The mission of the World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Food is to build inclusive, sustainable, efficient and nutritious food systems through leadership-driven, market-based action and collaboration, informed by insights and innovation, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. The System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Food aims to: Strengthen Global Food Systems: Facilitate systems thinking and…

This programme aims to introduce students to the concepts of soil for the 21st century and is suitable for students wishing to pursue a career in land-based management or environmental protection. Soils underpin the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems and are key to food production. Soils form the basis of all agricultural production, but they also store water, mediate the impact of pollutants, provide biological habitats, have an impact on…

The University of Aberdeen has been producing high quality Soil Science graduates for over 60 years, with world leading researchers, renowned consultants and senior government staff amongst our alumni. You will receive intensive training in soil and environmental sciences, with a large focus on field and laboratory based teaching. Our School maintains expertise in all core areas of soil science (biology, chemistry, physics and pedology), so you…

La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) convoca a investigadores, estudiantes de educación media superior, superior y posgrado, miembros de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y del sector empresarial así como a funcionarios públicos de México y América Latina a participar con ponencias en el 9º Congreso Nacional de Investigación en Cambio Climático en México. Algunos de los temas con los que se puede participar son: Adaptación…

Mucha de la literatura académica de sostenibilidad se centra en el Norte Global y en los temas correspondientes a políticas globales de los países desarrollados, como el cambio climático, la pérdida de la biodiversidad y la capa de ozono. Por contraste, se escribe considerablemente poco sobre los problemas del Sur Global, que es rico en experiencias de sostenibilidad y en experiencias aprendidas de la conservación de recursos naturales, y donde…

La Metodología de Marco Lógico es una herramienta que ha ganado gran difusión y reconocimiento. Es utilizada para facilitar el proceso de conceptualización, diseño, ejecución y evaluación de proyectos. Se organiza en función de la obtención de objetivos, identifica los grupos beneficiarios y pretende facilitar la participación y la comunicación entre las partes. ElInstituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica Social (ILPES)…

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (www.ciat.cgiar.org) develops technologies, innovative methods, and research-based based solutions in agriculture and the environment, in order to increase prosperity and improve human nutrition in the tropics, and by doing so, help the world secure a sustainable food future. Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for development in tropical regions of Latin America and the…

El proyecto Vínculos rurales-urbanos para el desarrollo inclusivo en Colombia busca fortalecer las políticas de desarrollo territorial mediante el análisis de los tejidos territoriales, que son vínculos rurales-urbanos de diverso tipo (interacciones entre personas u organizaciones en torno a actividades productivas, gestión de recursos naturales, relaciones sociales y culturales, entre otros) organizados en forma de redes. Estos tejidos…

The Global Mechanism is an institution of the UNCCD, mandated to assist countries in the mobilization of financial resources from the public and private sector for activities that prevent, control or reserve desertification, land degradation and drought. As the operational arm of the convention, the Global Mechanism supports countries to translate the Convention into action and to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) at the national level…

L'objectif général de cette mission est d'aider le PRRP à intégrer l'analyse économique du climat et des catastrophes (y compris GSI) dans les processus de planification stratégique, de budgétisation et de développement avec les parties prenantes et les partenaires. Grâce à des consultations avec les partenaires gouvernementaux, les parties prenantes et l'équipe, l'objectif de cette mission est de: Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des recherches sur…

The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project by the AfDB and Japan which was initiated in 2017 with the aim of providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students to enable them to undergo post-graduate studies (i.e. a two-year Master’s degree program) in selected priority development areas on the continent and Japan. The overarching goal the AfDB and the Government of Japan seek…

El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente es la principal autoridad ambiental que establece el programa ambiental mundial, promueve la aplicación coherente de la dimensión ambiental del desarrollo sostenible en el sistema de las Naciones Unidas y actúa como defensor autorizado del medio ambiente mundial. El pasante trabajará bajo la supervisión del Coordinador Regional del Subprograma de Eficiencia de Recursos. El puesto apoyará…

Eco-generation would like to announce a call for applications for the 23rd Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors Program. Eco-generation Regional Ambassador is an elite position awarded to youth aged between 13 and 24 qualified to represent Tunza Eco-generation, an environmental networking platform for children and youth around the world. Eco-generation Regional Ambassador Program provides exceptional experiences with the opportunities to actively…

Journée organisée par l'unité ALISS de l'Inra et l'unité ESSAI de l'Université de Carthage (Tunisie). La journée est ouverte à tous les chercheurs, avec une attention accordée aux doctorants et post-doctorants, en particulier ceux venant d'institutions maghrébines, d'Afrique Sub-saharienne et du pourtour méditerranéen. Les travaux sur les enjeux liés au développement des pays méditerranéens et aux rapports économiques Nord/Sud, qu’ils soient…

"Building Up" is a cooperation project between the organisations Jugendakademie Walberberg e.V. (Germany), Achieve More Scotland (UK), Porta Nuova Europe (Italy) and Association Inspiration (Bulgaria). For 16 days participants from each country meet in Germany to build up a volunteering team that carries out activities at GFO Klostergarten Merten and Jugendakademie Walberberg. At Klostergarten the volunteers work together with kids and elderlies…

From the poorest nations of the world to the poorest areas of the world’s richest countries, there are people who go hungry. In fact, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are an estimated 795 million people suffering from chronic undernourishment. That represents a harrowing 13%, or nearly one in eight people in developing countries. While this is an improvement over the last two decades, despite continued…

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme is a partnership between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation…

Le Sommet mondial du mérite est l’un de nos plus importants événements annuels. Il rassemble 500 jeunes leaders. Des militants de la communauté et des jeunes du World Merit du monde entier, enthousiastes à l'idée de créer des liens, d'apprendre, de partager et de travailler ensemble afin de développer une stratégie d'impact significatif s'inscrivant dans les objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies. C'est une excellente occasion pour…

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address Climate Change. The UNFCCC secretariat supports the Convention, its Kyoto Protocol and the historic Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties and the implementation of commitments. It is a dynamic organization working in a politically challenging…

Every year across Australia, thousands of people donate their time and money to help people in developing countries. Australian Aid: Friendship Grants is bringing local Australian community organisations into the Australian aid program by providing funding for them to expand or enhance their international development activities in our region. Many Australian organisations, including charities, local government groups, professional organisations…

Sous l'autorité du Directeur de l'Agence, le ou la titulaire du poste exercera les responsabilités suivantes, dans les secteurs prioritaires de concentration des interventions de l'AFD en République de Djibouti: Suivi opérationnel des projets « infrastructures, développement urbain, eau et assainissement, environnement et énergies renouvelables » Suivi des politiques et des stratégies sectorielles Activités transversales de l'Agence. Pour plus d…

The WFSC was established at ETH Zurich based on the belief that the real-world solutions needed to tackle the challenges our food system faces require collaboration from global and local stakeholders across the entire food value chain. In order to do this, we support multi- and transdisciplinary approaches to addressing these challenges through research, education, and outreach activities that contribute to sustainable food security. The question…

El titular del puesto desempeñará funciones de creación de capacidad, planificación de programación, funciones operacionales y enlace referente a la gestión de la Red de Representaciones de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Una de las principales labores del puesto es la elaboración y ejecución de iniciativas de creación de capacidad en apoyo de las…

Among other duties, the Sustainable Land Management Specialist will be responsible for the following: Provide technical advice on what SLM practices are most resilient to climate change depending on local context Train/ build the capacity of target communities and stakeholders to plan, implement and monitor sustainable land management interventions Provide support in the development of SLM training materials for inclusion in Farmer Field Schools…