Sous l’autorité de la Directrice Régionale, le/la Représentant/e Pays a pour mission principale de décliner la stratégie régionale au niveau du pays, avec les équipes et en interaction avec la direction régionale, de superviser sa mise en œuvre, et de représenter le GERES dans son pays. Les missions se déclinent autour des objectifs suivants : Diriger et animer la stratégie pays en cohérence avec la stratégie régionale; Développer et superviser…

The InsuResilience Global Partnership was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn in November 2017 and emerged from the G7 InsuResilience Initiative. The aim is to enable countries to react more quickly after a disaster and to better adapt to climate and disaster risks through the use of risk financing and insurance instruments. This will help poor and vulnerable people to strengthen their resilience over time. The partnership…

Facilitation of partnerships with the private sector in the Beira-Corridor, with a special focus on the Province of Sofala. Strengthening of the partner institutions and cooperation with stakeholders in selected value chains. The position is embedded in and contributes to the Programme for “Sustainable Economic Development” (ProEcon) and the Project „Green Innovation Centres for the Agricultural and Food Sector” (GIAE). Your tasks Supporting the…

Le projet mondial « Durabilité et augmentation de la création de valeur dans la filière coton » fait partie de l’initiative spéciale « Un SEUL MONDE sans faim » du ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement. Ses pôles d’intervention prioritaires sont l’augmentation de la production de coton durable et le renforcement des étapes de transformation en aval. Cette approche vise à augmenter les revenus dans la filière…

Public et conditions d'accès Public niveau bac + 2 dans une spécialité tertiaire, si possible en rapport avec le développement du territoire ou la gestion de la biosphère (géographie, économie, sociologie, écologie, techniques de gestion de l'environnement...). Etre impliqué dans la vie locale ou avoir travaillé dans un domaine lié à l'environnement. Objectifs pédagogiques Cette UE vise à permettre aux élèves d’appréhender le développement du…

Public et conditions d'accès Avoir le niveau de la deuxième année du cycle ingénieur Objectifs pédagogiques Initier à la démarche du développement durable et à son application à l'énergétique Présenter des outils utiles pour le développement durable (bilan carbone, ACV ) Sensibiliser aux enjeux énergétiques dans la perspective du développement durable Ouverture des marchés de l'énergie Energies renouvelables et développement durable Ouverture au…

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 30 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 35 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level. The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program (Eiffel Program) has two components: The master’s component…

Le programme de bourses Eiffel permet de former les futurs décideurs étrangers, des secteurs privé et public, dans les domaines d’études prioritaires, et de stimuler les candidatures d’étudiants originaires de pays émergents âgés de 30 ans maximum pour le niveau master et de pays émergents et industrialisés âgés de 35 ans au plus pour le niveau doctorat. Les quatre domaines d’études concernés par les bourses Eiffel sont : le droit l’économie et…

The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is an intensive academic and enrichment program designed for African secondary school students who plan to pursue tertiary education and wish to make meaningful impact as young leaders on the continent. Participants will enhance their academic skills, receive university admission and financial aid application guidance, and join a network of young leaders from across Africa. Following the program…

Sustainability is a topic often approached from the starting point of a “dooms day” scenario: our natural resources decrease, the climate on our planet is changing for the worse, and the future does not look too bright anymore. However, an increase of knowledge to address complex problems, innovative solutions and improvement of action might also benefit our lives. What are the potential “benefits from sustainability” that we might encounter on…

A Peruvian farmer sues a German electric power company because of its contribution to climate change. He claims financial support for the protection of his property against the danger of being harmed by a glacier outburst flood (GLOF) which - as he asserts - is caused by climate change. This and other cases of climate litigation will be presented in the lecture.

