World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks a climate communications intern to support the Alliances for Climate Action initiative, under the WWF-US’ Climate team. The Alliances for Climate Action (ACA) is a global network of domestic multi-sector alliances committed to driving climate action and supporting the delivery and enhancement of their countries’ climate goals. ACA connects cities, states, the…

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties. The Mitigation division leading in the development and effective implementation of innovative approaches to broaden…

Nature offers many solutions to reduce the impacts of disasters and climate change, such as protecting forests on steep slopes, maintaining sand dunes along coastline and wetlands to buffer excess rainwater. Nature-based Solutions for increasing disaster and climate resilience are relevant to everybody and each of us can take some actions – small or large in promoting them. With this in mind, the introductory module is designed to be accessible…

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 Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties and the implementation of commitments. The Communications & Engagement division supports implementation of the Paris…

A lo largo de las últimas dos décadas se ha incrementado paulatinamente la inquietud por la degradación del medio ambiente y el cambio climático y, consecuentemente, esta preocupación ha ido ocupando un lugar de relevancia en la agenda política global. Los objetivos del curso son estudiar los aspectos macroecológicos que intervienen en la modificación del clima en el planeta, definir las distintas zonas climáticas del planeta y como afecta el…

The position is located in the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Andean Countries (DWT/CO­Lima). DWTs provide high quality, timely and integrated technical support to country offices in the design and implementation of Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) in response to their requests within the framework of outcome-­based work plans. This support includes technical and policy advice, information and analyses. The…

The 2020/2021 edition of the debate contest is part of the “End Climate Change, Start Climate of Change” – in short, #ClimateOfChange project, led by WeWorld and involving 16 European organizations, the project is funded by the European Commission within the framework of the DEAR (Development Education and Awareness Raising) Programme. The initiative aims to inform young Europeans about the complex relationships between climate change and…

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) envision a more equitable world where forestry and landscapes enhance the environment and well-being for all. CIFOR-ICRAF are non-profit, scientific institutions that conduct research on the most pressing challenges of forest and landscape management around the world. Using a global, multidisciplinary approach, we aim to improve human well-being, protect the…

Nature’s Place in the Race is a series of live events featuring dialogues from across the full nature based solutions spectrum. Join us to explore the role nature can play in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Our understanding of nature’s role in the fight against climate change, as well as the full range of benefits that nature-based solutions deliver for people around the world is now commonly accepted. To build on this momentum, the Nature…

The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) is organizing with the CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) led by CIFOR, a webinar on ‘Digital and Financial Innovations for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in NR Systems’. Natural rubber consumption and production is impacted by climate change. With no doubt the physical impacts of climate change are likely to have a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries…

La Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS) es una empresa líder en el rubro de las mutualidades, su aspiración es hacer de Chile el país que mejor cuida a los trabajadores y sus familias. Fomentan la calidad de vida, cultura, innovación y valor social a quienes forman parte de la ACHS. Corporación de derecho privado sin fines de lucro que cuenta con más de 2 millones 600 mil trabajadores afiliados, más de 73 mil entidades empleadoras adherentes a…

The world’s growing population will need more and better food, from less farmable land, being produced by fewer farmers, in a far more volatile and changing climate. A more efficient and equitable agricultural system, in harmony with the environment, requires a step-change in how research is conducted and how its outputs and data are shared. Opening up agricultural research and data is key to accelerating new discoveries and translating them into…

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is undertaking its readiness activities for accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) resources for addressing climate change. The project involves strengthening capacity of the Government to access climate finance through extensive stakeholder engagement, with the main objective of improving the monitoring system for climate change impacts on the agriculture sector in Trinidad and Tobago. The…

The Philippine Interfaith Summit on Climate Emergency 2020 is a platform for different religions and religious denominations in the Philippines to discuss how their respective religious doctrines and traditions talk about the morality and spirituality of caring for the planet through divestment from fossil fuels and other environmentally destructive industries. The best we can do is to act in solidarity with the vulnerable communities, and to act…

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Unit, the Programme Analyst is responsible for management of UNPD activities within the thematic/sectoral areas assigned. The Programme Analyst analyses political, social and economic trends and leads formulation, management and monitoring of projects within his/her portfolio. The UNDP Natural Resources Management,Climate Change and Disaster…

In the project regions proposed here, southern Kenya and northern Tanzania as well as the Kavango-Zambezi region of Zambia and Zimbabwe in eastern and southern Africa, unique ecosystems of outstanding importance for the protection of global biodiversity are found. In both project regions there are still large continuous natural areas with viable populations of numerous endangered species. At the same time, the people living here are particularly…

Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues. We live in times of interlinked crises which should be a strong wake-up call on our interdependence with nature as well as the need for broader and stronger collaboration across geographical regions, sectors, and disciplines to meet the challenges and find a sustainable future. At this Focali…

In this self-paced online course, the participant will be introduced to the Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA), a collaborative approach to address an uncertain future, following the launch of the methodology in 2018. The course consists of 11 modules each that present the CRIDA approach through a set of video lectures and hands-on exercises, as well as presenting a set of global CRIDA case studies. This online course ends in a…

The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank providing leading research and viable policy options to government officials, business executives and the public at large wishing to better understand international issues. Multilateral cooperation was being put to the test by growing divisions and confrontation well before the Covid-19 crisis. With the pandemic taking a heavy…

Climate change and disasters pose a growing threat to development. It is essential to identify related risks early in the preparation stage of development operations and programs and to integrate appropriate resilience measures to mitigate and cope with these risks. The World Bank Group developed a suite of Climate and Disaster Risk Screening Tools to help development professionals screen for climate change and disaster risks during project…

El uso eficiente de la energía, a veces simplemente llamado eficiencia energética o ahorro energético, es el objetivo de reducir la cantidad de energía requerida para proporcionar productos y servicios. Vértice Business School le ofrece una serie de OPEN CLASS a las personas interesadas en realizar uno de sus Programas o Cursos, para que puedan ver varios ejemplos de clases impartidas en el Campus antes de matricularse. En la actualidad ha tomado…

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 world population is growing and is projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050. How do we prepare for this and how are we going to be able to feed all these people? It is clear that food production mainly has to come from improvements in agricultural water management on existing agricultural lands. Global climate change raises the pressure on supply and demand for water. Changing temperatures and long-term variation in annual precipitation amounts…