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Dresden Nexus Conference - DNC 2025. The future of resources. Resources for the Future
On April 9th, 2025, at the prestigious Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC 2025) , Dr. Jordi Morató — Director of the UNESCO Chair on...

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Apr 212 min read
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WEFE NEXUS in Egypt and the Mena Region Conference. Updated Program!!
Discover the keynote speakers below! Join us for a hybrid conference — present your work either onsite or virtually The WEFE NEXUS in...

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Mar 193 min read
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Groundwater Learning Journey Launch
Dr. Alice Aureli , Vice President of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and Governor of the UNESCO Chair on...

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Mar 51 min read
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Masterclass at the Doha Web Summit: Leveraging AI Technology Selection to Enhance Resilience in the WEFE Nexus Framework
The Web Summit Qatar 2025, held in Doha from February 23 to 26, welcomed a record 25,747 attendees from 124 countries, solidifying its...

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Feb 234 min read
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Kenitra INRA Demosite Visit, AI Course, and Stakeholder Meeting
On February 13th, a team from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), including Pau Fonseca, Olga Lucia Sánchez, and Jordi...

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Feb 122 min read
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WEFE NEXUS INTERNATIONAL Conference in Rabat. Exploring and Bridging Nexus for a Sustainable Future
The WEFE NEXUS International Conference , themed “Exploring and Bridging Nexus for a Sustainable Future,” took place on 11-12 February...

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Feb 117 min read
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SureNexus Partners Convene for Face-to-Face Meeting at INRA Headquarters in Rabat
On February 10th, the SureNexus project team held a pivotal one-day meeting at the INRA Headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. The SureNexus...

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Feb 92 min read
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International Webinar "Water can’t wait: Accelerating the adoption of innovations in water, energy, and food security Nexus”
Dr. Jordi Morató delivered the keynote address at the International Webinar titled "Water Can't Wait: Accelerating the Adoption of...

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Jan 292 min read
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Launch of IYGP 2025 GWYN Side Event: GW in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation
Alice Aurelli, a distinguished member of the Board of Directors of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC, delivered the opening remarks

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Jan 202 min read
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Happy New Year 2025!!
Thank you for sharing another year of research, training, knowledge transfer, struggles, shared solidarity, and advocacy! We wish you a...

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Jan 24 min read
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Inauguration of the 'Virtual Water Museum of Terrassa'
On December 19, the city of Terrassa witnessed the inauguration of the Virtual Water Museum of Terrassa, a project resulting from the...

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Dec 21, 20242 min read
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UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at COP16 on Desertification in Riyadh
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC participated in COP16 on Desertification in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), from December 6 to 10, 2024,...

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Dec 12, 20243 min read
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Presentation of the WAMUNET-UNESCO Water Museum on the Cauca Region at the COP16 Meeting
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC has participated in COP16 in Cali, Colombia, by coordinating the project for the Living Water...

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Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Al Madinah Region Authority Signs MOU with UNESCO Chair at Smart City Expo
On November 6, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Al Madinah Region Development Authority and the UNESCO Chair on...

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Nov 20, 20241 min read
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SureNexus General Meeting in Athens
From October 23rd to 25th, 2024, partners from the SureNexus PRIMA project gathered at the National Technical University of Athens to...

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Oct 28, 20242 min read
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WAMUNET Living Water Museum (UNESCO-IHP) in the Colombian Massif.
The UNESCO Chair oN Sustainability at UPC, led by Dr. Jordi Morató, will be responsible for the creation of the WAMUNET Living Water...

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Sep 16, 20242 min read
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New Board of Directors for UNESCO Chair on Sustainability
A new Board of Directors was established in February 2024, comprising a distinguished group of experts renowned for their contributions...

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Sep 1, 20241 min read
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In Memoriam: Rosario Pastor, Charo
Last Friday our collaborator, friend, and beloved Rosario Pastor, Charo, left us. Rosario has been one of the most prominent figures at...

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Jul 8, 20246 min read
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Greenadapt Project - Visit to the leachate treatment wetlands demonstration plants
The team from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC visited the leachate treatment wetlands of the Greenadapt project at the Xiloga...

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Jun 25, 20241 min read
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UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at IHP Council Week in Paris
The UNESCO Chair in Sustainability is participating in the 26th Session of the Intergovernmental Council of the Intergovernmental...

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Jun 4, 20247 min read
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The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC at the 10th World Water Forum
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC participated in and co-organized various events at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali,...

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May 21, 20248 min read
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Tourism, Territory, and Society Conference
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, the VIII Tourism, Territory, and Society Conference will take place at the Jardins de Cap Roig Auditorium in...

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May 12, 20241 min read
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Master's Degree in Science and Technology of Sustainability
The next 15th of May 2024, there will be an informational session for the Sustainability Master's program, which will take place in...

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Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Mobile Application of the Alliances Project for Climate and Health Emergency: Technological Innovation in Service of the Community.
ALIANZASapp mobile application aims to streamline and strengthen communication between territorial entities and participating communities...

