The Italian Fellowships Programme for Technical Cooperation Capacity Building and Human Resources Development is sponsored by the Government of Italy and implemented by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA). Through this Programme, young skilled professionals are selected for a one-year placement in the field offices of either organizations of the United Nations system or the Italian Agency for Development…

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and partners in Palestine, Jordan, and Europe are working together to create a new and innovative eMaster in Water Resources Engineering (eMWRE). This blended learning MSc program will provide students with the latest technological tools, interdisciplinary skills, and applied experience needed to tackle critical water resource issues in the MENA region. One focus of the program will be using free and open…

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join the GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub programme to improve water security for a resilient future. You will have responsibility for developing and implementing a programme of research on the relationship between water security and sustainable development in Ethiopia. Previous research has examined the impact that hydrological variability has on economic activity in the Awash…

The Cameroon Bioscience Society is an organisation serving the professional and scientific needs of Bioscientists and individuals in related disciplines. The sharing of ideas and research findings, establishing and strengthening a network for researchers, are signposts of the Society. The theme of the conference is “Efficient Management of Bioresources for Human Wellbeing”, as Bioscience 2020 aims to bring together leading academics…

IFED is dedicated to provide sustainable environmental management of natural resources that align to our client’s unique needs to mitigate impacts on climate change. This course aims to give the learner the tools and techniques for planning and effective management of PAs, with a view to significantly improving their contribution to the conservation of biological diversity and to the improvement of the living conditions of neighboring populations…

All the UN member states have committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Targets by 2030. However, there is a clear gap between what is being committed and the delivery of the commitments. For example, in 2020 National Voluntary Reports only seven countries reported on specific land targets. No country reported on the all three key land targets. The gap prevails based on many reasons ranging from lack of political will to resources…

Join us for a UN Day celebration with people who actively promote the UN's ideals in the world without working for the UN: artists, activists, professors, entrepreneurs, and you! These are people who are not directly involved with the UN as an institution but through their work they help put the UN ideals into practice and in the process provide possible solutions or different angles when addressing peace, sustainable development and human rights…

The Regenerative Earth Summit is returning this year with a 4 event series focused on accelerating the conversation from regenerative learning to regenerative action. Regenerative Rising is re-imagining this series of highly engaging 2-day virtual summits as an opportunity to engage regenerative leaders in a co-creational effort, focused on addressing key obstacles to regenerative implementation. With keynote speakers and working groups digging…

Over the last ten years, the Trust has established two main legume research consortia which it funds: the first in West African countries, focuses on cowpea, and the second, in East Africa countries, on common bean. The Trust's aim in these programmes is to bring the power of modern genetic methods, such as marker-assisted breeding techniques, to the improvement of crops. The Trust has worked with the grantees to design the project and to set in…

Prospero Zambia works with intervention partners in the small livestock, fruits and vegetables and legumes sectors to address market constraints that hamper sector growth, competitiveness and opportunities for SMEs. Prospero is seeking strong, commercially-oriented investment concepts with an innovative business idea that address one or more of the following constraints: Small Livestock, Fruits and Vegetables, Legumes. Prospero provides financial…

This is a high-profile event that brings together four senior academics from across the University of Cambridge who have all been advising policymakers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The speakers will draw on their extensive experience of advising and being consulted by policy-makers and will reflect on some of the lessons, debates and controversies associated with governmental responses to the pandemic. And they will consider what this episode…

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…

Jordan is adversely impacted by climate change, climate models of the Third National Communication of Jordan on climate change indicate that warmer summers relative to other seasons are extremely likely to occur including, decrease of precipitation, heat waves, the maximum number of dry days is likely to increase per year, and consecutive dry days. An increase in the water deficit up to 30% during over the 20 years is predicted as highly likely…

DTU focuses on research in technical and natural sciences that contributes to the development of society. As an industrially orientated university, our goal is to supply high-level international research based on combining theory with constructing models and empirical methods. Learn about the best environmental technologies for a sustainable development and how they are managed in various settings around the world. This course gives you an…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…