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Global water technology company, Xylem, announced today that it will partner with UNESCO to sponsor the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, EauMega 2022.
The. | December 21, 2021
Global water technology company, Xylem, announced today that it will partner with UNESCO to sponsor the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, EauMega 2022. The virtual
New Water Culture
Sessions organized during this five-day period, were held from 13:00 to 15:00 (CET time), to enable as many people as possible from all over the world to join the conference. Each session consisted of three presentations of 15 minutes each, followed by a 20-minutes Open Discussion. To enhance interaction, participants were able to ask questions to the authors during the Q/A session through the chat. The Pre-Conference was simultaneously translated in English and French and accessible on Zoom and YouTube and is streaming online.
Reinforcing the “Science-Policy-Interface”
The Pre-Conference has highlighted the role of scientists and researchers in supporting decision-making process by contributing their professional insights, methodologies, advanced tools and assessment. They have brought together a wide spectrum of expertise across the world among a diversity of subjects such as flooding, water scarcity, nature-based solutions or governance, among many others.