🌍 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐖𝐅𝐄𝐎 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. "𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨." — Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, WFEO President Building on this vision, the updated edition has been developed through the work of the WFEO Working Group on Climate Change, coordinated by its Chair Davide Stronati, with the valuable contributions of its members and reviewers. @WFEO warmly thanks all those involved for their commitment and expertise in strengthening this guidance for the engineering community. As the world marks #WorldEnvironmentDay, this publication reinforces the essential role of engineers in delivering practical, ethical, and sustainable solutions to today’s environmental challenges. 📘 Read the Model Code of Practice here: wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/… #WeAreEngineers #WFEOinAction #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment @UNEP @mchakchouk

During #UNESCOAfricaWeek 2026, Dr Eng. Martin Manuhwa, Chair of the WFEO Committee on Engineering Capacity Building (CECB), contributed to discussions on how engineering innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help accelerate sustainable access to water and sanitation across Africa. Speaking during the session organized by the Nigeria Delegation to @UNESCO, Dr. Manuhwa highlighted the importance of digital transformation, engineering education, and international collaboration in advancing #SDG6. His intervention also showcased practical pilot programmes and AI-enabled solutions supporting water infrastructure, technical capacity building, and regional cooperation across the continent. The discussions reinforced the need for stronger partnerships, investment, and engineering-led innovation to support sustainable development and water security in Africa. 📄 The full report and presentation of Dr. Manuhwa are available here: wfeo.org/wfeo-contributes-to… #UNESCOAfricaWeek #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @WFEOecbap @mchakchouk

𝐖𝐅𝐄𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 As part of #UNESCOAfricaWeek 2026 in Paris, the Nigeria Delegation to @UNESCO organized a session focused on sustainable access to water and sanitation across Africa, bringing together international stakeholders and country representatives to discuss pathways toward #WaterSecurity and #SustainableDevelopment. Representing the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (@WFEO) and its Water Committee, Ms Lylian Coelho highlighted the urgent need to move from knowledge to action to achieve #SDG6 and strengthen integrated approaches to water management across the continent. “The challenge is not technological, but rather the lack of effective systems to deploy solutions at scale, driven primarily by governance, financing, and human capacity.” - Lylian Coelho During the session, she emphasized the importance of engineering #CapacityBuilding as a cornerstone of sustainable water management and presented WFEO’s 10-year “Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme”, aimed at strengthening engineering skills, fostering collaboration, and supporting systemic approaches across #Africa. The session also facilitated valuable exchanges with representatives from Angola, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, and Nigeria, reaffirming the importance of regional cooperation, partnerships, innovation, investment, and strong governance frameworks rooted in a human rights-based approach. Read more here: wfeo.org/wfeo-contributes-to… #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk

𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐈𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌) 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 During the inaugural Governing Board Meeting, Professor Gong Ke, Member of the Executive Council of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Chair of the Special Task Force of the WFEO Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme (@WFEOecbap), and Former @WFEO President (2019–2021), was elected Chair of the Governing Board. Read more here: wfeo.org/unesco-internationa… #STEMEducation #CapacityBuilding #WeAreEngineers #WFEOinAction @mchakchouk

🌍 Prof. Gong Ke,Chair of WFEO ECBAP, was elected Chair of the Governing Board of the #UNESCO International Institute for STEM Education (#IISTEM) during its first Governing Board Meeting in #Shanghai, highlighting growing global cooperation in #STEMeducation & #capacitybuilding.

At the 2026 @UN #STIForum, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (@wfeo) was actively represented by WFEO President Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, WFEO President-Elect Dr. K. N. Gunalan, and members of the WFEO Executive Council. Throughout the Forum, the WFEO delegation contributed to discussions and side events addressing key global challenges related to #SustainableInfrastructure, #WaterSystems, #CleanEnergy, #ArtificialIntelligence, #Engineering #CapacityBuilding, and innovation for #SustainableDevelopment. WFEO’s participation reflected the Federation’s continued commitment to strengthening the role of engineering within global science, technology, and innovation dialogues in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk @UNDESA @SustDev @UN_SDG @SDGaction

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐅𝐄𝐎 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 At the @UN #STIForum, Ing. Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena, Chair of the @WFEO Committee for Women in Engineering (WIE), delivered a statement on behalf of the Federation during the thematic session on clean energy technologies for sustainable development. Her statement highlighted the critical role of engineering in advancing #SDG7 (Affordable and #CleanEnergy) and emphasized the importance of #inclusive, context-responsive approaches to the global #EnergyTransition, including the need to strengthen the participation of #WomenInEngineering and energy systems. 🔗 Read more about her participation and her full statement here: wfeo.org/chair-of-the-wfeo-w… #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk @UNDESA @SustDev @UN_SDG @SDGaction

