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Danube Conference in Vienna, Austria, 21-23 August 2023 – Extended Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 November 2022.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 11, 2022 | Water-related News

The next Danube Conference will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 21 – 23 August 2023. The invitation for the Extended Abstracts as a pdf file is available here. Please, submit your abstract...
GIN – Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards in Switzerland.

GIN – Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards in Switzerland.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 5, 2022 | Water-related News

The Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards (GIN) combines all available data on natural hazards in Switzerland in a user-friendly map application. It provides a solid foundation for identifying natural hazards early and mastering them successfully. The GIN...

Interpraevent publication on strategies on Risk Communication.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 4, 2022 | Publications, Water-related News

The Research Society INTERPRAEVENT, based in Klagenfurt, Austria, published as an observer to the Interreg Austria – Italy project RiKoST a brochure on strategies for risk communication entitled: “RIKOST Risikokommunikationsstrategien –...

BBC Future Planet: How a sand battery could transform clean energy.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 4, 2022 | Sustainable Development News

On the BBC Future Planet web page, there is an interesting article on sand batteries published on November 4, 2022. The article is available here. A new way of storing renewable energy is providing clean heat through the long Nordic nights. Read the article to know...

Live event: 30th anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme-

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 3, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

You can follow the 30th Anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme in Paris, November 3 – 4, 2002 also live using this link.    

WMO: Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 3, 2022 | Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The World Meteorological Organization published on November 2, 2022, on their web page an article on how Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average.
QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 published.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 published.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Oct 26, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 was published today October 26, 2022, and is the first QS ranking focused on social and environmental sustainability performance in higher education institutions. The University of Ljubljana ranked #501-550...

First Regional Meeting of the UNESCO science-related chairs and centres for SEE and the Mediterranean.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Oct 26, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The First Regional Meeting of the UNESCO science-related chairs and centres for SEE and the Mediterranean is taking place from 26 – 28  October 2022 at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice, Italy. Dr Mikoš is attending the event....
The ResiliEnhance platform for “Enhancing resilience to disasters for a sustainable development”.

The ResiliEnhance platform for “Enhancing resilience to disasters for a sustainable development”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Oct 24, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

On October 24 to 25, 2022, a kickoff meeting of the newly proposed ResiliEnhance platform for enhancing resilience to disasters for a sustainable development is underway at the University of Udine, Italy. The host institution is the UNESCO Chair on Intersectoral...

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2022 on November 4.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Oct 19, 2022 | Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2022 “Early Warning and Early Action Before Every Tsunami: Building partnerships and leveraging data to ensure no one is left behind” will be held on November 4, 2022. Please, visit the event web page.
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