Recognising that water science research related to the cryosphere in Antarctica is crucial to understanding the interactions between climatic, hydrological, ecological and social phenomena on a global scale, the Antarctic Water Science Regional Working Sub-Working Group was formed in June 2021. This group aims to bring together glaciological experts to support the strengthening of scientific knowledge on the hydrological cycle processes and their environmental interactions in Antarctica, particularly through regional cooperation. It is an initiative of the Regional Working Group on Ice and Snow of the IHP-LAC (Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean) of UNESCO.    

The Annual Meeting of the Memory of the World Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (MoWLAC) Regional Committee will be held on 30th November 2021, from 12 pm to 3 pm de Uruguay, via Zoom.

To mitigate the effects of this pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, we must all work together to combat mis/disinformation and foster critical thinking. With the support of the European Union, the UNESCO Regional Office of Sciences for Latin America and the Caribbean, and CHEQUEADO - LatamChequea, PortalCheck.org will launch the following two additional components:      1.      PortalCheck – Vaccines Resource Hub online platform dedicated to COVID-19 vaccine mis/disinformation, and;      2.      PortalCheck TV and Podcast Series  - Six part interview and conversations with regional specialists on a variety of topics related to combatting COVID-19 mis/disinformation in the region.

The importance and close relationship between water and forests is such that in recent years the titles "water factories" and "water consumers" have been coined. The working groups of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme of UNESCO for Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) on Water Education and Cultures and Hydrology of Forest Systems join forces in this opportunity to give rise to this cycle of seminars that seeks to generate a space for discussion and exchange of myths and realities about the water-forest relationship, broadening perceptions and their appropriate practices.