Apple’s Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives team is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the development and management of cross-functional environmental projects. You will: Facilitate discussions between facilities, environmental, engineering, operations, procurement, and finance team members to deliver projects & initiatives Serve as a “one-stop shop” to advise non-environmental teams on environmental considerations and link…

The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications to its master course of Environment and Resource Management (ERM), conducted at its campus in Amsterdam. ERM is a wide-ranging programme so that students understand the different aspects of the socio-economic consequences of human intervention on our planet. More than half of the Master’s students in Environment and Resource Management come from abroad.

Join the event online or in person at the European Space Agency’s (ESRIN) in Italy or the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) in UK for GEOSS/HACK 2018, where developers will compete to create data discovery and access tools that solve global challenges. Participants will have 30 hours to create an open-source data discovery or access application based on a challenge announced at the start of the hackathon. The…

The e-Learning Course on How to Use the Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) describes a process for offering cities a quick and easy way to assess their energy efficiency and identify sectors with the most improvement potential.

The Environmental and Natural Resource Economics MSc programme is unique in that it combines a solid foundation in key areas of economics, with specialized field courses. Our students receive a thorough grounding in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics, alongside an in-depth knowledge of the economics and policy of environmental pollution, renewable and non-renewable resource use, as well as the interaction between globalization and…

Instituée en 1984, la fonction publique territoriale constitue le troisième versant de la fonction publique au côté de la fonction publique de l’Etat et de la fonction publique hospitalière. Comptant plus de 1,8 million d'agents, elle représente plus du tiers de l'ensemble des fonctionnaires. Ce MOOC, a pour objet de présenter, de façon didactique, les principales règles de la fonction publique territoriale. Il comporte 10 séances hebdomadaires…

After an introduction to the key concepts, the courses discusses why M&E is important, the basic components of a good M&E system, and international M&E practices. The second lesson covers monitoring and evaluation design and implementation of climate mitigation initiatives. The third and final lesson covers evaluation case studies and additional best practices for M&E (Monitoring and Evaluating) of climate mitigation initiatives.

This e-Course aims to provide a practical overview, from an operational perspective, of the core principles, elements and enabling the environment for integrating gender into climate-smart agriculture, as well as showcasing tools and examples that have entry points to gender, climate change and agriculture. The course is focused on supporting the design, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA…

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS 2) provides grants to projects that seek to pilot, demonstrate and replicate concepts and prototypes before rolling them out to the market. (Note: this may include one or more thematic areas of the Terra Viva Grants directory). The objective is to support entrepreneurship and early-stage entrepreneurs as well as to strengthen the cooperation amongst innovation organizations in Botswana, Namibia…

This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Define the concept of ecosystem services, its principles and limitations; Understand the key services associated with any ressource (e.g., fresh water) through readings and case-studies; Appreciate the advantages…

The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund will support projects that use mobile technologies to improve access to energy, water, and/or sanitation services for underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Applications are welcome from mobile network operators and mobile tower companies in partnerships with service providers for energy, water, and sanitation. Grants are up to £250 thousand

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of business professionals and developers to acknowledge business’ interdependency with…

The Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program is a program designed to support young people and their efforts to pursue a post-secondary education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or business/entrepreneurship. Selected scholarship recipients will receive USD $2,500 each to contribute toward tuition at an accredited post-secondary institution. All applicants for scholarships must be between the ages of 18 – 26 years of…

Les politiques agricoles dans le long terme sont marquées à la fois par des orientations communes à la plupart des pays, notamment imposées par les engagements à l’OMC depuis 1995 sur la libéralisation des marchés et le découplage des aides, et par des évolutions récentes qui semblent ouvrir la voie à des trajectoires plus diversifiées et porteuses d’innovation. Quels sont donc les moteurs de ces évolutions et assiste-t-on à un éclatement des…

Guidé et sous la supervision directe du Chef d’équipe pour la Gouvernance/Analyste au Programme, l’Assistant au Programme fournit un appui pour l’obtention d’un taux d’exécution effectif du programme sur la Gouvernance et les Droits Humains¸ en entrant et gérant les données et en vue de faciliter la mise en œuvre du programme. L’Assistant au Programme promeut une approche visant la satisfaction du client en accord avec les règles et règlement du…

The International Livestock Research Institute seeks to recruit a Research Associate – Dryland Restoration who will assist coordination and implementation of action research with development partners, leading to improved land restoration through adaptive management, focused on sites in Ethiopia. For this position excellent communication both orally and written in English, Amharic, and Afaan Oromo is required. Apply now!

Greencities, Foro de Inteligencia y Sostenibilidad Urbana es el punto de encuentro de todos los agentes implicados en la construcción de Smart Cities. Es el foro para hablar de ciudades de futuro y es una iniciativa compartida entre instituciones, municipios, empresas y profesionales enfocados a la proyección de ciudades sostenibles e inteligentes. Crear proyectos, establecer contactos, ofrecer servicios, compartir experiencias y obtener…

ADN-La Escuela del Agua, con el patrocinio de la Fundación Aquae, abre la convocatoria para participar en el capítulo español del Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) 2018, premio internacional de investigación juvenil sobre el agua y el medio ambiente promovido por el Instituto Internacional del Agua de Estocolmo. El premio se dirige a jóvenes investigadores, menores de 21 años.

In the heart of Zambia’s agri-hub, Agritech Expo Zambia is the ultimate business-to-business buying platform for agricultural professionals, from small-scale farmers to commercial enterprises, to engage and conduct business with some of the world’s leading suppliers to the agricultural industry. Agritech Expo is simply the only professional business led event servicing the needs of the entire agri-value chain in Zambia and its neighbouring…

Teagasc and University College Cork offer a fellowship for a PhD study that is part of a larger project focused on the Gergera watershed in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia aimed at developing strategies for sustainable watershed development. The PhD study will develop a model to analyse the longer-term potential of the watershed in terms of its contribution to household livelihoods both within the watershed and in its environs. Apply now!

The Swedish Research Council funds research projects relevant to the fight against poverty and for sustainable development in low-income countries. The applicant for a research project grant must be an individual researcher. Research cooperation between scientists in Sweden and scientists in selected low and middle-income countries is encouraged. The maximum amount is SEK 1.5 million per year for a period of four years.

The AgriDemo: F2F project is coordinated by the Dairy Knowledge Transfer Department at Teagasc’s Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, leading the knowledge exchange component of the project. The mission of the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark is to generate new science and innovation to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of the Irish Agri-food industry. This is a research focused…

The FIRE Africa Grants support new projects from organizations led by female entrepreneurs focusing on the practical solution(s) that use technology to address specific challenges faced by women and girls. Selected projects will receive up to US$15 thousand and benefit from a series of institutional strengthening and capacity building activities aimed at providing the knowledge, tools, and contacts needed to further advance successful initiatives…

Young Champions of the Earth supports outstanding environmental initiatives of talented people worldwide between the ages of 18 and 30. The program is a global stage to showcase technological inventions and innovative business models that improve the planet’s health. The program will select seven Young Champions of the Earth every year — one from each of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and West Asia…