved life on the island, engineers, men and ...
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Although it dates from 2014, the report “A strategy for inclusiveness, well-being and diversity in engineering workplaces“, written by WFEO Past President Dr Marlene Kanga, is the only such strategic document available in the world and is an important reference to increase the recruitment and retention of women in science, ...
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On 15 November 2023, in the framework of the UNESCO General Conference, WFEO Secretariat participated in the NGOs Hub showcasing joint NGOs initiatives. The “Access to Water for All in Africa” NGOs’ Coalition presented its hydrology training projects to UNESCO Member States and Secretariat. Théo Bélaud, WFEO Operations Officer, presented ...
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This online and on site briefing took place on 6 December 2023 in Geneva. It was organized by the Geneva Environment Network and provided an update on the preparations for the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).
UNEA-6 will take place from 26 February to 1 March 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ...
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In January 2024, the WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT), in collaboration with the Shenzhen Association of Science and Technology, released the “Safety and Global Governance of Generative AI” report (English version – Chinese version).
The year 2023 was the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). To promote solid progress in the Belt and Road cooperation on science, technology and innovation, the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange was held in Chongqing, China, from November 6 to 7, 2023.
The conference was co-organized ...
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