Engagement of youth is vital to building inclusive and sustainable societies. In the Middle East and Africa, youth make up the largest part of the population. This presents immense opportunities but also serious challenges. In Africa alone, 12 million young people enter the labour market each year, while only 3 million new jobs become available. Work and education pose even greater challenges for young refugees. Youth are particularly affected by…

The Covid-19 pandemic is a wake-up call on our food systems. In Asia, while family farmers produce most of the world’s food, they remain lacking control over tenurial security and food security, among others. Further, governments’ policies to ensure food security in the times of Covid-19 tend to be partial, failing to take into account the key roles that family farmers play to promote sustainable, resilient, and diversified food systems. Land…

Bureau Veritas est un des leaders mondiaux de l’évaluation de la conformité et de la certification en matière de qualité, hygiène/santé, sécurité, environnement et responsabilité sociale (QHSE). Mission du poste : Pour la filiale Bureau Veritas Exploitation et pour son activité Agricole et Agroalimentaire, vous rejoignez l’équipe de la région Est à Beaune, composée de 40 personnes. Pour mener à bien votre mission, vous effectuerez des inspections…

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has instigated massive societal and economic disruptions, pressing policymakers and experts to think broadly, act quickly and remain adaptive. Now, more than ever, there is a widespread need for rapid knowledge sharing and the development of effective policy responses in this new and changing context. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are taking this year’s high-level Think2030 conference virtual as an…

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of…

UNOPS’ mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need. Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, UNOPS vision is to always satisfy partners with management services that meet world-class standards of quality, speed and cost effectiveness. By assisting UN organizations, international financial institutions…

Ukraine has a long list of the reform priorities in the area of sustainable energy and the environment (SEE). However, their introduction is being slowed down by difficulties in adopting legislation and the low quality of some legal initiatives. To speed up reforms related to sustainable energy and the environment, and to ensure SEE issues are included in government programmes, UNDP Ukraine, with financial support from Sweden, is seeking to…

It is beyond question that the world’s landscapes and ecosystems are degrading at an unprecedented pace. One of the most urgent questions facing society today is how to sustainably manage global ecosystems in a time of rapid population growth and climate change in a way that allows them to continue to sufficiently produce healthy food, protect and restore biodiversity, return carbon into the soil and manage water supplies while at the same time…

Achieving sustainable and productive landscapes and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for bold and innovative leadership. Governments, the global private sector, universities and international NGOs are seeking landscape leaders to stimulate and facilitate change. If you're reading this page, there's a strong chance that you see challenges in the society and region around you. There's also a strong chance that you have the energy and…

What does endangered mean? How about threatened? Are those different? What do I have to do? This webinar will describe the Endangered Species Act and define terminology for the categories of rarity and the general regulations for each. By participating in this webinar you will learn the rare species that occur in the 14-county NC Woods for Wildlife focal area. You will also become familiar with your responsibilities for those species, but more…

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 26 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 20 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science…

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) and the Office of Global Public Affairs (GPA) are co-hosting an interactive webinar to showcase how the United States approaches transboundary water management and promotes water security in North America. U.S. experts engage with Mexican and Canadian counterparts to identify strategies and methods to foster longer-term information sharing, collaboration, and expert…

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a Stockholm-based policy institute that generates knowledge and guides decision-making towards water wise decisions. Founded in 1991, SIWI performs research, builds institutional capacity and provides advisory services in five thematic areas: water governance, transboundary water management, water and climate change, the water-energy-food nexus, and water economics. As the world grapples with the…

The Climate Ambassador programme is Ireland’s first ever initiative to train and support individuals taking action on climate change. The programme is co-ordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce with support from the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment. Panelists Caroline O'Doherty is the Environment Correspondent for the Irish Independent. Caroline reports on a wide range of environment related topics…

The Climate Press is an online platform to share science-based articles, news about climate and nature, as well as interviews with scientists and researchers. We want to be the bridge between the scientific and the non-scientific community, because every person, independent of their demographics, has the right to be informed and up to date.The Climate Press is condcuting an lonline event with 3 very special guests: Professor Paul Chatterton…

The UN predicts we will be 9-10 billion people on Earth in 2050. Providing so many people with nutritious foods is a massive challenge and one that cannot be met by simply upscaling current practices regarding food production and consumption. Providing humanity with nutritional food is at the center of all decisions related to sustainable development. Agriculture is responsible for 80% of global deforestation. The food systems release 29% of…

With 54 years working in sanitation and the environment in Brazil, the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering – ABES brings together in its associative body about 10,000 professionals in the sector. ABES’s mission is to promote technical-scientific, political-institutional and management activities that contribute to the development of environmental sanitation, with a view to improving people’s health, environment and…

The World Water Council, a long-lasting partner of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt, support the great initiative of the 3rd Cairo Water Week, as a very valuable milestone on the road to the next World Water Forum. The main theme of the Conference is “Water Security for Peace and Development in Arid Regions”. Water is a life insurance and it is key for the development of humans and nature on our planet…

Créée en 2016, Terre de Monaco a pour but de faire de l’agriculture urbaine en particulier des potagers écologiques, faits dans les valeurs du Bio et de la permaculture, en plein sol et sur les toits des immeubles à Monaco et ailleurs en Europe. Le poste s’agit d’un CDD d’un mois renouvelable avec possibilité d’évolution en CDI et est situé à Monaco. Pour participer à son développement, Terre de Monaco recherche un maraîcher (H/F) pour réaliser…

SOAS University of London is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. This event is part of the Virtual SOAS Festival of Ideas which will kick off a week-long series of virtual events. The festival includes: panel discussions, student led installations, masterclasses, keynote lectures, a public debate for/against on Decolonising Knowledge and a Verbatim performance by Bhuchar…

Physical climate change impacts are emerging across a diverse spectrum local, regional, national, and global settings in which engineered systems and infrastructure play key roles. As a result, engineers find themselves as stakeholders in a growing number consequential climate adaptation decisions. Consideration of climate change in the professional engineering setting is thus emerging as an important factor in engineered design, as well in…

The need for resilient food systems comes into stark relief during a crisis. Responses must be agile and adaptive, facilitating the quickest possible recovery while equipping these systems to adaptively manage or avert crises in the future. The event theme, Digital Dynamism for Adaptive Food Systems, will examine food system resilience and highlight how digital tools and technologies can help us sense, respond and (re)build better systems in…

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth…

BiodivERsA and Water JPI are pleased to announce that their transnational 2020-2021 joint Call on “Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems” is now open. The call includes a focus on aquatic systems but all environments are eligible. The research proposals will be evaluated, among others, across the criteria of scientific excellence, quality and efficiency of the…

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are global objectives that will shape national development plans over the next 15 years. From ending poverty and hunger to responding to climate change and sustaining our natural resources, food and agriculture lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda. The Office of Sustainable Development Goals coordinates FAO engagement in the 2030 Agenda follow-up…