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Water Pavilion at COP27-Thematic Day 6:- Water, Energy and Climate Nexus
14/11/2022
Today (November 14th, 2022), FAO and WPfD, AUC-CARES, and AfDB are hosting the Thematic Day 6 (TD6) at the COP27 Water Pavilion on “Water, Energy and Climate Nexus”. TD6 Programme will include the following Sessions:
- Accelerating the water-energy-food-ecosystem nex...
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Water Pavilion at COP27-Thematic Day 4:- Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security, Adaptation, and Sustainability, concluded
12/11/2022
On Friday November 11th, 2022, FAO and IWMI hosted the Thematic Day 4 (TD4) at the COP27 Water Pavilion on Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security, Adaptation, and Sustainability. The TD4 Program included the following sessions:
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Early Warning for All: WMO unveils $3.1 bn Plan
10/11/2022
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has put forward a plan to develop a global early warning system for extreme weather events intensified by climate change. The initial investment for delivering early warning systems for all by 2027 will be nearly $3.1 billion, WMO said Nove...
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Climate-Smart and Low Environmental Footprint Innovations For Dry Areas (MENA Region)
09/11/2022
During the Thematic Day 2 of the COP27-Water Pavilion, Dr. Vinay Nangia,Research
Leader, ICARDA elaborated on climate-smart and low environmental footprint innovations for dry areas including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Agriculture and agri-food systems of the highly...
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Water Pavilion at COP27-Thematic Day 4:- Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security, Adaptation, and Sustainability (FAO, IWMI)
08/11/2022
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The Opening of the Water Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
08/11/2022
The official launch of the Water and Climate Pavilion on the first day of COP27 highlighted the role of water in combating the climate change challenge.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Egyptian Prime Minister, chaired this high-level event, which was also attended by His Excellency, Mr. Emoma...
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COP 27- Water Pavilion- Asia Development Bank Announces $200 Million Goal for Water Resilience Program
08/11/2022
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Food Security is at the top of the COP27 Agenda-Special Interview with the Regional Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Mr. Abdul Hakim Elwaer
07/11/2022
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Water Pavilion at COP27 STARTS Tomorrow (November 8th) with a Session on: “Financing Climate Resilience through Investments in Water”
07/11/2022
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COP27 Water Pavilion: Preparatory Side Event
19/10/2022
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Climate Change Impact on Water Consumption and Water Productivity of Crops: Update on Recent Findings
18/10/2022
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Scale up Water-Related Action for Food and Climate security
18/10/2022
FAO-RNE hosts an interesting session at Cairo Water Week to discuss ways to scale up water-related action for food and climate security as part of the Inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity (
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Building Resilience within Water Scarce Landscapes –Storing Rainwater to Cope with Droughts and Harness Floods for Climate Smart Agriculture
18/10/2022
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Improving Water Allocation for Agriculture in the Arab Region
12/10/2022
The FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa – FAORNE, in collaboration with the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Joint Water-Agriculture Arab Ministerial Council and ESCWA, organized a physical workshop (26-27 September 2022) at the League of Arab States premises in Cairo to initiate the piloting of the “Guidelines on Improved Water Allocation for Agriculture” in four countries (Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, and Tunisia), and a virtual meeting (3-4 October 2022) to promote the guidelines and raise the awareness of stakeholders on approaches and tools to improve water allocation in support of food security in the Arab region.
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Yearly Data Released in the New Dissemination System of AQUASTAT
11/10/2022
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EO Africa Training Events
18/09/2022
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COP27 Calls Global ClimaTech Startups & Digital Artists to Showcase their Work at COP27 and Get a Chance to Win a Grand Prize of $100,000!
04/09/2022
Egypt’s Ministries of International Cooperation, Environment and Communications and Information Technology in partnership with the USAID, WFP, Afreximbank, Google, UNIDO, and others is organizing ‘’ClimaTechRun’’ global competition for tech-entrepreneurs and digital artists addressin...
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FAO Features a Talk Show on Open Data to Support SDG6, towards UN Water Conference 2023!
01/09/2022
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COP27 “Water & Climate Pavilion Event Submissions’’, Resumes till the 15th of September!
01/09/2022
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