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…

The development of high-quality, real-world data sets constitutes an on-going need of the climate research, observations, and modelling communities and their joint activities. Key areas in data collection for climate change research still remain under-sampled today, also affecting efforts in climate model calibration, evaluation, and reanalysis. Recognizing this need for further advancing climate observations and their coordination, the World…

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…

Applicants proposing to conduct research in any phase of wildlife conservation or related fields of North American fauna - terrestrial and freshwater (rivers, lakes, streams), extant or fossil - are invited to apply to the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund. North America includes everything north of the Isthmus of Panama, including the Caribbean. These awards are intended principally to assist early career scientists -- advanced predoctoral…

In this program, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) partners with French and German institutions to permit an exchange of graduate students. This program allows AMNH graduate students to spend 3 months during the year at selected universities in France and/or Germany and also allows students from French and German universities to come to the AMNH for 3 months. The German and French institution graduate students who come to the AMNH to…

The Health, Safety, Social and Environmental (HSSE) management unit falls under the UNOPS SSC Group. It is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of environmental management good practices in UNOPS projects and operations. The HSSE unit also helps to set the environmental management policy and strategic direction of UNOPS in line with the UN common system standards and international best practices. A key component of the…

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…

Programme de l'évènement: Veille réglementaire, retours d'expériences, cas pratiques et échanges autour de 2 thématiques : -L'adaptation au changement climatique : comment répondre aux problématiques rejets et accès à la ressource, -La dépollution et la réhabilitation de sites industriels : les modalités de prise en compte de la biodiversité. Pitch de projets et solutions innovantes: Les solutions fondées sur la nature au service des…

Programme de l'évènement: Veille réglementaire, retours d'expériences, cas pratiques et échanges autour de 2 thématiques : L'adaptation au changement climatique : comment répondre aux problématiques rejets et accès à la ressource, La dépollution et la réhabilitation de sites industriels : les modalités de prise en compte de la biodiversité. Pitch de projets et solutions innovantes: Les solutions fondées sur la nature au service des problématiques…

Our fantastic CBM team has been working for last two months organising the CBM side event “Talking capacity building and you. A chance to share and to receive” at the #UNCCDCOP14. It is an exciting and inspiring time. We have a lot to do but we all learnt a ton from it. We are looking forward to the event. Although not everyone could go to India, we are excited to have this opportunity to follow the events of the COP. It is great seeing how…

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. International Conference on Irrigation Water Management and Practices aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and…

La Universidad de Alicante, tras la irrupción del nuevo escenario que plantean los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), aprobados en el año 2015 en la 69 Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en el marco de la Agenda 2030, ha iniciado un proceso de reflexión estratégica sobre la integración de éstos en la Universidad. Esta tarea implica abordar los ODS de forma transversal en las políticas universitarias e integrar la agenda 2030 en sus…

Agri-Horticulture 2019 takes great pleasure in welcoming you to participate in the upcoming European Conference on Agrotechnology and Horticulture dto witness valuable scientific discussions and to participate in workshops on recent advances inagricultural technology, Horticulture, Symposiums, Agri-Horticulture Sessions & contribute to the future innovations in the field of Agrotechnology and Horticulture. Modern farms and agricultural operations…

La producción agropecuaria tiene unos profundos efectos en el medio ambiente en su conjunto. Son la principal fuente de contaminación del agua por nitratos, fosfatos y plaguicidas. También son la mayor fuente antropogénica de gases responsables del efecto invernadero y contribuyen en gran medida a otros tipos de contaminación del aire y del agua. La agricultura afecta también a la base de su propio futuro a través de la degradación del suelo, la…

The Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 Course is based on a clear vision: imagine best practice farming for 2050, start to implement these strategies now, all the while making sure it will still be profitable. At UWA we're doing just that with the Future Farm 2050 Project, set on a mixed-enterprise farm in Western Australia and we want you to learn how it can be done in your part of the world. Although this course is based on…

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an inter-governmental organisation headquartered in Abu Dhabi, mandated to promote the widespread and increased adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity. IRENA's mission is to play a leading role in the ongoing transformation of the global energy systems…

IFAD hosts the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM), a G20-initiative created in 2013 with the mandate to enable the integration of a holistic agricultural risk management (ARM) approach into policy planning, institutional capacities and investment in the agricultural sector of Least Developed Countries and Lower Middle-Income Countries to move away from a culture of coping with disasters towards a smart management of risk, and…

LACQUA19 será la reunión anual en el 2019 del capítulo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de la Sociedad Mundial de Acuicultura (WAS por sus siglas en inglés). El congreso se llevará a cabo en tres idiomas tanto para el material escrito, como las presentaciones orales. La conferencia incluirá todas las especies acuáticas principales cultivadas en Costa Rica y los otros países de Latinoamerica y del Caribe. Algunas de las temáticas a desarrollar serán…

On 22nd May 2018, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat approved a mid-sized project “Strengthening the Capacity of Institutions in Uganda to Comply with the Transparency Requirements of the Paris Agreement”. The project is funded through The Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT), established at COP 21 to support developing countries to enhance transparency requirements as defined in Article 13 of the Paris agreement in…

Rwanda is currently implementing its “Green Growth and Climate Resilience National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development (GGCR)” strategy with ambitions to transform by 2050 Rwanda’s economy into a climate resilient, low carbon economy, with a strong services sector, low unemployment and low levels of poverty. The main purpose of this assignment is to determine and document baseline indicators for measuring socio-economic and…

Improving food security and nutrition is a critical issue for many women and children living in Ethiopia. The Growing Nutrition for Mothers and Children (GROW) project in Ethiopia is an initiative to address undernutrition in women of reproductive age and children under five years of age. The GROW project is a partnership among CARE Canada, Cuso International and McGill University. As a Rural Livelihood Officer, you will help enhance community…

El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) diseñó este curso con el fin de fortalecer las buenas prácticas de la innovación agroalimentaria como parte de una estrategia para reforzar las capacidades de gestión de innovación en beneficio del desarrollo del sector agroalimentario. Al finalizar este curso se esperá que los participantes puedan identificar oportunidades para emprender innovaciones en el sector…

Dans cette vidéo (25'28), Gilles Boeuf, professeur à l'université Pierre et Marie Curie, présente les grands enjeux globaux auxquels est aujourd'hui confrontée l'Humanité. Il centre son propos sur la biodiversité, dont l'érosion actuelle soulève de profondes interrogations du point de vue écologique, sanitaire, humain et économique. Pensez aussi à consulter les autres vidéos disponibles sur la plateforme.

Este siglo presenta retos relevantes como la lucha contra la pobreza y la desigualdad, el enfrentar al cambio climático, la conservación de la biodiversidad, la transición energética, la mejora de la gobernabilidad y el logro del acceso universal a la salud, a la educación y a la energía. Con base en los logros y rezagos de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), se proponen los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) que son un llamado…

Le SIPSA-FILAHA est le plus grand salon professionnel dédié à l’élevage et l’agroéquipement en Afrique. Le salon présentera les dernières innovations et un ensemble de Forums et conférences organisés par la Fondation FILAHA Innove. Pour son édition 2019, le salon SIPSA organise sa première édition du concours SIPSA Innov'. Une commission d'experts examinera un concours sur les innovations agricoles afin d'encourager les efforts et la créativité…