Floating or constructed wetlands: nature-based water treatments being tested in cities in Southeast Asia

Representatives from Sri Lanka, Philippines and Vietnam, as well as from the UB Solidarity Foundation, have presented their experiences in the field. Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona (UB) is an associate partner of the project Integrated assessment of existing practices and development of pathways for the effective integration…

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The UB Solidarity Foundation provides technical advice in a project on water treatment in urban areas of Asia

The main goal of the project is to contribute to the integration of nature-based water treatment technologies in the management and planning of urban water. Water quality is a critical challenge in Asia in the context of growing industrialization, urbanization and climate change. In the Philippines, for example, only 17%…

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Solidaritat UB works in Tunis for the social cohesion of young people at risk of exclusion

The action is part of the Wahda project, which seeks to strengthen Tunisian civil society for the defense of civil and political rights and social cohesion. From 5 to 8 October 2021, the Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona is co-organizing in Tunis (Tunisia) a training seminar on the…

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Pre-registration is open for the XXXI edition of the Master’s Degree in Globalization, Development and Cooperation

Until November 22, 2021, there is time to pre-register for this title of the University of Barcelona, which will be held from January 2022 to July 2023. The 21st century world shows terrible asymmetries between wealth and poverty, security and conflict, progress and environmental deterioration… In this context of economic,…

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Starting point for the “Inow Asia” project, about sustainable water management in Southeast Asia

Around thirty people from European higher education institutions and universities in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are taking part in the virtual kick-off meeting of the project on 25 and 26 February. The cooperation project Inow Asia: Development of Innovative multilevel formation programs for the new water leading professionals in Southeast…

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