DAFNE Project

In the last 4⃣ years the DAFNE project has been dealing with complex #water #food #energy #nexus issues in #Africa 🌊💡🍲 We worked hard to achieve our goals, learnt a lot, gained new inspirations Check out our project video for more of our outcomes ➡️youtu.be/IsTh4zYlJJA

"Both climate change and groundwater are in effect invisible, even if their impacts are felt directly by all of us. Making the connection back to these two things is not obvious" states @IWRA_water President, @GabrielEckstein, during the Opening Ceremony of #IWRAOnlineConference

Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an unprecedented speed. Check out @FAO policy guidelines & tools to capture the whole scope of #biodiversity concerns 👉 bit.ly/2Hjkpjs #FAOPolicy #PolicySupport

Do you love statistics in all its forms? Check out @FAO's different statistical databases on👇 👨‍🌾 Agriculture 🎣Fisheries & aquaculture 🌲Forestry 🛒Food prices & market information 🐝Biodiversity resources & much more 👉 bit.ly/34e2y60 #StatsDay2020

#Forests act as shields, keeping humans safe from zoonotic diseases, such as #COVID19. Their destruction can have devastating consequences for global public health as 1 in 3 outbreaks of new diseases, are linked to the #degradation of forests @BoccucciMario #EUGreenWeek

On #WorldFoodDay, our Exec Sec'y @mremae celebrates @FAO's 7️⃣5️⃣th anniversary & gives thanks to #FoodHeroes. 🍇🌽🌶 "As the world recovers from #COVID19, it is more important than ever that we #BuildBackBetter & improve #FoodSystems". #FAO75 Statement: cbd.int/doc/speech/202…

It's #WorldFoodDay & we want to hear from you about how consumers, policymakers & businesses can build a better #foodsystem. Join us & @foodtank at 10 am ET for the #WFDChat bit.ly/WFDChat2020 With live commentary ft. @DaniNierenberg, @rebecky75 @WFPUSA & @VimlendraSharan

The Malakia, South Sudan community has begun its work on the trenches that will contain their new water lines. In the coming weeks, new pipes will be laid and tap stands installed at two new distribution points that are more proximate to village residents. #africa #covid19heroes

❌No food... ❌No clean air... ❌No life... Here's why protecting plants means protecting life! 👇 👉 bit.ly/2P93LDj #IYPH2020

Over 10 BILLION tons of plastic has been produced & only 9% of it gets recycled. We are partnering with #Othalo to figure out how recycling can offer #housing solutions! How would homes built from plastic waste look like? ➡️bit.ly/34EHWCO #Housing4All #TakeAction4Cities

The @EU_Commission @UNEP @Africa_LEDs project provided a framework for #Africa to drive practical #ClimateAction implementation with #mitigation powering #adaptation. This synergistic innovative approach is what is needed to drive meaningful #ClimateAction @Kjulybiao @UNEP_Africa

You can still register for this online discussion on food systems and watch it live on Oct 16. Check the link below for more details

Julia Gathu describes the groundwater situation in urban areas in Kenya, and the options that water utilities have available IWA webinar iwa-network.org/learn/groundwa…

Working with partners, UNDP’s vision is to transform food & agriculture to be more resilient, equitable & sustainable. With our support, 6.3 million smallholder farmers across 1,100+ communities have benefited from more resilient agriculture🌾 Learn more @ adaptation-undp.org

📢 Special Session Alert📢 During the @SADC_WaterNet @GWPSAF symposium @ihedelft is hosting a session on WEF-Tools approaches from conceptual mapping of the nexus to development of tools for the assessment of different scenarios. Register for free: waternetsymposium.dryfta.com

New data from 1 million+ people around the world indicates that: Amidst the current crisis, the immediate priority of most respondents everywhere is improved access to basic services: healthcare, safe water and sanitation, and education. buff.ly/35WzIZ6 #UN75

'Eighty per cent of marine litter originates on land, mediated through flash floods and river inputs' Learn more about @UNEP's work to stop litter at its source upstreams: buff.ly/3ib0Kzb

Reducing food loss & waste means more than saving food, it's protecting the health of our 🌍 Let's all act: for people & the 🌏! 👉bit.ly/3jS9TOw #foodwaste #foodloss #FLWDay

In urban areas, access to 💧water & 🚽sanitation is not keeping pace with 🏙️population growth. We need a range of solutions tailored to the realities of the world's cities. Introducing the #CWIS hub, a resource & info center on #InclusiveSanitation: wrld.bg/WTt550BFz4w

📣COMING LIVE: New Water Risk Filter Scenarios We are excited to announce the launch on October 6th of new TCFD-aligned scenarios to help companies & investors assess, prepare and disclose on future #WaterRisk & #Resilience in the face of climate change... only 1 week to go!

Exciting news! The @WaterInstSA 2020 Conference is going virtual & registration has been lowered. More great news: We've extended the call for the #YWPZA Rapporteur programme! All details in the poster below. Drop your application to niel.ramsay.louw@gmail.com @iwaywp @DWS_RSA