𝐖𝐅𝐄𝐎 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 At the @UN #STIForum, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (@WFEO), in partnership with the International Science Council (@ISC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (@FAO), organized a side event on “Engineering a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment and Infrastructure.” The session was opened by Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, President of World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), followed by opening remarks from H.E. Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of @UNECOSOC, and moderated by Dr. K N Gunalan, #WFEO President-Elect. It brought together engineering leaders and international experts to discuss how engineering, science, and innovation can respond to growing resource demands and strengthen resilient infrastructure in a rapidly changing world. It also saw strong participation from women engineers, highlighting the importance of inclusive engagement in global STI discussions. 🔗 Read more: wfeo.org/wfeo-side-event-at-… #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk

At the 2026 @UN #STIForum, Ing. Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena, Chair of the @wfeo Committee for Women in Engineering (WIE), will deliver a statement on behalf of the Federation during the thematic session 2: “Powering sustainable development through clean energy technologies for affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” The statement will highlight the role of engineering in advancing #SDG7 (Affordable and #CleanEnergy), with a focus on inclusive and sustainable approaches to the global energy transition. 📅 Date: 7 May 2026 🕙 Time: 10:00 📍 Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk

𝐖𝐅𝐄𝐎 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 At the United Nations #STIForum, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) President, Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, contributed as a high-level respondent to discussions on transforming water systems through science, technology, and innovation. The session highlighted the critical role of engineering, resilient infrastructure, and urban innovation in advancing #SDG9 and #SDG11, while strengthening climate resilience and sustainable development. Drawing from WFEO’s work, Dr. Tan emphasized that #engineering #CapacityBuilding remains essential to transforming innovative water solutions into long-term impact. 🔗 Read more on the WFEO website: wfeo.org/wfeo-president-cont… #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk

At the @UN #STIForum, Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, President of the @wfeo, is participating in the official session “Transforming Water Systems with Science, Technology and Innovation,” Panel 2 on Water Infrastructure, Service Delivery and Urban Innovation. This session focuses on #SDG9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and #SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), highlighting how #science, #technology and #innovation can improve #WaterInfrastructure and #UrbanServiceDelivery. The discussion explores resilient cities, climate adaptation, inclusive development, and digital and nature-based solutions. 📅 Date: 6 May 2026 🕒 Time: 3:00 PM 📍 Venue: Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, New York 🔗 More information: sdgs.un.org/events/session-1… #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk @UN_SDG @UNDESA @UN_SDG @SustDev

At the @UN #STIForum, Dr. Martin Manuhwa, Chair of the @wfeo Committee on Engineering Capacity Building (CECB), is participating in the side event “Water Security for Prosperity: Powering Africa’s Development Through Clean Water & Sanitation,” organized by the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the South African Water Research Commission (WRC). This session focuses on #SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), highlighting how #WaterInfrastructure and #AI can contribute to #SustainableWaterSecurity and support #Africa’s development. 📅 Date: 6 May 2026 🕒 Time: 8:00 AM (New York time) 💻 Virtual Link: lnkd.in/daRpyE3r #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk @UN_SDG @UNDESA @SDGaction @SustDev

Prof. Gong Ke, Chair of the @wfeo Task Force Engineering Capacity Building for Africa, joined virtually as a panelist in the @UN #STIForum side event on #AI for the #2030Agenda, organized by @CastAssociation and the Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research (CASSSP). He highlighted how #capacitybuilding is key to ensuring safe, fair, and inclusive #AIdevelopment. #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers #EngineerForSDGs @mchakchouk @Gk03690800

At the #STIForum at the @UN, Mr. Ignacio Gonzalez-Castelao, Chair of the @WFEO Water Committee, represented WFEO in the CBAS side event on harnessing #digitaltechnologies to advance #SDG indicator monitoring. The session highlighted the role of data and digital innovation in strengthening the monitoring and implementation of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals. #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers #EngineerForSDGs @mchakchouk @UNDESA @UN_SDG @SDGaction @SustDev

At the #STIForum at the @UN, Dr. Nahla Al-Qassimi, WFEO Executive Council Member, represented @WFEO in the @CastAssociation side event on the role of #AI in advancing #EngineeringCapacity. The session was also attended by WFEO President, Dr. Seng-Chuan Tan, underscoring the Federation’s commitment to these global dialogues. #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers #EngineerForSDGs @mchakchouk

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Gong Ke, Chair of the WFEO Task Force Engineering Capacity Building for Africa, will participate as a panelist in the meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-building, titled “AI for 2030 Agenda and Beyond: Inclusion, Accessibility and Equity.” Prof. Gong Ke will speak on “Capacity Building – a Key for Beneficial, Safe and Fair AI Development,” highlighting the importance of strengthening capacity building to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed in a safe, inclusive, and equitable manner. The session is organized by China Association for Science and Technolog (CAST) and the Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research (CASSSP), and will explore how AI can contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through international cooperation and inclusive innovation. 📅 Date: 5 May 2026 🕙 Time: 10:00–11:15 💻 Virtual Link: lnkd.in/damT3Ykh 📄 More information: lnkd.in/dynjmQFz #STIForum #WFEOinAction #WeAreEngineers @mchakchouk