{"id":26373,"date":"2021-04-14T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?page_id=26373"},"modified":"2023-04-13T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T09:00:16","slug":"wfeo-and-small-island-developing-states-sids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-and-small-island-developing-states-sids\/","title":{"rendered":"WFEO and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Fiji-Symposiun_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"575\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Fiji-Symposiun_1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Fiji-Symposiun_1200-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Fiji-Symposiun_1200-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-Fiji-Symposiun_1200-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WFEO is committed to capacity building efforts in engineering in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through its national members from Fiji, Mauritius and in the Caribbean, among others.<\/p>\n<p>These members are among those affected by climate change and the impact of weather related natural disasters. Key issues that have been discussed at the events held in Fiji, Mauritius and in the West Indies have related to the need for resilient infrastructure for sustainable development and to withstand natural disasters which are increasing as a result of climate change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-posts-shortcode-outer-wrap tt_\">\n<ul class=\"tt-recent-posts\">\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"WFEO Webinar on Climate Change\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-delivers-climate-change-education-in-small-island-developing-states-sids-through-curriculum-development-and-teacher-training-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO_SIDS_banner-867x1024.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>WFEO delivers Climate Change Education in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through Curriculum Development and Teacher Training in Schools<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"WFEO Webinar on Climate Change\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-webinar-on-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO_Climate-Change_Webinar.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>WFEO Webinar on Climate Change<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Institution of Engineers Mauritius releases its third Journal on Engineering and the UN SDGS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/institution-of-engineers-mauritius-releases-its-third-journal-on-engineering-and-the-un-sdgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IEM_Journal_Engineers_Day_1.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Institution of Engineers Mauritius releases its third Journal on Engineering and the UN SDGS<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"WFEO Progresses Capacity Building in Mauritius with site visits to all universities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-progresses-capacity-building-in-mauritius-with-site-visits-to-all-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO_Progresses_CB_in_Mauritius.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>WFEO Progresses Capacity Building in Mauritius with site visits to all universities<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Institution of Engineers Mauritius releases book on the role of engineering in addressing climate change in the Small Island Developing States\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/institution-of-engineers-mauritius-releases-book-on-the-role-of-engineering-in-addressing-climate-change-in-the-small-island-developing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IEM-Journal-WED2022-FINAL-March-2022.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Institution of Engineers Mauritius releases book on the role of engineering in addressing climate change in the Small Island Developing States<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Mr. Raj Hemansing Prayag, Past President Institution of Engineers Mauritius, WFEO National Member, receives national honour for contribution to engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/mr-raj-hemansing-prayag-past-president-institution-of-engineers-mauritius-wfeo-national-member-receives-national-honour-for-contribution-to-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Raj-Hemansing-Prayag-1.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Mr. Raj Hemansing Prayag, Past President Institution of Engineers Mauritius, WFEO National Member, receives national honour for contribution to engineering<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"WFEO OCE Climate Change Education Workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-oce-climate-change-education-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Climate_CEW_1-1024x758.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>WFEO OCE Climate Change Education Workshop<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Launch of Engineering the Future of Mauritius and the World \u2013 Engineering and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a Small Island Developing State\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/launch-of-engineering-the-future-of-mauritius-and-the-world-engineering-and-the-un-sustainable-development-goals-in-a-small-island-developing-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IEMauritius_Journal_banner.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Launch of Engineering the Future of Mauritius and the World \u2013 Engineering and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a Small Island Developing State<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Podcast Engineering Leaders \u2013 Small islands engineering with Genna Bangaroo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/podcast-engineering-leaders-small-islands-engineering-with-genna-bangaroo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO-WED21-Genna-500.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Podcast Engineering Leaders \u2013 Small islands engineering with Genna Bangaroo<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Engineering and SDGs for Humanitarian Solutions \u2013 Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/engineering-and-sdgs-for-humanitarian-solutions-humanitarian-innovation-hackathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Humanitarian_Hackathon_01.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Engineering and SDGs for Humanitarian Solutions \u2013 Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Engineering Leaders Podcasts - Life below water with Raj Prayag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/podcast-engineering-leaders-sdg-14-raj-prayag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO-EL-UNSDG14.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Engineering Leaders Podcasts &#8211; Life below water with Raj Prayag<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"The WFEO Declaration on Climate Emergency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/the-wfeo-declaration-on-climate-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WFEO_Declaration_News.png\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>The WFEO Declaration on Climate Emergency<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Presentation by WFEO on Capacity Building for Engineering to UNESCO Member Delegations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/presentation-by-wfeo-on-capacity-building-for-engineering-to-unesco-member-delegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/02a-Feb-5-Fiji.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Presentation by WFEO on Capacity Building for Engineering to UNESCO Member Delegations<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"Report on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Knowledge Day event at UNESCO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/report-on-the-small-island-developing-states-sids-knowledge-day-event-at-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/99813bc0-e369-41eb-b017-5dae44f17e4c.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>Report on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Knowledge Day event at UNESCO<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"WFEO Engineering 2030 Plan \u2013 Project: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience to Natural Disasters in Small Island Developing States\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/un\/WFEO-ENgg-Plan.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Engg_plan2030-3.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>WFEO Engineering 2030 Plan \u2013 Project: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience to Natural Disasters in Small Island Developing States<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tt-recent-post-link\" title=\"SPEA Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Successful Economy and celebrating WFEO 50th Anniversary: addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/spea-symposium-on-sustainable-infrastructure-successful-economy-and-celebrating-wfeo-50th-anniversary-addressing-the-un-sustainable-development-goal-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speaconf_banner.jpg\" width=\"200\" class=\"tt-blog-sc-img\" \/><br \/>\n<h4>SPEA Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Successful Economy and celebrating WFEO 50th Anniversary: addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nWFEO is committed to 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Key issues that have been discussed at the events held in Fiji, Mauritius and in the West Indies have related to the need for resilient infrastructure for sustainable development and to withstand natural &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26373","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WFEO and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - WFEO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-and-small-island-developing-states-sids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WFEO and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - WFEO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WFEO is committed to capacity building efforts in engineering in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through its national members from Fiji, Mauritius and in the Caribbean, among others. 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