WFEO, in the frame of the UNFCCC COP25, held in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019, expresses its deep concern on the matter of Climate emergency, by summarizing its position and commitment to act quickly through this Declaration.

The abstracts, papers and presentations given by WFEO delegates during the World Engineers Convention 2019 are available. Known as the “Olympics of Engineering”, this international convention focused on the Sustainable Development Goals.

This document provides an overview of the projects that are being undertaken by WFEO Standing Technical Committees, national and international members, associates and partners to tackle some of the most pressing problems in engineering.

Joint Capacity Building Workshop on STI

The UN-MoST Joint Capacity Building Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development (STI), organized by UN-DESA, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, and UN-ESCAP was held from 9 to 17 December in Guilin, China.

International Forum on NGOs – UNESCO

The 11th International Forum of NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on 16 and 17 December 2019, on the theme “Challenging Inequalities”, with a focus on areas such as youth, income, technology, gender and education.

Report on UN SDG Summit 2019

The Civil Society Organization Forum (CSO) took place on 24 September during the UN SDG summit 2019 at UN Headquarters in New York. The UN Scientific and Technological Community (STC) Major Group, formed by 3 delegates from the International Science Council and WFEO, participated in the discussions.

Report on World Robot Conference 2019

WRC 2019, supported by WFEO, was held from August 20 to 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. The theme was “Creating Intelligent Momentum for a New Era of Openness and Shared Benefits” and aimed at promoting scientific and technological progress under the new industrial development trends in the world.

Report on WFEO-CIC seminar on Smart Cities

The WFEO Committee on Information and Communication with the Institution of Engineers India, the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) & the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) organised an International Seminar on “Smart Cities-The Evolution of Urban Development” on 29th August 2019.

CEIT Innovation Stories 01 – Blasting Away the Iced Floods

The WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT) wrote an innovation story about a group of young engineers in the field of water who have developed a new toolbox on the freezingly cold river ice to prevent ice-jam flooding in the high-latitude northeastern area of China.