A team of FLOWERED Researchers wins an international contest for water solutions, the World Water Challenge 2018, 13th September 2018 in Daegu in South Korea
The excess of fluoride in the water was selected among the six "Challenges" for this year. This environment-health issue concerns more than 300 million people in 25 countries.
The team of researchers is composed by Dr. Idini, Prof. Frau (professor of Mineralogy, tutor of the PhD candidate and supervisor of the WWCH 2018 proposal), Prof. Ghiglieri (coordinator of the FLOWERED project), Dr. Dore (FLOWERED researcher), and Dr. Fancello (post doctorate at the University of Cagliari).
The "World Water Challenge 2018" is organized as part of the "Korea International Water Week 2018" (KIWW 2018, https://www.kiww.org/), an international event in which all issues and opportunities related to water A resource is analyzed and discussed as responsible and sustainable water management and all issues related to droughts, contamination and drinking water. The event involves over 16 thousand participants from governments, associations, NGOs, industries and the academic world, and is divided into numerous discussion tables, workshops, seminars, congresses and exhibitions. It is an important platform to share ideas and know-hows towards solving water issues around the world and forging a broad network among water related experts and stakeholders.
The Sahara and Sahel Observatory is involved in the FLOWERED project, as leader of the communication & dissemination component. FLOWERED objective is to contribute to the development of a sustainable water management system in areas affected by fluoride contamination in water, soils and food in the African Rift Valley countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), and to improve living conditions (environmental, health and food security) of their populations.