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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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UNESCO Chair and EPM sign agreement to strengthen the Nutabe indigenous community in Antioquia
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC, in collaboration with the Public Enterprises of Medellín (EPM), has signed an agreement to...

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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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"SURENEXUS" Project on the Management of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in the Mediterranean Region
The SureNexus project made up of 15 partners from 7 Mediterranean countries (Spain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt),...

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Feb 23, 20241 min read
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"SURENEXUS" European Project on the Management of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus in the Mediterranean Region
The Unesco Chair on Sustainability at the UPC Campus ESEIAAT Terrassa, coordinates the European project SureNexus, which seeks to ensure...

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Feb 23, 20242 min read
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INTIÑAM TRIVIA
Do you think you know everything about Ecuador? INTIÑAM TRIVIA is a question and answer game in Spanish, English and Kichwa, which...

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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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COSMOS Educational Museum
The National University of Education inaugurated the “UNEA Educational Cosmos Museum”, a space created with the main objective of...

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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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LIFE Greenadapt project - Visit to treatment wetlands pilot site in Galicia
The experts from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UPC) in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) visited (December 14th to 16th, 2023) the pilot...

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Dec 14, 20231 min read
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SURENEXUS PRIMA project presentation in the Ecomondo Expo
SURENEXUS PRIMA project was presented in the Ecomondo Expo, in Rimini, Italy, from November 5 to 8, in a special session on WATER...

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Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Meeting of the UNESCO PHI-LAC Working Group on Education and Water Cultures
A delegation from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC participated from October 23 to 25, 2023. During the meeting, it was agreed...

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Oct 23, 20233 min read
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Workshop: Circular Economy, fashion or necessity?
This coming Tuesday, October 17, the Workshop on Circular Economy will be held virtually, organized by the Metropolitan Area of the...

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Oct 8, 20231 min read
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Linking the UNESCO Chair with the Autonomous Indigenous Intercultural University (UAIIN)
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC met on 8/30/2023 with representatives and technicians from the Autonomous Indigenous...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read
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SureNexus delegation visit to Tunisia Demosite
A delegation from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC and the INRA research institute from Morocco visited the Tunisia...

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Jun 19, 20234 min read
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Water Innovation and Circularity Conference (WICC) in Athens
The Water Innovation and Circularity Conference (WICC) within the framework of the HydroUSA project was held in Athens, Greece 7-9 June...

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Jun 6, 20232 min read
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Online Workshop Accelerating Transition in Urban Areas
On May 11, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC, the Association for the Sustainability and...

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May 4, 20232 min read
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Water and Culture on Islands
On May 4-6 2023 the Workshop Water and Culture on Islands, Looking at the Balearic Islands, the Mediterranean and Beyonds was held in...

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May 4, 20231 min read
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X Congress on Legionella and Environmental Quality
The next 18 and 19 April 2023, at the Terrassa Municipal Auditorium, but also online, the tenth edition of the National Legionella and...

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Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Main Conclusions - International Conference on Ancestral Hydrotechnologies
50 specialists from 21 countries and different fields of knowledge, met in Barcelona, from 16 to 17 February 2023, in the International...

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Dec 30, 20223 min read
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Intercoonecta Course "Ancestral Hydrotechnologies as a Response to Climate Emergencies" Award
The steering committee of the course "Ancestral hydrotechnologies as a response to the climate, health and food emergency", which took...

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Dec 30, 20224 min read
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Urban green infrastructures and public space in Latin America and the Caribbean
The book "Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City. Urban green infrastructures and public space in Latin America and the...

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Dec 27, 20222 min read
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4th International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET)
The international conference of the Global Network of Water Museums WAMU-NET was held from October 26 to 28, 2022 in Marrakech - Morocco,...

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Dec 14, 20222 min read
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UN-WATER Summit on Groundwater 2022 - Pre-Summit Side Events in Paris
Within the framework of the Pre-Summit of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC...

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Dec 5, 20223 min read
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Collaboration of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC with Grundfos
Within the framework of the PRIMA SureNexus project, the visit of 2 researchers from the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC to the...

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Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Participation in the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Workshop
Jordi Morató, coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC, participated in the development of the workshop, coordinated...

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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Cooperation agreement between Salvador de Bahía and the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC
On November 17, 2022, Daniel Crespo Arteaga, rector of the UPC University, and the vice-mayor of Salvador de Bahía (Brazil), Ana Paula...

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Nov 16, 20222 min read
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Visit of the SURENEXUS coordinating team to the Regional Agronomic Research Center (INRA)
The coordination of the SURENEXUS project, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at the UPC, carried out a field visit to the Menzeh...

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Oct 31, 20223 min read
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Start of the Nature-Based Solutions Diploma
On October 8th, 2022, the Diploma NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF VULNERABILITY IN URBAN WATERSHEDS AND AS A RESPONSE TO THE...

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Oct 10, 20221 min read
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Circular cities and circular solutions in the built environment
Next October 6 at 12 noon, in online format, the session of the Circular Economy Cycle of Funseam and Fundación Repsol will be held,...

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Oct 2, 20221 min read
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