What can businesses do to counter climate change and create a sustainable business culture? Why is this relevant for business anyway? Explore how business can contribute to a better future for people AND the planet without giving up profits. Extreme weather events, wars, famine and environmental destruction are just a few of the wicked problems faced by humanity. That’s why in 2015 the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…

This course was designed by the UN System Staff College Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development, in coordination with the National University of Singapore acting through its Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Hertie School of Governance based in Berlin, and in collaboration with the OECD Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Unit in Paris to equip participants with a sound understanding of why policy coherence is important…

The Youth in Landscapes Initiative is calling for creative filmmakers between 18 and 35 years of age, to create a short film that showcases the power and the potential of youth-led actions and innovations in improving landscape management in communities around Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Selected filmmakers will join the 30 participants of the first Youth in Landscapes Initiative Camp being held in three project sites near Accra from 26 to 28…

Students in Environmental Policy grapple with a wide range of issues, including alternative energy in the face of climate change, urban migration and its consequences for food production and other complex systems, interactions between built environments and the natural world, environmental effects on well-being and access to opportunity, as well as sustainable approaches to economic growth and economic decline. Environmental Policy students at…

The International RiverFoundation’s Vera Thiess Fellowship for Women gives women from developing countries the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience through the IRF and its partners, with the goal of advancing women’s participation in water and river management. Through the Fellowship, we honour Vera Thiess’ legacy by supporting women’s involvement in river basin and water management. We also acknowledge the inspirational role of…

The World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2019) will be held in London, UK, from the 9th to 11th of December, 2019. It is a multidisciplinary congress. The WCST-2019 bridging efforts across the natural, social and engineering sciences, the environment and development of communities. The congress covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to sustainability, which includes technical and non-technical research areas. It also encourages…

Soulcial Trust a pour objectif de transformer l’esprit de collaboration des communautés. Nous croyons que chaque acteur, qu’il s’agisse d’un individu ou d’une organisation, qui participe à une initiative représente une valeur ajoutée à la réalisation de notre objectif social commun, celui d’une société d’entraide. Tâche spécifique : Le volontaire travaillera dans la branche Green Influence de Soulcial Trust. Elle/il interviendra sur les taches…

Como parte del programa de entrenamiento, el aplicante participará en la contribución a las metas ambientales del Perú (ProAmbiente II). ProAmbiente II es una medida de consultoría en política ambiental. Promueve la aplicación de objetivos políticos en las esferas de la ordenación del medio ambiente, la protección y la utilización sostenible de la diversidad biológica y la ordenación sostenible de los bosques. La medida fortalece las capacidades…

La société upOwa conçoit, développe, finance, produit, installe et exploite des solutions solaires adaptées aux zones peu ou mal desservies par les réseaux électriques nationaux en Afrique sub-saharienne. La force de l’entreprise réside dans son modèle de distribution, permettant d’équiper et de garantir les populations les plus reculées et dénuées de connexions aux réseaux publics via des solutions de financement en pay-as-you-go…

El proyecto "Manejo Forestal Integrado para Reducir la Deforestación II en Bolivia - PROBOSQUE II" contribuye a la conservación de los bosques de Chiquitania asesorando a las comunidades indígenas en el manejo forestal integral. La ciudad de San Ignacio de Velasco es un socio estratégico del proyecto y posee una planta de procesamiento de madera que incluye instalaciones de secado. La madera proviene de las comunidades indígenas de los…

The role – Associate Scientist - Coconut Genetic Resources will lead the development and coordination of coconut genetic resources projects and activities within the Genetic Resources pillar and support the integration of these programs and activities across other LRD pillars. This role will provide key scientific and technical expertise to guide and support activities on the strategy for coconut genetic resources conservation and use primarily…

Early-career researchers from 21 Least Developed Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are eligible for an ambitious new postdoctoral programme offered by IsDB and TWAS. The fellowships will support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science. IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at centres of excellence…

Par souci de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre associées à l'utilisation intensive du diesel pour la production d'électricité, le gouvernement comorien a préconisé l'exploration du potentiel d'utilisation de l'énergie géothermique comme l'une des mesures d'atténuation susceptibles de modifier la croissance économique du pays á partir du mode de forte intensité de CO2 en mode émettant peu de carbone. L’objectif général est d’élaborer…

