El Área de Gobernabilidad Democrática del PNUD en Colombia es el área estratégica que busca contribuir al fortalecimiento institucional de las Entidades Públicas Locales y la Organizaciones Sociales y Comunitarias para con construcción de acuerdos y políticas para la construcción de la paz, el desarrollo humano, la sostenibilidad económica y ambiental y la reconciliación. Para lograr estos objetivos, tiene la intención de, entre otras: Preservar…

Le Projet « Appui à la Gouvernance Locale et au Développement Territorial » (AGLDT) a pour objectif ultime que toutes les femmes et les hommes des communautés du pays, urbaines ou rurales, bénéficient de services publics de base décents et d’opportunités diversifiées de moyens d’existence. Sous l’autorité de la Directrice des Programmes du PNUD en Haïti, de la Chef de l’unité Gouvernance et sous la supervision directe du Directeur national du…

Será fundamental comprender a través de este primer programa el carácter central que tiene la Medicina de la Conservación como un conjunto de interacciones entre los seres humanos y los cambios inducidos en el clima, el hábitat, la biodiversidad y la ecología; la emergencia de patógenos, parásitos y contaminantes, y la salud entre humanos, animales no humanos y comunidades vegetales. Muchos de los programas formativos en esta disciplina inciden…

Este curso se enmarca en el compromiso del gobierno colombiano, a través de Prosperidad Social, de fortalecer las capacidades de los representantes de las instituciones y los líderes de la sociedad civil cuyo quehacer está estrechamente vinculado con la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional. El curso se desarrolla a través del autoaprendizaje, siendo responsabilidad del participante la construcción de su propio conocimiento. Está estructurado en 7…

The Government of Lesotho is implementing a five year (2015-2020) project “Reducing Vulnerability from Climate Change in Foothills, Lower Lowlands and Senqu River Basin” through the UNDP Country Office with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The premise of the project is that communities and ecosystems are increasingly becoming exposed to damaging impacts of climate change, which is affecting ecosystem services that support most…

Avec l’appui du PNUD et des partenaires au développement, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est engagée dans la Réduction des Emissions dues à` la Déforestation et à` la Dégradation des Forêts (REDD+). Le PNUD, à travers son unité Croissance Inclusive et Développement Durable (CIDD), recrute un chargé du suivi-évaluation du Programme Intégré REDD+ Oriental (PIREDD-O), basé(e) à Kisangani. Le chargé du suivi-évaluation travaillera en…

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP), financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), was approved in June 2016 and the project implementation commenced in September 2017. The primary focus of the project is to put in place robust coastal protection measures in the three islands of Funafuti, Nanumea and Nanumaga; and by building institutional and community-level capacities to prepare for the impact of increasingly intensive wave actions in the…

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Verano 2018 en el Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama Este verano el CENEAM, en colaboración con el Parque Nacional de la Sierra Guadarrama, ofrece un nuevo programa de paseos guiados. El paisaje, la naturaleza, la historia y la cultura popular son los hilos conductores de estas actividades al aire libre, gratuitas y dirigidas a todos los públicos. La oferta se compone de 22 paseos, con un total de 10 rutas diferentes, que se realizan a lo…

Gautier Semences est spécialisée dans la création variétale et la production de semences maraîchères destinées aux professionnels. L'entreprise opère aujourd'hui au plan international. Son objectif est d'être un acteur dynamique des nouveaux enjeux technologiques et sociaux de l'agro-alimentaire. Sous la responsabilité du Directeur de Ferme, au sein d'une ferme expérimentale au Maroc vous participez au développement international de l’entreprise…

The Africa region is vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards – floods, drought, landslides, volcanic activity, and wild fires. West Africa, for example, is particularly vulnerable to hydro-meteorological hazards and climate extremes - drought and floods are estimated to account for 80 per cent of loss of life and 70 per cent of economic losses linked to natural hazards. With increasing climate change, hydro-meteorological disasters are…

The objective of the project is the sustainable land and forest management in the Greater Caucasus Landscape secures the flow of multiple ecosystem services, including carbon storage and sequestration and water provisioning services, while ensuring ecosystem resilience to climate change. The project will engineer a paradigm shift from the current unsustainable practices to sustainable land and forest management practice. The project will address…

El itinerario formativo en Operación de Estaciones de Tratamiento de Aguas te prepara para ser competente en la realización del montaje, puesta en servicio, mantenimiento y operatividad en Estaciones de Tratamiento de Agua Potable (ETAP) y en Estaciones de Depuración de Agua Residual (EDAR) , con la calidad y seguridad requeridas y cumpliendo la normativa vigente. El certificado de profesionalidad te ofrece, entre otro: Profundizar en la…

