Vertical farming company Schaduf, co-founded by Sherif Hosny '02, '05, is supplying supermarkets in Egypt with live vegetables ready to be picked by shoppers. Using 90% less water than traditional farms, the in-store hydroponic systems cut down on waste and carbon emissions.
#AUCTV's Exclusive Interview with Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam #COP27
AUC community members share their excitement and showcase their impactful climate change research as active participants in COP27.
AUC's Climate Change Initiative was established in response to worldwide climate change challenges and the active role academic and research institutions must play in understanding and addressing them. This initiative includes research, student activities, teaching and learning, as well as outreach activities.
Addressing water scarcity
(e.g Aquaponics, Hydroponics and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems) – addressing food security
Addressing high energy consumption
This project seeks to establish a Water Academy at CARES to serve as a learning hub and research center for water efficiency best management practices. It aims to raise awareness for efficient and sustainable water usage to help in eradicating water scarcity.
Education for sustainable development (ESD) enables every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary to shape a sustainable future. It focuses on including key sustainable development principles in teaching and learning, covering various topics such as climate change.
This initiative aims to support the Egyptian rural community improve agricultural productivity, enable more sustainable food production, develop poor villages, and enhance farmers’ income and their living conditions to prevent mass migration to Egyptian cities and across national borders.
Joining the M.Sc. in Sustainable Development Program was the perfect way to bridge my studies and work in architecture with my passion for community development through an interdisciplinary sustainability approach.
