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50th Anniversary of IHP and 60 years of UNESCO Water Sciences
In the framework of the 50th Anniversary of IHP and 60 years of UNESCO Water Sciences, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability organize on...

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Jun 73 min read


LIFE GREEN ADAPT Global Event in Catalonia: Transforming Waste to Resources
On May 27, 2025, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at UPC hosted an exclusive event at Casa Batlló in Barcelona, organized within the...

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May 236 min read


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


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

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Mar 203 min read


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 244 min read


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 132 min read


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


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 102 min read


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


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 22, 20242 min read


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


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


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 21, 20241 min read


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


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


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 2, 20241 min read


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


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 5, 20247 min read


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


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 13, 20241 min read


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


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


"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


"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


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


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


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


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


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


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 20, 20234 min read


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 7, 20232 min read


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 5, 20232 min read


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


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


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


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 15, 20222 min read


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 24, 20221 min read


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 23, 20221 min read


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 17, 20222 min read


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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Nov 1, 20223 min read


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


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 3, 20221 min read


Governance and transition to a circular economy in Public Water Services
The UNESCO Chair on Sustanability - UPC at Technical University of Catalunya and SDU.Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark...

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Sep 15, 20221 min read


Human Rights, Biocultural Heritage and Resilience of Resistance
Professor Maria Alejandra Taborda, from the University of Córdoba from Colombia, joins the advisory board of the UNESCO Chair on...

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Aug 19, 20222 min read


Renewal of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
UNESCO agrees to renew the Agreement established on 17 May 2018, for four years, until 17 May 2026. According to the UNESCO, "We are...

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Jul 24, 20221 min read


Life GreenAdapt. Adapting Landfill sites to the challenges of extreme weather and Climate Change
As global temperatures rise and the world sees more episodes of extreme weather, adaptation to climate change and a more efficient use of...

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Jul 24, 20223 min read


Signing of the Agreement between the Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM and the UPC
On July 21, 2022, the agreement was signed between the UPC and the Metropolitan Technological Institute (ITM). The agreement is made...

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Jul 23, 20222 min read


Aliances for climate and sanitary emergency in the Aburrá Valley, Colombia
Progress Update concerning activities carried out within the framework of the project selected by the Programme for Cooperation on Global...

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Jun 15, 20221 min read


Building Resilient Cities: Climate Change and Health Interlinkages
New publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Greenhouse gases emissions resulting from the...

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Jan 26, 20221 min read


Download the 3rd COTEC Circular Economy Report
On Thursday, January 13, at 12:00 hours, the third edition of our report "The Circular Economy in Spain", coordinated by the UNESCO...

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Jan 10, 20221 min read
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