Water Archives - The Boris Mints Institute https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/category/activities/activities-water/ Thu, 11 May 2023 11:14:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-logo2-32x32.jpg Water Archives - The Boris Mints Institute https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/category/activities/activities-water/ 32 32 BMI welcomes the EWB delegation back from Tanzania following a successful trip in April 2023 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/bmi-welcomes-the-ewb-delegation-back-from-tanzania-following-a-successful-trip-in-april-2023/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:36:24 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=2341 The delegation focused on various projects, including a new collaboration between Israel, the United States, Germany, and Tanzania for drinking water.

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BMI welcomes the EWB delegation back from Tanzania following a successful trip in April 2023.

Apr 26, 2023

Here you can listen to the TAU podcast summarizing the delegation’s journey to Tanzania 

The EWB delegation, supported by BMI, is back from Tanzania following a successful trip in April 2023.The delegation focused on various projects, including a new collaboration between Israel, the United States, Germany, and Tanzania for drinking water. The team built a scalable water filtration system using ceramic filters connected in parallel, which was installed in Sabilo Primary School. In partnership with the non-profit organization Wine to Water, the team provided WASH education to the community. The project also involved collaborating with VETA, Babati, and German experts who used the opportunity to teach students welding and building skills. The project has given 1,000 children and staff access to clean water year-round.

The EWB team also constructed a new 60,000-liter rainwater harvesting system, the most extensive system built to date by the team and the community. It covers around 1,000 square meters of the roof and 115 meters of gutters, providing clean water for 800 children.

Additionally, the team had a research expedition with local water authorities to explore expanding the project to new areas and implemented an expanded educational WASH program in the schools. The team also built new collaborations with local and international organizations, including SO THAY CAN, a New Zealand-based NGO. They hosted a seminar for school administrators and community leaders from seven schools in the Babati District, focusing on building water systems with cost-effective materials, education, and international collaboration, emphasizing community involvement and system maintenance.

 

Lastly, the team reviewed the water technology pilots from 2022, which included a new water collection tank and automatic meteorological station.

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]]> Webinar: Main Small water disinfection systems https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/webinar-small-water-disinfection-systems/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:24:14 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=2132 Prof. Hadas Mamane-Stindl attends the IWA seminar on UV light and the role of women in remote communities
January 31, 2023

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Webinar: Small water disinfection systems

Jan 19, 2023

Prof. Hadas Mamane-Stindl attends the IWA seminar on UV light and the role of women in remote communities.


The webinar is organized by the IWA Sanitation and Water Management in Developing Countries Specialist Group and it is co-hosted by the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA).. Women and girls often carry the responsibility of collecting water, and they are disproportionately affected by poor water services and contaminated water.


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]]> BMI will send four representatives to the IIASA-Israel Symposium on Sustainability Pathways empowered by Systems Analysis https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/bmi-will-send-four-representatives-to-the-iiasa-israel-symposium/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:14:48 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=2069 IIASA-IL Symposiums will focus on developing strategic solutions using applied systems analysis and how these systems interact with the public and private sectors.

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BMI will send four representatives to the IIASA-Israel Symposium on Sustainability Pathways empowered by Systems Analysis

Nov 22, 2022

In the context of sustainable development, the IIASA-IL Symposiums will focus on developing strategic solutions using applied systems analysis and how these systems interact with the public and private sectors.

There will be three BMI researchers attending this prestigious event, which is known to attract many distinguished speakers:

Water Panel – Prof. Hadas Mamane
Demography Panel – Prof. Issac Sasson
The Energy and Transport Nexus Panel – Dr. Vered Blass

Prof. Itai Sened will Master the Ceremonies.

The event will be held on November 28-29 at The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel-Aviv University.

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]]> BMI graduate Dr. Gideon Segev won the prestigious R&D 100 Award https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/bmi-graduate-dr-gideon-segev-won-the-prestigious-rd-100-award/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:55:20 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1781 BMI graduate Dr. Gideon Segev, among six other researchers, won the prestigious R&D 100 award for developing a Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh

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BMI graduate Dr. Gideon Segev won the prestigious R&D 100 Award

Sep 23, 2022

BMI graduate Dr. Gideon Segev, among six other researchers, won the prestigious R&D 100 award for developing a Solar Fuel Generator Including a Catalytic Mesh

 

Hydrogen produced from green resources is a clean, renewable alternative to the hydrogen produced from fossil fuels today. With the invention, unlimited quantities of green hydrogen can be produced using only sunlight and water, while only oxygen is produced as a byproduct. Its modular, standalone design promises to bring the benefits of clean hydrogen everywhere, even in areas without an electrical grid or large-scale manufacturing infrastructure, as required by current electrolyzer technologies.

