Engineering: Bridging the Gap for a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Note: This is a side event in connection with the Science & Technology Major Group, and the  Science & Technology Innovation (STI) Forum 2021 organized by  WFEO in collaboration with ISC.  

In this event, they will present the second  UNESCO Engineering Report: "Engineering for Sustainable Development: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals"; discuss the crucial role of engineering in the implementation of the SDG's and more importantly, how to bridge the gap and make sustainable and resilient recovery from this and any in the future pandemics.

Moderator:
Alik Ismail-Zadeh Ph.D., DSc, MAE, FAGU, FIUGG, Hon. FRAS, Secretary of the ISC Governing Board and Senior Scientist, Institute of Applied Geoscience, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Speakers:
Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Ph.D., Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO
GONG Ke, Ph.D., President, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Marlene Kanga, AM, Ph.D., FTSE, Hon.FIEAust., Hon.FIChemE, Immediate Past President, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Milda Pladaite, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) Younger Member
K.N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, F.ASCE, Chair WFEO UN Relations Committee / Immediate Past President of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).