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Call for Abstracts: Water and Climate Change Conference - Accelerating Youth Action on Climate Change in Namibia, 11 August 2021
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Windhoek Office in partnership with the University of Namibia UNAM and Namibia University of Science and Technology NUST is organizing a Water and Climate Change Conference to accelerate youth action on innovative solutions to address prevailing water challenges and climate change The main objective of the conference will be to promote awareness and empower young people in advocating and initiating climate change adaptation and mitigation actions for water security in their respective communities The conference will also be used as a platform to bring together young professionals in water management to establish the UNESCO Intergovernmental Programme IHP youth network in Namibia SUBTHEMES This call is open to all young professionals under 35years of age or youthled organisations in the fields of hydrology environmental andor any other related sciences The subthemes are as following Theme 1 Waterrelated Disasters and Hydrological Changes Theme 2 Groundwater in a Changing Environment Theme 3 Addressing Water Scarcity and Quality Theme 4 Water and Human Settlements of the Future Theme 5 Ecohydrology Engineering Harmony for a Sustainable World Theme 6 Water Education Key to Water Security MODALITY The conference will invite 30 youth representatives to present innovative solutions for water challenges and climate change Due to the current COVID19 pandemic the Conference will be hybrid facetoface and online A physical meeting will be held in Windhoek limited to 50 participants COVID19 permitting The event will be livestreamed through Zoom and Facebook and open to all for participation ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Abstracts of not more than 500 words should be submitted through the link below httpbitlyunescoyouthconference Submission deadline July 15th 2021 For any enquiries on the Conference please contact Siying Tan Tel 264 81 2676234 Email stanunescoorg