The Organization has extended the validity of the agreement with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya until 30 June 2030. The renewal opens a new four-year cycle for the UNESCOSOST programme and its network of joint offices, and follows a 2022–2025 period that closes with 4,228 people trained from 36 countries, 14 research projects and a consolidated network of sixteen offices. An agreement in force until 30 June 2030 UNESCO has informed the Universitat Politècnica de Cat

Supervised by Professor Jordi Morató Farreras at the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability of the UPC, the research proposes an adaptive framework combining artificial intelligence, digital twins, and participatory processes to assess circularity in socio-ecological and technical systems. On July 17, Brent Villanueva Escobedo defended his doctoral thesis, Design and Application of an AI-Enabled Adaptive Framework for Assessing Circularity in Socio-Ecological and Technical Systems (S

The event “Wastewater as a Solution”, a flagship event of GWWI, was organized during UNEA-7 (December 10th, 2025) as part of the activities led by the Source-to-Sea Pollution Unit. The event highlighted wastewater as both a resource and a solution, demonstrating how it can transform challenges into opportunities, and showcased practical and scalable examples from ongoing programmes, initiatives, and projects that illustrate innovative approaches to sustainable wastewater mana

The LIFE GREEN ADAPT project continues to make significant progress toward developing and demonstrating innovative, climate-resilient waste management solutions, with recent milestones including its final project meeting and Innovation Workshop in Galicia, Spain, showcasing key technological results, stakeholder engagement activities, and plans for post-project continuation. For a full read of the 4th Newsletter in Resources please click here

The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability has contributed to two new articles in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ,...

With the participation of Prof. Dr. Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation , in the opening session, the WEFE Nexus in...

Our new article in Blue Papers – Water & Heritage for Sustainable Development (2025) shows how ancestral hydrotechnologies can...

On February 10th, the SureNexus project team held a pivotal one-day meeting at the INRA Headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. The SureNexus...

Thank you for sharing another year of research, training, knowledge transfer, struggles, shared solidarity, and advocacy! We wish you a...

The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC participated in and co-organized various events at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali,...

The next 15th of May 2024, there will be an informational session for the Sustainability Master's program, which will take place in...

The SureNexus project made up of 15 partners from 7 Mediterranean countries (Spain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt),...

The Unesco Chair on Sustainability at the UPC Campus ESEIAAT Terrassa, coordinates the European project SureNexus, which seeks to ensure...

50 specialists from 21 countries and different fields of knowledge, met in Barcelona, from 16 to 17 February 2023, in the International...

The book "Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City. Urban green infrastructures and public space in Latin America and the...

New publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Greenhouse gases emissions resulting from the...

Regions play a key role in channeling and landing Circular Economy policies and connecting them with citizens and businesses. Article by...

Funseam, the Chair of Circular Economy and Sustainability of the TecnoCampus (Mataró) and the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the...

On Thursday, January 13, at 12:00 hours, the third edition of our report "The Circular Economy in Spain", coordinated by the UNESCO...

Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized developing region, with the construction sector making a relevant contribution to...