Foreword Director-General of UNESCO Foreword Chinese Academy of Engineering and Tsinghua University Acknowledgements Introduction 1 ENGINEERING A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD 2 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL Diversity and inclusion in engineering Women in engineering Young engineers and their role 3 ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Engineering innovations to combat COVID-19 and improve human health Water engineering for sustainable development 3.2.1.Clean water and human health 3.2.2.Hydrology for the SDGs Climate change - a climate emergency Engineering: a crucial tool for disaster risk reduction Developing sustainable and resilient energy systems Mining engineering for the future Engineering and big data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Engineering for smart cities 4 ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Engineering education for the future Lifelong learning in engineering: an imperative to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Engineers'continuing professional development 5 REGIONAL TRENDS IN ENGINEERING Major interregional trends Europe and North America Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Africa Arab States Acronyms