SARAS advances in the implementation of the GobHidro Project in the Santa Lucía river basin (Uruguay) Since July 2020, the SARAS Institute has been developing the GobHidro Project, a research project on hydrosocial territories and water governance in the Santa Lucía river basin (Uruguay), funded by the National Agency for Research and Innovation [...]

The Integrated Management of Water Resources in Uruguay as a focus is another of the projects developed by SARAS during 2020 In the first half of 2020, GWP (Global Water Partnership) made an open call to finance research projects that had water management as their focus of study. From the SARAS Institute, an [...]

UNESCO Future Literacy Summit 2020 On December 8-12, 2020, the High-Level Futures Literacy Summit will be held. This event will provide testimonies and examples of literacy in the use of the future globally. High-ranking leaders in the public and private sectors will bring together at this summit, but so will activists, artists, [...]

World Food Day: an opportunity to understand the interconnectedness between human and planetary health Wednesday October 16th marks the celebration of the World Food Day, as established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to commemorate the founding of the organization in 1945. As it happens with these flagship [...]

How do science and politics engage in dialogue about climate change in Uruguay? The LatinoAdapta Project continues to drive forward, and in order to respond to how Science and Politics interact, last May 2019 the “II Workshop on Dialogue between Science and Policy in Adaptation to Climate Change” was held at SARAS Institute [...]

SARAS Institute at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons: Water governance in South America During the first week of July 2019, the XVII Biennial Conference of the IASC (International Association for the Study of the Commons), entitled “In defence of the commons: Challenges, Innovation [...]

SARAS, a young and transdisciplinary institute looking for the Latin American vision Since its inception, more than a decade ago, SARAS Institute has sought to become a different and innovative educational and research space for the region, trying to position itself as a leading academic teaching and research institution focused on issues related [...]

GovernAgua Project is moving forward! Last July 2019 was a milestone for the “GovernAgua Project: Transforming water governance in South America: from reaction to adaptation and anticipation." Between July 24 and 27, at SARAS headquarters, it was carried out the first workshop that brought together researchers from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay., , [...]

Project launch "GovernAgua: Transforming water governance in South America" July 26 marks the official launch of the GovernAgua project: "Transforming water governance in South America: from reaction to adaptation and anticipation. The event, which will take place at SARAS Institute headquarters, will be broadcasted online and can be followed live on our [...]

UNESCO Chair on Sociocultural Anticipation and Resilience developed first workshops in collaboration with Innova Mujer Anticipating, adapting, being resilient, innovative and creative are some of the main capacities that are presently essential for management. Also known as "soft skills", they may be innate or learned through training as was the [...]