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Artomossi, fighting against silting

The erosion of biodiversity and ecosystems has ecological but also social and economic consequences UNESCO within the framework of its Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad BIOPALT project is supporting the population of Artomossi in the ecological restoration of its wadi which is suffering from silting

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Congo Basin to become a knowledge hub in climate and biodiversity

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve lies at the heart of the secondlargest tropical forest in the world after the Amazon Situated in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo the biosphere reserve stretches over a distance of 2 350 km2 an area larger than the size of Mauritius On 21 March UNESCO organized a meeting with its partners to finetune a project which aims to turn Yangambi Biosphere Reserve into a hub for climate and biodiversity monitoring over the next 18 months

All-girl team from the Philippines wins Sustainable Engineering Hackathon on UNESCO’s World Engineering Day

An allgirl team of university students from the Philippines has won a hackathon marking UNESCOs World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day on 4 March Ghia Luwalhati Nicole Elizabeth Tan and Reaner Jacqueline Bool from the WONDERPETS team 1 from Batangas State University in the Philippines used Metal Organic Frameworks which are novel adsorbents to turn recycled plastic bottles into a type of sponge that is extremely porous making it an effective means of removing pollutants from water Better still the sponge can be used again and again

UNESCO to host inception workshop for ‘Community-focused Flood Early Warning System for the Buzi Pungwe and Save Transboundary River Basins Project’

UNESCO dialogue on Cultural and Natural Heritage for Rural Regeneration in Latin America and the Caribbean

The transformative power of cultural and natural heritage is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for sustainable development particularly in rural areas facing chronic economic social and environmental challenges

February 25, 2022

Being able to predict floods will save lives in West Africa

February 24, 2022

Surviving where life is no longer possible

February 24, 2022

Mainstreaming environment and climate change issues within the UNSDCF

The UN Issuebased Coalition on Environment and Climate Change for Europe and Central Asia organised a training workshop to enhance the understanding of entry points practical approaches and tools for mainstreaming environment and climate change into UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks The workshop was divided into two interactive webinars held in December 2021 and in January 2022 Guidance was provided to Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams from Central Asia SouthEastern Europe and Turkey and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus

February 22, 2022

Cuba strengthens capacities for the management of its water resources in the face of climate change

Training Workshop for the formulation of projects in the hydraulic sector for the Green Climate Fund A group of 30 specialists linked to water management in Cuba more than half of them women and a third part made up of young people under 35 years of age strengthened their capacities in the formulation of projects related to water security in the face of climate change During two intense days leaders specialists and people dedicated to research at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources INRH the Ministry of Science Technology and Environment CITMA and the business system of the water sector in Cuba received technical training aimed especially at the development of projects to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund GCF

February 2, 2022

Call for papers: The contribution of UNESCO sites to fire management in the face of climate change emergency

February 1, 2022

Rain and damage to the World Heritage sites in Minas Gerais (Brazil)

January 17, 2022

UNESCO hosts international conference to address growing concern on water access in urban centres globally

The 2nd Water Megacities and Global Change conference which is expected to gather over 2 000 participants and takingplace online on 1114 January aims to seek solutions towards resolving the global access to water which is becoming a cause for concern especially in urban areas It is estimated that by 2030 over a billion people will live in approximately 100 very large cities and 60 of the worlds population will live in urban areas Presently the urban population ratio in some regions surpasses 70 and it is projected that population growth in the coming decades will be higher in urban centers and particularly in megacities or metropolitan areas of more than 10 million inhabitants Megacities are found on all continents except Oceania They cover diverse geographical areas with a wide range of climates and are generally located close to rivers lakes or seas The diversity of intellectual technical and financial resources components that exist within megacities is an opportunity for mobilizing these resources so that innovative solutions can emerge and guarantee access to water and sanitation for all populations equality of services economic viability resilience of systems flexibility of solutions and the protection of the natural environment Coorganized by the Division of Water Sciences of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO with ARCEAUIle de France ARCEAUIdF in collaboration with the Greater Paris Metropolis and the greater Paris Sanitation Authority SIAAP the conference will gather water and sanitation operators decision makers and political representatives of Megacities researchers and students civil society and basin authorities who will meet with the overall goal of enhancing the integration interaction and knowledge exchange between all these majors actors for water management in Megacities in the face of climate change Other major objectives of the conference include Produce a scientific and technical overview of water challenges and solutions that Megacities face and use to mitigate the effects of climate change by concretizing the exchange of their expertise in the specific field of water Strengthen the dialogue between science and policy actors at local level To activate the cooperation platform of the Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate MAWAC by concretizing the exchange of their expertise in the specific field of water and climate To review the Strategic Global Framework of MAWAC prepared by the Working Group of UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme IHP

January 10, 2022

Youth committed to water and the environment

UNESCO and the Ministry of Environment of Uruguay organized a cleanup day in coastal areas and a workshop in place focused on concepts about the risk of plastic and microplastics in the environment

December 17, 2021