Global FEWture Alliance

06/05/2026

Mark your calendar for June 29-30: our third annual symposium at Kathmandu University, Nepal! We will have a webinar option for attendees around the world. Join us!

05/27/2026

Join us for our 3rd annual symposium, in Nepal or virtually!

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 30, 2026
Abstract Submission link: https://forms.gle/nGbGrbepUFfVw1wL6
🌏 Global FEWture Alliance Annual Symposium 2026
We are excited to announce the Annual Symposium 2026, bringing together innovators, researchers, and practitioners to explore sustainable solutions at the intersection of water, energy, and food systems.
Theme:
Closing the Loop: Integrating Recycled Water, Renewable Energy, and Agricultural Innovation
📅 Dates: 29th–30th June 2026
📍 Venue: CV Raman Hall, Kathmandu University, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
Join us in shaping sustainable and integrated solutions for a better future.
Website link: https://gfasymposium.ku.edu.np/

Food-Energy-Water nexus conference at Kathmandu University, Nepal. June 29-30, 2026.

05/19/2026

Water treatment unit arrives in Nepal: safe irrigation water is within reach!

The Laguna Innovation off-grid wastewater treatment unit has arrived at Namobuddha Secondary School in Nepal. The machine in this picture will receive wastewater from the school, treat it using algae and agitation, and provide safe irrigation water for adjacent food plots!

This technology shows the food-energy-water nexus in action: solar panels power the purification and reuse of wastewater to support nutritious food production.

https://lnkd.in/e6JypS4S
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Clive Lipchin
Shree Krishna Dhital
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

05/15/2026

Join us in Kathmandu, Nepal for our Third Annual Symposium, June 29-30:
Closing the Loop: Integrating Recycled Water, Renewable Energy, and Agricultural Innovation.

Abstract submissions are due by May 30th!

Register and submit here: https://gfasymposium.ku.edu.np/
University of Maryland School of Public Health
CultivAid
Mbeya University of Science and Technology - MUST
Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel

05/13/2026

Abstract Submission Deadline extended: 30th May, 2026
Abstract Submission link: https://forms.gle/nGbGrbepUFfVw1wL6

🌏 Global FEWture Alliance Annual Symposium 2026
We are excited to announce the Annual Symposium 2026, bringing together innovators, researchers, and practitioners to explore sustainable solutions at the intersection of water, energy, and food systems.

Theme:
Closing the Loop: Integrating Recycled Water, Renewable Energy, and Agricultural Innovation

📅 Dates: 29th–30th June 2026
📍 Venue: CV Raman Hall, Kathmandu University, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal

Join us in shaping sustainable and integrated solutions for a better future.

Website link: https://gfasymposium.ku.edu.np/

05/06/2026

Abstract Submission Deadline extended: 15th May 2026

🌏 Global FEWture Alliance Annual Symposium 2026
We are excited to announce the Annual Symposium 2026, bringing together innovators, researchers, and practitioners to explore sustainable solutions at the intersection of water, energy, and food systems.

Theme:
Closing the Loop: Integrating Recycled Water, Renewable Energy, and Agricultural Innovation

📅 Dates: 29th–30th June 2026
📍 Venue: CV Raman Hall, Kathmandu University, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal

Join us in shaping sustainable and integrated solutions for a better future.

Website link: https://gfasymposium.ku.edu.np/

05/06/2026

Out today in Maryland Today: a story on our partnership with the Univ. Park Elementary School garden! Great to see stronger ties between UMD and our local community, and we're having some fun in the sun along the way.
https://today.umd.edu/growing-vegetables-and-curiosity

University of Maryland School of Public Health

At University Park Elementary School, Kids Learn About Plant Science, Pollinators and More at New Garden With Help From UMD

05/05/2026

This Wednesday at 9am! Join us.

Please join us for our final webinar of the semester: Weds May 6th, 9-10am with Dr. Jeffrey Turner of Texas A&M Corpus Christi! His talk: From Watershed Inputs to Coastal Health Risk: F***l Pollution, Antimicrobial Resistance, and the FEW Nexus in Baffin Bay, Texas.

https://lnkd.in/eKDDSfYT

His research examines how coastal water quality emerges from interactions among land use, watershed inputs, and climate-sensitive processes, with a focus on linking f***l pollution sources to human health risk and antimicrobial resistance. Using approaches such as microbial source tracking, quantitative microbial risk assessment, and metagenomics, his work demonstrates how agricultural and human inputs shape microbial communities and exposure risks in coastal systems. Broadly, his research and teaching explore the connections between ocean processes and human health, spanning marine pollution, emerging infectious diseases, and climate change.