Participate at the 2018 Kenako Afrika Festival in Berlin, Germany! The schedule will feature concerts, lectures, panel discussions, a marketplace and several other initiatives. One of these discussions will have the title "When Agriculture Makes People Poor". Agriculture and soil are crucial for the African continent and essential not only for the provision of its own population, but also for people worldwide. Nonetheless, more and more African…

El panorama energético mundial, dominado por una demanda creciente de energía a escala global que se sustenta en el consumo masivo de energías fósiles, conlleva importantes retos a los que debe hacer frente nuestra sociedad. Si estás interesado en el desarrollo sostenible, en cuáles serían las bases de futuro energético que respete el medio ambiente, el curso ‘Energía inteligente para un futuro sostenible’ te ayudará a saber más sobre todo ello.

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) is a program of the U.S. government to support bright young leaders ages 18-35 in the ASEAN countries. The YSEALI Academic Fellowships offer support to participate in a five-week institute on the campus of a U.S. university or college in one of the following topics: civil engagement; environmental issues; or social entrepreneurship and economic development. The fellowships include leadership…

This e-Course aims to provide a practical overview, from an operational perspective, of the core principles, elements and enabling an environment for integrating gender into climate-smart agriculture, as well as showcasing relevant tools and examples related to gender, climate change, and agriculture. The course is focused on supporting the design, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of gender elements in CSA projects. While the material…

This program has been designed for managers and staff of financial institutions (FIs) including banks, private equity funds, leasing companies and microfinance institutions. The objective of STEP is to help FIs better understand sustainable finance, social and environmental risk management and explore sustainability-related business opportunities.

This training aims at preparing social development specialists, researchers, consultants and partners for their new role in supporting the enforcement of the World Bank Group's (WBG’s) new Gender Strategy in their operations, in particular, linking analysis, action, and outcomes to close the key gender gaps. Social development specialists are probably already convinced of the value of gender equality and have operational experience in its…

The course raises awareness of this important agenda in the context of climate resilient development, and it will help teams and project managers in integrating Weather and Climate Services considerations into their projects, both in terms of project conceptualization and delivery. This e-learning platform provides a basic introduction to weather and climate services and seeks to demystify how weather and climate information systems function…

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as powerful agents of positive social change in a world often…

Los próximos 30, 31 de mayo y 1 de junio se celebra en Córdoba el VII Congreso Internacional de Agroecología, una cita clave para todas las entidades y personas que trabajan para «seguir redescubriendo, acompañando y construyendo prácticas y experiencias agroecológicas en todos los rincones del planeta, desde la agricultura campesina y la agricultura familiar hasta los modelos de consumo y las culturas alimentarias sustentables».

The International Development Research Centre (IRDC) announces the 2018 round of doctoral research grants for Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at Canadian universities. Thematic priorities include agriculture and environment (including climate change), among others. IDRC supports research in all developing countries, with certain exceptions (explained in the announcement)…

El Instituto Erudite es la primera entidad española en impartir el Curso de Educador e Intérprete Forestal, una formación especializada para los profesionales interesados en trabajar en el medio forestal. Además, configurado en doble curso introduce también la figura del Técnico de Educación Ambiental, muy necesario en todos los contextos educativos relacionados con temáticas ambientales, y que viene a ampliar el ámbito laboral.

The International Development Research Center (IDRC) makes research awards to citizens and permanent residents of Canada, and to citizens of developing countries. The award provides CA$20 thousand for one year of doctoral studies. Program areas include agriculture and environment.

The 2019 Northern Africa Regional Meeting (NARM) of International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) is specially planned to engage, informed and create awareness among African youths, especially young foresters and professionals on the global goals as highlighted in SDGs. The meeting will create a meeting point and forum to engage in intellectual discourse among youth, professionals and general public interested in protection and sustainable…

The online space for gender and energy aims to bring together practitioners from around the world to share experiences, emerging tools, available resources, and knowledge on Gender Equality and Energy through an interactive platform.

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed.