The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) was held from 14 to 25 March 2022. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited (NGOs) from all regions of the world were expected to attend the session.
The CSW66 priority theme for 2022 was “Achieving gender equality and the ...
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The UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector hosted on 4 March 2022 an international roundtable to celebrate World Engineering Day for Sustainable development 2022. The Theme of the Round table was aligned with the theme of the 2022 celebrations: “Build Back Wiser – Engineering the Future” and asked the important question: “What can we do to Engineer the Future ...
The WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT) organized a webinar on “Build Back Wiser: Engineering a Sustainable, Inclusive and Green Future with Ethical AI” on Thursday, 17 March 2022.
On 24 November 2021, the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference ...
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The WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) organized the Virtual CSW66 Parallel Event “Creating Gender Inclusive Engineering & Technology to Address Climate Change” on Monday 21 March 2022.
This year, the theme for the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) event, organized by Continue Reading →
The Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), the national member for India at the World Federation of Engineering Organisations released a book: “Combating COVID-19: Role of Engineers and Doctors” at the 36th Indian Engineering Congress (IEC).
This high profile annual event was attended by ...
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The Rising to the Top book series has added not one, but TWO new volumes! Rising to the Top is a series of books, pioneered by the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), detailing the stories of female engineering leaders across the globe working ...
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and CESAER, the European association of leading specialised and comprehensive universities of science and technology, published their statement with foresight and strategic recommendations on key technologies for the next 30 years, and their implications for today.
The Statement(available in this link) ...
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David Brunsdon, member of the WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) received a New Zealand National Honour for his contribution to earthquake and emergency management.
See below an article By David Haxton, published in the New Zealand Herald.
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) held its biennial General Assembly on 9 and 10 March 2022 in San José, Costa Rica. In this framework, WFEO also held its Executive Board and Executive Council meetings, respectively on 6 and 8 March.
The meetings were hosted by WFEO’s national member representing Costa Rica, Colegio ...
There is no doubt that the water cycle is an essential part of the climate, and any climate change has consequences for the water cycle and vice versa. The cross-cutting nature of water enables it to convey many of the impacts of climate change to society.
The different climate change scenarios foreseen affect all living ...
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