Posts Tagged 'Goal 13 – Climate Change'

The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change, in partnership with the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) presented the webinar entitled “The WFEO Code of Practice: Principles of Climate Change Adaptation and (in future) Resilience for Engineers” on 19 December 2024.

This webinar introduces and explains the nine principles contained in the “WFEO ...

On 12 October 2024, I had the honor of leading a delegation of WFEO leadership to the UN Environment Program (UNEP) global headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where we engaged in a fruitful discussion with Dr. Rose Mwabaza, Director and Regional Representative for Africa.

Key areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration between WFEO and UNEP were ...

Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of the WFEO Committee on Energy and Secretary General of the French Energy Council, participated in COP29 as a member of the UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) delegation.

These days of intense discussions and reflections were structured around the CEET plenary meeting, thematic working sessions, an industrial visit and ...

The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER), together with WFEO, the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), UNESCO and the Federation Of African Engineering Organisations hosted the Global Engineering Conference (GECO) from 15 to 18 October 2024 at the ...

The WFEO Committee on Young Engineers/Future Leaders (WFEO-YEFL) hosted the webinar “Leveraging Satellite Data to Address Poverty: Innovations and Impacts” on 20 November 2024.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...