The Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) hosted the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) 32nd General Assembly Meeting, 7th Convention and 1st Youth Talent Innovation Competition from 1 to 3 May 2024, in Taipei. The theme was “Engineering Resilience and Education for a Net-Zero Future”.
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The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) is an official International day proclaimed in by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was based on a proposal from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).
WED is an opportunity to celebrate engineering and the contribution of the world’s engineers for a better, sustainable ...
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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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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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The WFEO Young Engineers / Future Leaders’ Working Group on Climate Action, FIDIC, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and Engineers Without Boarders International (EWB) organized the UNFCCC COP28 side event titled “Youth & Practitioners: ...
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The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change, in partnership with Conservation International (CI), Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and Resilience First (RF) organized the COP28 UAE side event titled Systems thinking for holistic climate action: nature-driven engineering, policy and finance ...
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The World Engineering Day 2024 Hackathon has officially started !
The WED Hackathon is a unique international competition where engineering students work ...
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The UNESCO Capacity Building Section, Natural Sciences Sector hosted a webinar on Large-Scale Renewable Energy Deployment for Climate Change Mitigation, on 10 July 2023, as part of its the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme.
The event featured speakers who are UNESCO University Chairs in this field from around the world.
Former WFEO President ...
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A global conference to push for integrated and accelerated action on climate and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held at the United Nations in NYC on 16 July 2023, bringing together Ministers and high-level representatives from government, business and civil society, among over 400 in-person and nearly 4,000 virtual participants from 140 countries.
The ...
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The WFEO Committee on Engineering and the Environment (WFEO-CEE), in partnership with the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5) presented a side event at the UNFCCC SB ...