Séminaire participatif pour construire des questions de recherche sur la thématique des sols en Agriculture Biologique (AB). Cette journée abordera la question des sols en AB pour toutes les productions, dans un périmètre large englobant : Des problématiques agronomiques et environnementales, traitées à l’échelle de la parcelle ou des territoires : la gestion des sols, la valorisation des produits résiduaires organiques, la mise au point de…

The uniqueness of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin (COBR) and natural resource value was recognised jointly by the three basin states twenty years ago with the formation The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) and a call for multi-lateral action to protect it from unsustainable development. Development pressures, for a number of reasons, have been slow to materialise and the basin is still one of the least utilised in terms…

We recently had the great pleasure of hosting from the St. George's International School in Cologne, 3 students at the CBM. Here we share with you the full story of how students Leon Kosubek, Galina Milenova and Mahika Bhandarir and their teacher Mr. Stephen Ryan spent their day working with us, and visiting our UN agencies based at this campus. Probably this story might inspire you to have your school or university visit us. This picture shows…

One of the main objectives of the project is to assist the country to prepare project concepts for a pipeline of projects selected and approved by the government of Uzbekistan. In this regard, international technical expertise is being sought to develop a project Concept Note (including Environmental and Social Screening) under the scope of the GCF Simplified Approval Process, with a focus on developing agrometeorological services for climate…

The Goverment of Albania (GoA) has recently approved a new law on protected areas and over the long-term, this should result in a significant improvement in the overall management effectiveness of the country’s system of protected areas, covering 460,060 ha of marine and terrestrial habitats. The current funding baselines for the PA system, and the capacities to administer and improve PA revenue streams, are still well below the levels required…

La Agencia Nacional de Tierras y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo – PNUD, suscribieron un convenio de cooperación con el objeto de aunar esfuerzos institucionales para trabajar mancomunadamente en el desarrollo de las fases de formulación e implementación de planes de ordenamiento social de la propiedad rural en la zona norte del país. Bajo la dirección y supervisión de Gerencia Nacional de Proyecto ANT - PNUD y el/la…

En raison de sa position géographique et de ses facteurs climatiques, les Comores sont vulnérables aux catastrophes naturelles telles que les tempêtes tropicales, les inondations, l'élévation du niveau de la mer, les éruptions volcaniques, les séismes et les glissements de terrain. L'exposition aux catastrophes naturelles couplée à la pression anthropique sur les ressources naturelles et exacerbée par l'évolution des conditions climatiques…

El VII PMA Programa General de Acción de la Unión en materia de Medio Ambiente, titulado “Vivir bien, respetando los límites de nuestro planeta” tiene vigencia hasta el 2020. Sus sus principales objetivos son, entre otras: Proteger, conservar y mejorar el capital natural de la Unión; Convertir a la Unión en una economía hipocarbónica, eficiente en el uso de los recursos, ecológica y competitiva; Proteger a los ciudadanos de la Unión frente a las…

With support from the Government of Norway, the UN-REDD Programme in partnership with the Regional Community Forestry Training Centre (RECOFTC), assisted the Government of Myanmar (GoM) and other stakeholders to develop a “REDD+ Readiness Roadmap” in the period July 2012-August 2013. The signature of the National Programme Document was completed on 15th November 2016, with a duration of 4 years. The first funds transfer from the MPTF-O occurred…

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has established a special Fund, known as Science, Technology and Innovation Transform Fund (IsDB-STIF) to support its Member Countries in finding practical solutions to their key development challenges through the power of innovation. Scientists, Innovators, SMEs, Private Firms, Governments & Non-Governmental Organizations, and Academic or Research and Development Institutions in IsDB Member and non-member…

SEARCA provides travel grants of up to US$1,200 to qualified agriculture professionals and social scientists, including graduate students, in Southeast Asia. Applicants who will present scientific papers toward food security and poverty alleviation at international or local scientific conferences are qualified for the Travel Grants. Only citizens from the following countries may apply: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia…

The Project, which is financed by the Government of Japan, seeks, among other activities in Grenada, to implement Community Based Pilot Demonstration Project in the priority areas of Sustainable Agriculture, Community Based Climate Smart Resilient Infrastructure & Water Resources Management. The Pilot Project entitled “Chambord Water Project”, is one of them; and aims to implement activities that will maximise farmers access to water, especially…