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Water Sustainability and Circular Economy Report for AMSA
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC in cooperation with RECNET has developed the Sustainability and Circular Economy report for...

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Aug 27, 20192 min read


Biofiltration with cork and Moringa oleifera to remove Escherichia coli
A 10-month research stay at the MSMLab of the UPC, of the MSc student Nury Ginneth Infante González, Industrial Microbiologist and PhD...

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Aug 19, 20192 min read


RESURBE program at LAC Climate Week
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UNESCOSOST Joint Office at Universidade Federal da Bahia) will present the RESURBE International...

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Aug 13, 20191 min read


Resilient Cities on La Salle Summer Academy 2019
Dr. Jordi Morató, coordinator of UNESCO Chair on Sustainability was training on Resilient Cities, Rethinking Urban Transformation on the...

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Jul 21, 20192 min read


1st Int. Summit on Environmental Public Management & Sustainable Development
1st International Summit on Public Management and Sustainable Development was held in Huay-Huay, Peru, from July 6 to 7 (2019),...

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Jul 14, 20191 min read


Water: innovation, technology and best practices
In the UNESCO Water Conference 2019 meeting, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC, have shared the experiences related to water...

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Jun 12, 20191 min read


The social organization promotes the sustainability of Water
In the global celebration of the #WorldWaterDay, the UNESCO Chair of Sustainability (UNESCOSOST) of the Universitat Politècnica de...

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Mar 22, 20192 min read


Successful research on the use of cork to clean wastewater and produce electricity
In the LIFE Ecorkwaste project, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Codorniu winery have designed and test the first system...

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Mar 10, 20191 min read


Research on Nonylphenol in detergents
PhD student Karla Vargas, from the Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences (PMPCA) in San Luis Potosí, Mexico,...

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Mar 6, 20191 min read


New video from LIFE Ecorkwaste Project: Circular Economy for Cork
New video of the LIFE ECORKWASTE Project. Purification of effluents from the vitiviniculture sector with cork waste subproducts. More...

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Jan 29, 20191 min read


Final Day LIFE ECORKWASTE project
The meeting will present the final technical results of the project as well as the economic and social impact. The aim of the LIFE...

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Dec 8, 20181 min read


Research stay of Joana Castellar at the Aarhus Univ.
The PhD candidate researcher Joana Castellar, from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability and the Sustainability Program at the Polytechnic...

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Nov 19, 20181 min read


Microbial Nitrate Removal by Treatment Wetlands
A new paper "Microbial nitrate removal efficiency in groundwater polluted from agricultural activities with hybrid cork treatment...

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Nov 6, 20182 min read


Ecotechnologies and Nature Based Solutions. International Workshop
National and international specialists will meet in Montería, from October 31 to November 1, at the International Workshop on...

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Oct 29, 20184 min read


Water Recovery in Xochimilco, Mexico
Through the collaboration agreement with the Center for Research and Advanced Studies from the National Polytechnic Institute...

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Oct 20, 20181 min read


AQUARISC Project: Ecotechnologies Workshop 2018
Working for the management of wetlands in water supply basins in Colombia. Eco-technology strategies were socialized at the Workshop on...

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Oct 4, 20183 min read


Ecotechnologies Workshop in Cauca, Colombia - Aquarisc Project
From September 19 to 21, 2018, the 1st Ecotechnologies Workshop was held in Popayan, Cauca (Colombia) coordinated by the UNESCO...

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Sep 14, 20182 min read


UNESCO Chair on Sustainability has been granted CTCN Membership
The Climate Technology Center and Network (CTCN) is the operational arm of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, hosted by the UN Environment...

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Sep 9, 20181 min read


Cork as a sustainable carbon source for nature-based solutions treating hydroponic wastewaters
Reusing by-products is an important strategy to ensure the preservation of natural capital and climate change mitigation. This study...

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Sep 9, 20182 min read


AQUARISC - Risk and vulnerability in drinking water systems in the Cauca region
The Project “Risk and Vulnerability in the Cauca Drinking Water systems” is funded with royalty resources and is carried by the alliance...

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Aug 15, 20182 min read
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