In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. You will learn to see your community or country as a complex social-ecological system and to describe its water, energy and food metabolism in the form of a pattern, as well as to map the categories of social actors. We will provide you with the tools to measure the nexus elements and to analyze them in a coherent way across…

La Comisión de Pesca en Pequeña Escala, Artesanal y Acuicultura para América Latina y el Caribe (COPPESAALC) tiene por objetivo principal promover la ordenación y el desarrollo sostenible de la actividad pesquera en pequeña escala, artesanal y de la acuicultura, de acuerdo con los principios y disposiciones del código de conducta para la pesca responsable de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO); así…

El objetivo central de este seminario es invitar a los participantes para reflexionar sobre las implicaciones socioeconómicas del crecimiento de la población y su cambiante estructura por edad, sus impactos para el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), y la importancia de considerarlos en el diseño de políticas públicas en Chile y los demás países de América Latina y el Caribe. El seminario incluirá la discusión sobre los…

El curso busca brindar un marco analítico, conceptual e instrumental introductorio que permita un conocimiento general del concepto Prospectiva y sus técnicas básicas, siendo una primera aproximación a los estudios del futuro. Se pretende, además, dar a conocer experiencias relevantes de la disciplina de la Prospectiva, aplicadas a distintas escalas: mundial, continental, nacional y territorial. Estos dos ejes constituyen el núcleo central del…

The Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance is targeted at students and young professionals with a bachelor degree and is open to all academic disciplines. It aims to give a deep understanding of the complexity of the current energy transformations in Europe and worldwide. With its unique multidisciplinary approach, the programme analyses the links between the different levels of energy governance, from an international to a local level…

The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA) aims to improve the long-term conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, in protected areas and surrounding communities. It is an initiative of the ACP Group of States financed by the European Union’s 11th European Development Fund (EDF), jointly implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…

La Escuela de verano sobre economías latinoamericanas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) recibirá, hasta el 28 de julio de 2019, propuestas de trabajos de investigación sobre el tema del desarrollo sostenible que serán presentados los días 3 y 4 de septiembre en el Seminario Desarrollo sostenible: el nexo entre ciencia, economía y política, que tendrá lugar en Santiago, Chile. Los temas que se tomarán en…

The objective of this consultancy is to identify partnerships with private sector companies committed to ambitious mitigation goals through nature-based solutions and as contributions to the objectives of the forthcoming UN decade on ecosystem restoration and the Secretary General’s Climate Summit. The consultant will undertake the following activities among others: • Identify an initial set of 20 companies in need of adopting transitional…

The Environment and Development Division, Environment and Development Policy Section internship is for a period of two to six months depending on the needs of the division. Environment and Development Policy Section plays a leading role in facilitating the analysis, development, promotion and dissemination of innovative policies in the field of environment and development. With a focus on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the…

El XVI Congreso Internacional sobre Sostenibilidad otorga un mínimo de Becas para Investigadores Emergentes a estudiantes graduados destacados y líderes emergentes que tienen interés de investigación activa en los temas del congreso. La beca ofrece una gran oportunidad de desarrollo profesional para académicos al comienzo de su carrera, ayudándoles a conocer expertos en el campo, interactuar con colegas de otros países, y a crear redes y…

The Ernest du Bois Fund aims to encourage students who are involved in the academic world to engage with problems surrounding water availability in Belgium and in the world. Since 2012 the Fund awards the Ernest du Bois Prize (which amounts to 20.000 euro) to highlight the work of young researchers around the theme of water (resources, availability and management) and give them greater visibility. This call is intended for all young students who…

Esta convocatoria busca los medios que permitan fomentar la generación de ideas, conocimientos y capacidades de jóvenes innovadores para contribuir a reducir el hambre y la pobreza en Honduras a través del desarrollo de propuestas de emprendimientos sostenibles y novedosos. Se otorgara ayuda financiera a terceros a través de la selección de una entidad u organización que diseñará, coordinará y gestionará los servicios de Incubadora de propuestas…

