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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">Kaust (King Abdullah University) in Saudi Arabia has recently launched a Global Challenge about “Building Resilience”:
<span class="xnormaltextrun">They are looking for technology-based solutions that help build resilience in local ecosystems facing rising challenges such as climate change, disasters, epidemics, food insecurity, and environmental degradation.
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">As of today, they are accepting proposals under four tracks: </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">1. Health</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">2. Environment</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">3. Food, Water, and Energy</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">4. Digital, Connectivity, and Cybersecurity</span></b></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The challenge is opened globally to individuals or teams (with scientific, engineering, or technical background) interested in building resilience
through technology-based solutions. WTI, supporting diversity and inclusion, encourages women to participate and to demonstrate their potential!</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">For more information, please visit the </span></b></span><a href="https://wti-sod.kaust.edu.sa/" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">challenge platform</span></b></span></a><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">.</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">They would appreciate it if you could help them to spread the word about this challenge to your audience/communities/members through your
social media, mailing distribution lists, newsletter, etc... Kindly find below the official challenge announcement on our social media for you to follow us and to
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b>Twitter</b>: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/WomenToImpact/status/1451152955198017545?s=20" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://twitter.com/WomenToImpact/status/1451152955198017545?s=20</span></span></a><span class="xeop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b>Instagram</b>: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSijueIy1y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSijueIy1y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link</span></span></a><span class="xeop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b>Facebook</b>:</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WomenToImpactKAUST/photos/a.146441364192026/280434674126027" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.facebook.com/WomenToImpactKAUST/photos/a.146441364192026/280434674126027</span></span></a><span class="xeop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><b>LinkedIn</b>: </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6856919309311188992" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6856919309311188992</span></span></a><span class="xeop"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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