El/la consultor/a desarrollará actividades de soporte y asistencia técnica para el desarrollo e implementación de estrategias de fomento productivo, definición de mecanismos de apoyo a las comunidades locales con relación a la mejora de los sistemas productivos y seguimiento de los mismos. El aplicante deberá trabajar en coordinación con cada uno de los especialistas y consultores del proyecto Marino Costero y tendrá entre sus tareas: Apoyar a…

En Honduras la deforestación y la degradación del bosque han provocado más inundaciones, deslizamientos de tierra, contaminación del suministro de agua y escasez de agua, pérdida de la capacidad productiva del suelo y su degradación, así como la pérdida de cultivos. Este alto nivel de deforestación está causado por una variedad de factores que incluyen en la demanda agrícola que lleva a los agricultores a despejar más tierra para la producción…

Los efectos del cambio climático (CC) amenazan la integridad de los ecosistemas, incrementando la vulnerabilidad de las poblaciones, principalmente las ubicadas en comunidades rurales. Se estima que los efectos del CC provocarán una importante reducción en la productividad y disponibilidad de alimentos en el futuro cercano. Lo anterior, cobra especial importancia en el corredor seco de Nicaragua, siendo una región de aproximadamente 15 mil…

El puesto de trabajo se encuentra ubicado en la ciudad de Bogotá con visitas regulares a las zonas de actuación del proyecto. El cargo pertenece al Área de Agricultura Familiar y Mercados Inclusivos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura en Colombia. El/la Coordinador/a del proyecto es responsable de dirigir la ejecución de las actividades técnicas, operativas y administrativas del proyecto y coordinar con…

La Fundación Carolina, la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y Crue Universidades Españolas convocan los Premios "Universidad, Conocimiento y Agenda 2030". El objetivo de estos galardones es distinguir los mejores Trabajos de Fin de Grado (TFG) o Trabajos de Fin de Máster (TFM) realizados sobre cualquier área de conocimiento y, necesariamente, bajo una o varias de las temáticas cubiertas por los 17 Objetivos…

Este curso está diseñado para adquirir amplios conocimientos teóricos y prácticos en el manejo fisiológico de los cultivos agrícolas. En este evento se abordarán los principales productos bioestimulantes que se utilizan en la producción comercial, así como las estrategias actuales para su uso, con la finalidad de potencializar los rendimientos y reducir las condiciones de estrés en los cultivos. Actualmente, la capacitación en esquemas de…

This internship is for a period of minimum three to maximum six months. The exact period will be determined based on the availability of the intern and the needs of the secretariat. There is the possibility of an extension, subject to the intern’s on-going university enrollment and performance. The Internship is unpaid and full-time. Specific activities and responsibilities would include: Assisting in mapping a list of prospective partners/donors…

The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) is hosted at UNU-EHS. MCII was initiated as a charitable organisation by representatives of insurers, research institutes, and NGOs in April 2005 in response to the growing realisation that insurance solutions can play a role in adaptation to climate change, as suggested in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. As a leading think tank on climate change and insurance…

UNU-EHS and MCII intend to share their knowledge and expertise in supporting the development of developing countries’ adaptation strategies via the Economics of Climate Adaptation Studies (ECAS), planned to be funded by the InsuResilience Solution Fund (ISF). The ISF seeks to increase the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change through the introduction and use of climate risk insurance products by supporting comprehensive…

SIANI, the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative, is an open and inclusive global network that supports and promotes dialogue and action around Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger that aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Our mission is to facilitate inclusive and engaging dialogues around SDG 2, with participation from academia, the private…

Submit your extended abstract for oral or poster presentation and indicate your conference topic. The topics will refer to conference parallel sessions and the poster session. Papers should be written in English. All papers related to agroforestry, particularly those on temperate agroforestry, are welcome. Papers dealing with tropical agroforestry may be accepted if they are relevant to the program sessions. Farmers and agriculture and forestry…

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program funds citizens and residents of Sub-Saharan Africa for graduate studies at the University of British Columbia, USA. The fields of study at UBC include Sustainable Forest Management; Environmental Management; Food Science; Land and Water Systems; and many others.The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to be partnering with The Mastercard Foundation to foster the next generation of African…

The Chair of Silviculture at Freiburg University offers – in cooperation with renowned partner organisations active in the land-use sector – this 3-week course in Carbon Forestry. The continuing education course has been offered for several years to practitioners and scientist in the forest project sector and was considered highly useful for their further career. Participants of this course will learn about recent developments in international…

This course challenges forestry and nature management professionals to adopt an integrative perspective, to look beyond the forest, and build bridges between the public and the private sector. We focus on institutional development at landscape level including multi-stakeholder platforms and networks, and financial support mechanisms to guide landscape dynamics on the ground. Upon completion of the course you will: Critically examine landscape…