Target 6.4 Improving water security
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security in FIU’s Institute of Environment is charged with bringing together research and education to address regional, national and global water security issues, through innovative interdisciplinary research and partnerships for sustainability. This statement coincides with UNESCO's Mission Statement in reference to the pursuit of sustainable development and poverty eradication through education, the sciences, knowledge and information sharing. The long-term development objective of this program is to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals by supporting equitable availability and sustainable management of water.
Ongoing Activities
- Contributing to a Special Publication on the 50 years of UNESCO- Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme in the Americas
- Coordinating and facilitating negotiations for the establishment of the dual Ph.D. Program FIU-University of Florence
- Supporting and facilitating the establishments of memorandums of understanding (MOU) and subsequent joint applied research and/or academic programs with universities in Ecuador, Mexico, Portugal and India
- Facilitating the establishment of an applied collaborative research program between FIU and Ecuador
- Coordinating the organization of the FIU Institute of Environment Conference on Water and Environment Security
- Facilitating the establishment of a UNESCO GRAPHIC monitoring site in Belize
Accomplished Activities
- Co-Authored the World Water Forum VIII report South Africa
- Coordinated and edited an Aqua-LAC Special Number on Haiti
- Coordinated the Establishment of MOU FIU-University of Perugia, based on UNESCO Chairs cooperation
- Coordinated the Establishment of MOU FIU-Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Dominican Republic)
- In collaboration with a private foundation supported the Bi-annual Meeting of IHP-LAC
- Presentation of the Chair in Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Mexico, Haiti, Italy, Private Sector France