SDG 6 RESEARCH
Concomitant of global warming and land reclamation: Designing a new interface between human kind and sea
The Kingdom of Bahrain, as many other countries suffers from land scarcity, caused by the overpopulation. This directed them to substitute city designing, based on fundamentals of sustainability. Unfortunately, Government had only one quick solution to accommodate the swift urbanization and that was land reclamation upon the surrounding Gulf water. [...]
Water Collection from Air Humidity in Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain falls geographically in one of the driest regions in the world. Conventional fresh surface water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, are nonexistent and for water consumption, Bahrain prominently relies on the desalination of sea water. This paper presents an ongoing project that is being pursued [...]
CHAPTER 7: Nanomaterials for Heavy Metal Removal
Wastewater containing heavy metal ions is considered as a serious environmental problem for human society. Advances in nanoscale science and engineering provide new opportunities to develop more cost-effective and environmentally acceptable water treatment technologies. Nanomaterials have a number of physicochemical properties that make them particularly attractive as nanoadsorbents for decontamination [...]
SDG 6 PARTNERSHIPS
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University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority
University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority on a project with the aim of developing an ESCO market in the Kingdom based on best international practices. The university will also carry out [...]
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UOB Contributes to Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The University of Bahrain’s team for Green House Gas (GHG) prepared a national report: “Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. This report was prepared as part of the collaboration between the Supreme Council for Environment and the UNDP. The team was formed in 2017 and includes academics from [...]
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UNDP, UoB sign Project Document to promote the SDGs
Dr. Riyadh Hamza, President of the University of Bahrain, along with Stefano Pettinato, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Bahrain, sign a project document to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. 24th December 2019 Dr. Riyadh Hamza, President of the University of Bahrain, along with Stefano Pettinato, Resident [...]
SDG 6 Events
The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability and Resilience
The International Conference on Sustainability and Resilience is the second of the series of conferences and provides an international forum for presentations and discussion of research in all areas related to Sustainability and Resilience. This year’s special focus and theme for keynote speakers about Sustainability and resilience of engineering, [...]
UoB Hosts a Regional Water and Energy Conference
Around 400 researchers, experts and students from the kingdom of Bahrain and the UK have attended the Water and Energy Sustainable Innovation and Industry (WESII) Conference and Exhibition which was held in the UoB on 22-23 April 2018 under the patronage of HE Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of [...]
The Opening of Renewable Energy Labs
The laboratories were established to be a reference for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the field of renewable energy, focusing on bioenergy, solar energy and wind energy. It consists of 4 major labs which are PV testing lab, Biomass lab, meteorology lab and outdoor research Lab. These labs are conducting [...]