The vacancy is for a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) at P2 level to support climate change education and youth empowerment. Some of the responsibilities that the JPO will be required to fulfill include: • Carry out basic research on matters related to youth, education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation; this will include collecting, analyzing and presenting statistical…

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) está convencida de que el hambre y la malnutrición pueden ser erradicadas en el curso de nuestras vidas. Para cumplir con el Desafío Hambre Cero, es crucial contar con el compromiso político y alianzas de alcance entre las principales partes interesadas. La principal función de la vacante es apoyar al cumplimiento de las actividades operativas y resultados…

The people who make up the Earth Institute are earth scientists, economists, business and policy experts, specialists in public health and law, researchers, teachers and students. The institute comprises more than two dozen research centers and several hundred people who collaborate across many disciplines and schools at the university. The Earth Institute at Columbia University invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships that…

This is a part-time post, based on 20-hour working week. Working in a small but dynamic communications team, the Communications Officer will generate (including the copy-editing, proofreading and coordination of) various in-house communications targeted at a wide and diverse range of audiences (in both English and French); and will develop and contribute to RFUK’s presence and outreach through social media channels. The post would suit someone…

L'Initiative Campus Responsables lance la 6ème édition des Trophées des campus responsables. Ces trophées promeuvent et valorisent les campus (universités ou grandes écoles) ayant les engagements les plus exemplaires et les pratiques les plus avancées sur les différents volets du développement durable, auprès du grand public et de la communauté de l'enseignement supérieur. L'appel à candidatures est ouvert jusqu'au mois de novembre 2019. Pour…

Jean-Michel Severino, Président de Investisseurs & Partenaires, discute dans cette vidéo (11'59) de l'origine des Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD). Il revient notamment sur les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD) puis sur les processus d'élaboration des ODD. Pour plus d'information et afin d'accéder au cours, voir le site internet de l'UVED.

El proyecto “Conservación y uso sostenible de la Agrobiodiversidad para mejorar la nutrición humana en cinco macroregiones de Bolivia”, se implementa en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y está enfocando su intervención en dos principios y líneas de acción estrechamente vinculadas: a) la multiplicidad de la producción y conservación de la biodiversidad y b) la diversificación de las dietas, a través de la identificación de ecotipos de plantas…

10th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC2019) is an international conference that aims to build participants’ academic cooperation, in which it encompasses scholars, researchers, educators, professors and local philosophers from all over the world. This congress also provides opportunities for young generation, especially those from developing countries, to learn and to exchange knowledge as well as to contribute their ideas for solving…

10th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC2019) is an international conference that aims to build participants’ academic cooperation, in which it encompasses scholars, researchers, educators, professors and local philosophers from all over the world. This congress also provides opportunities for young generation, especially those from developing countries, to learn and to exchange knowledge as well as to contribute their ideas for solving…

The E-Learning Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is offering an interesting beginner course on climate change, adaptation, and mitigation. It is a good starting point to get a real know-how of what the most pressing issues are and how they can be tackled. It has been put together by experts, and is being offered free of charge on their platform along with many other related courses. Check it out for more…

Con el objetivo de fortalecer los vínculos entre la Ciencia del Suelo y las expresiones artísticas, dentro del marco del 44° Congreso Mexicano de la Ciencia del Suelo, se convoca al Concurso Nacional de Artes Plásticas en Gestión Sostenible del Suelo. Este concurso está dirigido a todas aquellas personas mayores de 18 años que se expresan mediante la pintura, la escultura, la fotografía y el grabado. Los concursantes deberán ser de nacionalidad…

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The internship positions are available in the Economy Division, Secretariat for the International Resource Panel and…

ProSPER.Net is an alliance of leading universities in the Asia-Pacific region that are committed to integrating sustainable development into postgraduate courses and curricula. The network, dubbed ProSPER.Net: Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network, is developing a new generation of leaders who can best tackle global sustainability challenges in the face of rapid environmental degradation. By changing the way…