April 2023

Communicating the shift towards water resilience

AMWAJ participates in the Troubled Blue Symposium

Patricia during the AMWAJ presentation in the Troubled Blue Symposium. Photo: Emin Yigit Koyuncuoglu, REVOLVE

Patricia Carbonell, Head of REVOLVE‘s Barcelona office, talked about AMWAJ‘s water action at the Troubled Blue Symposium, which took place on the 21st of April at BAU, College of Art & Design in Barcelona.

How can art and science work together for sustainable marine futures? How can we have a more balanced relationship with the sea? The Creative Europe project ‘A Sea Change’ brought together like-minded organisations to discuss these questions and talk about Blue Economy from a different perspective.

Updates

Improving Waste Management in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia: The Success of the Zero Waste Municipalities Initiative

Public awareness activities implemented within the Zero Waste Municipalities project. Photo: CENER 21

The cross-border project Zero Waste Municipalities, led by the AMWAJ Member CENER 21, aims to support long-term resource efficiency in the waste management sectors of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The project is designed to meet the needs of local actors involved in the provision of waste management services and has the support of the European Union through the IPA cross-border cooperation initiative.

Emergency water tank in Al Hamzat district, Sadah, after the reservoir providing water to more than 10,000 people was destroyed in an airstrike. Photo: Julien Harneis, Flickr

Yemen is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Among the main threats the country faces regarding water resources is groundwater depletion, which adds an important challenge to water and food security. Read the article written by Maha Al-Salehi for Holm Akhdar.

AMWAJ is pleased to welcome Visualizing Palestine as a new media partner! We are looking forward to exchanging data, research, and visual communication about sustainability and Palestinian experiences. 

Opportunities4u

Global Youth Climate Training Programme

Applications are now open for the Youth Climate Training programme, a collaboration between Oxford Net Zero and the Global Youth Coalition. Apply by the 30 April and get ready for COP28 with this free online course for young climate activists.

Opportunities4u

ESDU-DAWWERA Municipality Competition in Lebanon

The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the American University of Beirut launched DAWWERA. The aim of the initiative is to empower stakeholders in the water-energy-waste-food nexus using circular economy approaches.

Jobs4u

Project Assistant

AMWAJ member MedWaves is looking for a Project Manager for the BlueMissionMed project at MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Center for SCP. The position is based in Barcelona.

Events4u

The TEDx Event

Nikolaos Ntavos, Co-Founder and Manager of the AMWAJ member CluBE will talk about CluBE at the TEDx event in Kozani. The event will take place at the University of Western Macedonia on 18 May 2023.

AMWAJ stands for A Mediterranean Water And Journalism platform for sustainable development. We aspire to build an energy and water community around the Mediterranean. An initiative by REVOLVE.