 

The other members of Dr. Segev’s team were: Jeff Beeman (Berkeley Lab, retired), Frances Houle (Berkeley Lab), David Larson (Twelve), Ian Sharp (Technical University of Munich), and Karl Walczak (Sandia National Laboratories).

 

Find more about the award by clicking here: https://www.rdworldonline.com/

 

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]]> Announcing structural changes in BMI https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/announcing-structural-changes-in-bmi/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:09:33 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1662 Letter from Head of BMI, Prof. Itai Sened

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Announcing structural changes in BMI

Letter from Head of BMI, Prof. Itai Sened

Aug 30, 2022

Challenges, we have a lot to be proud of the institute has had a very significant contribution to the body of knowledge and policy reforms in the fields of sustainable water and energy resources. We helped global communities prepare and resort to new structures of renewable energy and water supplies. We have also contributed significantly to the emergence of a new breed of knowledge regarding conflict management and resolution.

 

Unfortunately, the war in Ukraine had our heads spinning with grief over the unnecessary loss of lives and property. We thus turned our attention to this disastrous outcome that became what we believe to be the most significant challenge currently facing the globe. In a series of public and closed discussions with the outstanding group of scholars that has, by now, gathered around the institute to create the BMI community of research and knowledge, we have learned to associate this sad event with the failure of existing economic and political institutions at the national and global level. Thus, this has become the new focus of research at the institute.

 

Given the magnitude and urgency of the task, the institute has restructured itself to better address it in the most efficient way:

Much is awaiting us this coming year as we focus our attention on the new global challenges awaiting our outstanding efforts to find strategic policy solutions to address them.

 

Professor Itai Sened 

Head of The Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges

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]]> BMI and faculty of social sciences host ‘Noar Shoher Mada’ https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/bmi-and-faculty-of-social-sciences-host-noar-shoher-mada-3/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:19:08 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1796 Noar Shoher Mada is a project, which gives gifted high-school children a chance to study at a university without going through final exams or SATs.

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BMI and the Faculty of Social Sciences host 'Noar Shoher Mada'

Jul 26, 2022

 

 

Noar Shoher Mada is a project, which gives gifted high-school children a chance to study at a university without going through final exams or SATs. Those students can take any course they want and can even get a first degree before finishing high school.

In order to advance the Institute’s mission of providing policy solutions to global challenges, three interdisciplinarity lectures will be presented pertaining to sustainable development and formulation of robust policy solutions in a changing environment to provide these young people with the essential tools for metacognition and problem solving.

Tuesday, 26/07/22, 15:30-17:00

Matanel Garden at the faculty of Social Sciences, TAU

Schedule

 

15:30 – Gathering

 

15:45 – Opening Remarks:

  • Ami Buganim – CEO, Matanel Foundation
  • Prof. Itai Sened – Dead of faculty of Social Sciences, TAU

16:00 – Three Lectures

  • Prof. Hadas Mamane – challenges and solutions in the field of water and sanitation
  • Dr. Ram Fishman – sustainable development challenges

  • Alon Shepon – environmental Issues 

     

17:00 – Q&A Panel

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]]> Israel and the Global Water Challenge: A Conversation with Seth M. Siegel https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/seth-siegel-may-22/ Thu, 19 May 2022 22:42:14 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=828 In emerging economies, billions of people still require access to reliable, safe water supplies. Can Israeli know-how and innovation help? How can we realize this potential on the ground?

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Israel and the Global Water Challenge: A Conversation with Seth M. Siegel

May 19, 2022

In emerging economies, billions of people still require access to reliable, safe water supplies. Can Israeli know-how and innovation help? How can we realize this potential on the ground?
 
Seth Siegel, the New York Times best-selling author of “Let There be Water” and “Troubled Water” shared his vision.
The talk was followed by a practical, workshop-style discussion with Israeli companies, TAU faculty and students who are working to address this challenge in Africa and India.

The event will occur between the 21 to 23 of march; please find the attached brief and schedule for further information.

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]]> BMI’s 7th Annual Conference https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/bmi-conference-may-22/ Wed, 11 May 2022 14:45:22 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1216 After two long years of Covid restrictions, our 7th research conference, took place in a hybrid format.

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BMI’s 7th Annual Conference: Research, Innovation and Global Policy

May 11-12, 2022

Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

 

14:00 | The Garden Suite, Naftali Building 

Opening Remarks

  • Prof. Itai Sened, Dean, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Head of BMI

 

15:45-17:00 | The Garden Suite, Naftali Building
BMI on the biggest challenge facing the globe – Part 1: No More War?

