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 Dr ...
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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 ...
The UNDRR’s Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is undergoing a formal mid-term review to take stock of implementation and impact since its launch in 2015, understand what context shifts have occurred, and identify how to accelerate uptake to 2030 and beyond. There is currently no formal policy position from engineers on the Sendai Framework.
The Risk Reduction Hub, coordinated by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), was held on 17 May, prior to the High-Level Meeting for the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, held on 18 and 19 May 2023. The Hub served as a space for ...
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The Climate Change Education Workshop was run successfully in partnership with UNESCO, Institution of Engineers Mauritius, a WFEO national member, the Office for Climate Education, a UNESCO Category II Centre based in Paris, the Mauritius Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, the ...
WFEO, the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) organized the webinar “Collaborative Engineering Initiatives for a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment” on 21 February 2023, ...
The WFEO Committee on Engineering and the Environment (WFEO-CEE), in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) presented a side event at the UNFCCC COP27 Conference titled “The global engineering view: delivering an ...
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In November this year, COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Representatives of the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Working Group for Climate Action (SDG13) were amongst the 35,000 present at the Conference and reflected on its outcomes.
The atmosphere of the annual United Nations ...
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The UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – Mondiacult 2022 was held from 28 to 30 September 2022, in Mexico City.
This meeting organized by UNESCO represented a very important forum worldwide to discuss cultural policies and world development. All the Secretaries of Culture attended, and a large number of ...
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