
MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab
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J-WAFS is catalyzing research and innovation @MIT to find solutions to urgent global water and food systems challenges to secure humankind’s vital resources
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The second BOKU University Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=MXwuHd… Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: bokuvienna.zoom.us/webinar/regist…


The second BOKU University Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed the climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=MXwuHd… Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: bokuvienna.zoom.us/webinar/regist…


The second BOKU University Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed the climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=MXwuHd… Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: bokuvienna.zoom.us/webinar/regist…


🌱Looking forward to contributing to the BOKU University FACT Alliance Global Food Systems Resilience Dialogue on the link between #landscape #restoration and #Peace 🗓️ 16 January 2024 ⏰15:00 CET 👉Register here: bit.ly/41XRy98 Centre for Peace & Democracy-CPD @ICPALD World Agroforestry MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab


Scott Odell, a MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab scientist, explains why the green transition needs mining – for raw materials for cleaner technologies – but also mitigation of the environmental and social costs, like dust contamination of drinking water. pbs.org/newshour/scien…


In a Scripps News clip by Meghan Lopez, Arjav Shah and Devashish Gokhale discuss their project with Professor Patrick S. Doyle which offers a solution for removing micropollutants from water through a zwitterionic hydrogel system. Watch the news clip here: instagram.com/p/C2-XVsSLfca/

🌍💧Today is #WorldWaterDay. Scott Odell and John Fernández (John E. Fernández) of MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative investigate the effects of mining in Chile. Read more here: news.mit.edu/2024/understan…



Learn how MIT UROP students Santiago Borrego + Unyime Usua are helping to advance technology for aquaculture using machine learning with MIT Sea Grant, A.R.C. Hatchery, Northeastern U. Institute for Experiential Robotics + MIT CEE Fishermen's Alliance MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab: news.mit.edu/2024/advancing…

MIT Sea Grant Doherty Professor Aristide Gumyusenge will develop thin films to detect toxins in seawater, building on earlier research supported by MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab. Read more about Gumyusenge's work in this DMSE at MIT story: dmse.mit.edu/news/gumyuseng…


🎉Congratulations to Akash Ball from the Kulik Group & MIT ChemE Dept and Jonathan Bessette from MIT MechE on being named 2024-2025 J-WAFS Fellows. The fellowship honors PhD students tackling key global water and food challenges. news.mit.edu/2024/mit-phd-s…

A new MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab-backed technology provides continuous, low-cost detection of nitrogen dioxide, paving the way for a big lead forward in mitigating the toxic gas’ harmful effects. news.mit.edu/2024/researche…



🎉J-WAFS is delighted to announce that Cesar Terrer (César Terrer), an assistant professor in MIT CEE at the MIT School of Engineering, has received a 2024 J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems. Learn more here: jwafs.mit.edu/news/2024/j-wa…




How do water stress and food insecurity impact global instability? Join experts at the United Nations on September 23, during New York Climate Week, for an in-depth conversation. Presented, in part, by MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab. communityjameel.org/whats-on/food-…

During #UNGA79 and #ClimateWeekNYC, I spoke in the "Food and Water: Securing Vital Resources" discussion, highlighting challenges in #watermanagement, particularly in #agriculture. Read more here: linkedin.com/pulse/challeng… MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab Community Jameel Chatham House Events