 

 

 

Moderator: Prof. Itai Sened, Dean of the G.H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences at TAU

 

Participants:

  • Prof. Miranda Schreurs, Professor of Environment and Climate Policy, School of Governance, Technical University of Munich
    The European Energy Crisis Following the war in Ukraine
  • Mr. Seppo Remes, Co-Founder and Chairman of EOS Russia
    Sanctions – who and what do they serve?
  • David R. Francis, Distinguished Professor and Director Emeritus of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy at Washington University in St. Louis
    Collective Memory in Eastern Europe

Thursday, May 12th, 2022

 

11:00-12:30 | Green Naftali meeting room (Floor -1), Naftali Building
BMI on the biggest challenge facing the globe – Part 2: No More War?

Moderator: Dr. Nimrod Rosler, Head of the INTL program of Conflict Resolution and Mediation, TAU

Participants:

  • Dr. Igor Lukšić, Associate Professor, UDG University, and Former Prime Minister of Montenegro
  • Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, Former Ambassador of Israel in the USA and former TAU President
  • Prof. Shlomo Ben Ami, Co-founder & VP of the Toledo International Centre for Peace, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Minister of Internal Security of Israel
  • Prof. Evyatar Matanya, Head of Tel Aviv University’s MA program in Security Studies, founder and former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate

Q & A

 

 

14:00-15:00 | Yaakov Efter Hall (001), Naftali Building – ground floor

 

  • Address of BMI Founder and President: Dr. Boris Mints (15 min.)
  • mRNA technology and its impact on sustainable future
    Prof. Katalin Karikó, Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech
    Presented by: Inbal Hazan – Halevy, Ph.D., Manager of the Laboratory of Precision Nano-Medicine at TAU
 
16:15 –17:30 | Green Naftali meeting room (Floor -1), Naftali Building
BMI Research Symposium – Part 1: The Global Challenge of Water Treatment

 

  • Prof. Hadas Mamane, Head of the Environmental Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, TAU
  • Eitan Benson, BMI Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, TAU
  • Engineers Without Borders – TAU Student Delegation to Tanzania

16:15 –17:30 | Green Naftali meeting room (Floor -1), Naftali Building
Research Presentations by BMI Fellows Part 2: The Global Challenge of Refugees

 

  • Refugees in town: assessing the “local turn” of forced migrants’ integration
    Nora Meissner, BMI Fellow, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, TAU
  • Roots of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Towards an Escalatory Process Model
    Petr Pesov, BMI Fellow, Conflict Resolution and Mediation Program, TAU
  • Decentralized redistribution of wealth: A case study
    Eve Guterman, BMI Fellow, Department of Public Policy, TAU

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]]> Research grant for BMI researcher https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/research-grant-for-bmi-researcher/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:53:56 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1632 Professor Hadas Mamane (BMI Water lab) together with Dr. Vered Blass recently won a 230,000 euro grant to fund new research.

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Research grant for BMI researcher

Aug 3, 2021

Professor Hadas Mamane (BMI Water lab) together with Dr. Vered Blass (Porter School) recently won a 230,000 euro grant to fund new research titled “CO2 reduction in oxidation of micropollutants – energy intensive vs solar based processes”. The research will be carried with German partners from Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB. The grant is funded via the Israeli Ministry of Science & Technology under the Joint German Israeli Water Technology Research Program.
 
 

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]]> ISF Grant to Dr. Oren Danieli https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/isf-grant-to-dr-oren-danieli/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:49:08 +0000 https://bmiglobalsolutions.org/?p=1689 Dr. Oren Danieli won the grant for his research: "The Rise of Populistic Parties around the World - a Statistical Breakdown"

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Research grant for BMI researcher

Jul 29, 2021

Dr. Oren Danieli of the BMI Inequality lab won an ISF grant for four years for his research: “The Rise of Populistic Parties around the World – a Statistical Breakdown”. We wish Dr. Danieli a successful research and look forward to the findings.
What explains the rising support for populist parties in Europe over the last three decades: changes in partisan positions, changes in voters’ worldviews, or the weight voters attach to specific issues? In order to adjudicate between these three alternatives (though not mutually exclusive) arguments from the quickly-expanding literature on populism, we draw on decomposition methods developed in labour economics—a field of research that rarely engages in conversation with the populism scholarship. Decomposition methods allow us to quantify the relative contribution to the rise of European populism of the three aforementioned arguments, identify the marginal supporters of populist parties, and—last but not least—distinguish between common characteristics driving support for populism and idiosyncratic factors that explain support only in specific countries. Synthesizing data from the World Values Survey (WVS) with data on multidimensional party positions from the Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP), we show that the rise of populism is driven not so much by changes in voters’ worldviews but rather by changes in party positions on cultural issues and the weight voters attach to these issues. That being said, certain countries in Eastern Europe deviate from this general trend. Our findings help advance research on populism by tackling old questions with new methods.

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