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Australia
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Martuwarra River Keepers
Indigenous communities in Australia are protecting the Martuwarra River by combining traditional knowledge with citizen action for longterm conservation
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Australia acts to create the International Partnership for Blue Carbon to fight climate change
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UNESCO¡¯s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme in Asia and the Pacific reaffirms commitment and calls for action in advancing water security
The 31st session of the UNESCO IHP Regional Steering Committee for Asia and the Pacific was held in Seoul Republic of Korea The event brought together 155 participants including 144 delegates from 17 Member States both in person and online
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Germany Increases Support for UNESCO¡¯s Global Media Defence Fund with Additional Donation
Demonstrating its support for press freedom Germany has pledged an additional €300000 to the UNESCOadministered Global Media Defence Fund GMDF further solidifying its position as the thirdlargest contributor to the Fund
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All-girl team from the Philippines wins Sustainable Engineering Hackathon on UNESCO¡¯s World Engineering Day
An allgirl team of university students from the Philippines has won a hackathon marking UNESCOs World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day on 4 March Ghia Luwalhati Nicole Elizabeth Tan and Reaner Jacqueline Bool from the WONDERPETS team 1 from Batangas State University in the Philippines used Metal Organic Frameworks which are novel adsorbents to turn recycled plastic bottles into a type of sponge that is extremely porous making it an effective means of removing pollutants from water Better still the sponge can be used again and again
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Michelle Simmons: pioneering ultra-fast quantum computers
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Coastal blue carbon ecosystems ¨C Supporting food security, sustainable oceans and climate action
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Towards consensus on science policy in Australia?
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Worldwide celebration of International Jazz Day, 30 April
The socio-cultural implications of COVID-19
Professor Fethi Mansouri UNESCO Chairholder for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at Deakin University Melbourne Australia and UNITWIN Convenor for Interreligious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding shares his views on the sociocultural implications of COVID19
Interview with Fethi Mansouri - Advancing a new social contract in the post-Covid-19 era?
Professor Fethi Mansouri PhD UNESCO Chairholder Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at the Deakin University Melbourne Australia and UNITWIN Convenor Interreligious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding IDIU shares his views on the impact of COVID19 on intercultural dialogue New forms of solidarity and dialogue are emerging at a time when social distancing seems to be the only efficient blockade to the pandemic At the same time massive economic disparities and access to health care are being pushed to the limit with inevitable consequences on the rise of racism and discriminations Are we ready to engage in a new social contract in view of the postCOVID19 era
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International Jazz Day says thank you Melbourne, hello Cape Town