Posts Tagged 'Goal 9 – Infrastructure Industrialization'

WFEO & ICSI webinar to celebrate World Engineering Day 2024 – Inspiring collective action through communication, advocacy and best practices – the role of engineers

The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change , the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Working Group on Climate Action organized the webinar entitled “Inspiring collective action through communication, advocacy and best practices – the role of engineers” in ...

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Report on Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange

The year 2023 was the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). To promote solid progress in the Belt and Road cooperation on science, technology and innovation, the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange was held in Chongqing, China, from November 6 to 7, 2023.

The conference was co-organized by the ...

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World Internet of Things Convention 2023

The World Internet of Things Convention 2023 themed “New IoT, New Economy, New Era”, held from 19 to 21 November in Beijing, turned out to be a successful event.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a written address to the annual convention and a video speech from WFEO President Mustafa Shehu was presented.

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International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations – IFAWPCA

The International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA) convention was held on 21-25 November 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal (FCAN) was honored to be the host the 46th IFAWPCA convention with the theme “Partnering in Sustainable Infrastructure”. FCAN has been an active organization representing the Nepalese construction sector, a rapidly growing ...

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WFEO approved as UN Water and ITU member

WFEO Secretariat wishes to inform you about the excellent news concerning our Federation’s approval as a Member of UN Water and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Following an application which was sent to UN Water last December, under the leadership of our Executive Board and of our Committee on Water. ...

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Reflections and Insights from the Global Engineering Community

The UNDRR’s Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is undergoing a formal mid-term review to take stock of implementation and impact since its launch in 2015, understand what context shifts have occurred, and identify how to accelerate uptake to 2030 and beyond. There is currently no formal policy position from engineers on the Sendai Framework.

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WFEO co-organized the UNDRR Risk Reduction Hub event “Accelerating Implementation of DRR and Resilience in Infrastructure”

The Risk Reduction Hub, coordinated by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), was held on 17 May, prior to the High-Level Meeting for the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, held on 18 and 19 May 2023. The Hub served as a space for non-state actors ...

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WFEO co-hosts side event with International Science Council at UN STI Forum

WFEO and the International Science Council (ISC), as Co-Chairs of the UN Science and Technological Community Major Group, co-organised and hosted a side event at the UN STI Forum on 3rd May 2023: Science Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Solutions for the SDGs: Theory, Practice and Application.

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