The study programs offer a market-oriented specialization and orientation. The profiles of graduates are formulated according to competency and based on the requirements of potential employers. Global population, economic growth and ongoing environmental deterioration put increasing pressure on renewable resources such as food, material, water and energy. The master programs aim at educating professionals with lateral understanding and…

The Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Program for Environmental Sciences (PMPCA acronym in Spanish) of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP) is offering postgraduate courses with the options of Master as well as PhD programs. The PMPCA was created as a multidisciplinary postgraduate program, several entities are involved: Faculties of Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities and Agronomy. Further the Institutes…

The Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation (PPCF) is a grant giving trust with Quaker family roots in the United Kingdom. We aim to contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to nonviolence and environmental sustainability. Our priority is to address systemic threats by seeking to change policy and attitudes at a national or European level. In order to do this, in the limited areas described below we support projects that…

La seguridad agroalimentaria es uno de los mayores problemas a nivel mundial debido a que existen millones de personas que no tienen acceso diario a los alimentos. Por ello, es necesario revisar el concepto y analizar su importancia, elementos para la construcción de políticas para generar seguridad alimentaria, así como los riesgos e implicaciones de no implementar estas políticas. Al hacerlo, puede contribuirse al reto global actual, el cual…

Los fenómenos naturales son factores de riesgo relevantes, que causan importantes daños y pérdidas económicas, afectando con una fuerza particular al sector agropecuario y al medio rural. En este curso se expondrá el nuevo marco global para el desarrollo sostenible, su relevancia, implicaciones y oportunidades, a efectos de beneficiar el agro, la seguridad alimentaria y el medio rural; para lo cual se están considerando como instrumentos clave…

FIER, es la primera Feria Internacional de Energías Renovables, Movilidad Eléctrica y Sustentabilidad a desarrollarse en Argentina, cuyo objetivo es congregar a los distintos actores del sector para generar entre los mismos y el público en general, un vínculo más cercano que les permita ampliar su horizonte de negocios. FIER ha sido concebida como un espacio de intercambio de tecnología e innovación para el networking y los negocios asociados al…

Channelling global financial flows towards Sustainable Development is imperative to achieving the 2030 Agenda. This course is designed to equip UN staff with knowledge and skills to galvanise financing for sustainable transformation. It will illuminate the financing landscape, examine best practice innovations in mobilising public and private finance, explore the use of technology in financial inclusion and emphasise the role of the UN staff as…

Study Semester "Renewable Resources" is a one-semester intensive course covering different aspects of sustainability within and beyond the field of environmental sciences. Taught exclusively in English, our lectures and workshops cover the latest scientific findings on renewable energy and materials, sustainable agriculture as well as climate change. Economic, legal and technological aspects complete the picture. Hands-on experiences along with…

The course is designed for students with different academic backgrounds and a general interest in sustainability and sustainable development. There are no special prerequisites for the course. 'Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures' Course introduces students to the politics, governance and ethics of sustainability. The course examines major current global challenges divided into economic, political and environmental issues. Climate change will…

The joint PhD programme established at the United Nations University Institute for the Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at TU Dresden is the latest among the very few doctoral programmes UNU currently offers. Research Scope The Joint PhD programme of TU Dresden and UNU, launched in 2015, is embedded within UNU-FLORES’s nexus-oriented research agenda and the…

Power Africa seeks partners that are aligned with effort to 30,000 megawatts (MW) of cleaner, more efficient electricity generation capacity, as well as increase electricity access by adding 60 million new home and business connections throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Power Africa partners include a range of private sector players across the power delivery value chain that can help Power Africa and sub-Saharan African nations meet these ambitious…

A punto de finalizar el primer tercio del tiempo establecido para el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), surge la pregunta qué contribuciones están generando las universidades para su consecución. Este congreso representa un punto de encuentro de universidades para compartir experiencias y generar oportunidades de nuevos aprendizajes, alianzas y encauzar los retos del desarrollo. Algunas de las temáticas que incluye este…