En réponse aux impacts du changement climatique sur la productivité agricole en Afrique de l'Ouest, notamment sur les petits producteurs, la Communauté Economique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) a développé un mécanisme financier intégré au Fonds Régional pour l’Agriculture et l’Alimentation (FRAA) dénommé « Initiative Ouest-Africaine pour une Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (WAICSA) ». Le dispositif de financement du WAICSA…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation…

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.The challenges of working in difficult conditions to bring much needed food and support to our recipients while inherently rewarding, can place a great deal of pressure and stress on WFP staff. As a part of a multidisciplinary team under the Staff Wellness…

La Composante 1 du Programme régional de dialogue et d’investissement pour le pastoralisme et la transhumance au Sahel et dans les pays côtiers d’Afrique de l’Ouest (PREDIP) , lance un Appel à candidature pour la sélection de deux doctorants pour les thématiques ci-après : Une thèse : « Complémentarité drone-satellite pour améliorer l’évaluation des ressources pastorales en zone sahélienne » ; Une thèse : « Utilisation de l’information…

Issues de la Loi d’orientation forestière de 2001, les chartes forestières territoriales sont un outil qui vise à penser la stratégie de gestion forestière en prenant en compte les spécificités des territoires et dans un dialogue poussé avec les multiples acteurs concernés directement ou indirectement par la forêt. Près de vingt ans après la mise en place de ce dispositif, que faut-il en retenir ? Quelles sont les évolutions à envisager au regard…

Global Affairs Canada invites you to save the dates and times below to share your ideas for a potential climate partnership program to promote new, innovative partnerships focused on climate adaptation and mitigation in ODA eligible developing countries. During the weeks of August 17th and 24th, the Department be hosting the following webinars to help inform the orientation and design of a possible partnership facility. This series of webinars is…

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 unique organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries…

In this virtual dialogue, Dr Nicky Pouw introduces her new book on 'Wellbeing Economics', which fosters us to rethink the fundamental principles of the economics discipline. She moves beyond the criticism to introduce new axiomatic principles and a theoretical framework for reorienting economics towards the optimisation of wellbeing, instead of a narrow growth focus. Her design of a 'Wellbeing Economics Matrix' lays the foundation of a robust…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency's governing structure and principles, states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." The Subregional level of PAHO/WHO's technical cooperation (TC) is recognized functionally, programmatically, at organizational level…

IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange would like to invite you to the 2nd International Conference on "Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (URS)" which will be held Online (In collaboration with the University of East London) from the 7th to the 8th of Oct. 2020. If you are interested in attending, please sign up and register. If you have a paper and would like to participate as an author, submit your…

"Adapt and Thrive for the New Tomorrow" Be part of Africa’s largest online gathering of over 1000 procurement & supply chain professionals in response to the new tomorrow. Covid-19 has had an impact on global supply chains putting a spotlight on Procurement and this is the chance for the professional to finally take their seat at the table and join the C-SUITE dialogue. Brought to you by Smart Procurement World and SAPICS the event will be an…

Les interventions du Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS) se font via des projets dont la mise en œuvre de certaines activités pourrait induire des impacts et effets négatifs potentiels sur l’environnement naturel et humain. C’est en ce sens que le CILSS, en vue de se conformer aux normes internationales en matière de sauvegarde environnementale et sociale et de s’aligner aux exigences des grands…

Winrock International is is recruiting applicants for the position of Field Coordinator for the Achieving Reduction of Child Labor in Support of Education program. ARISE is a high-quality, results-oriented program to prevent and help eliminate child labor through improved awareness of the hazards of child labor, greater livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable households, and improved access to education for children and youth. The position has…

The Committee on Science and Technology (CST) is established as a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to provide it with information and advice on scientific and technological matters relating to combating desertification and mitigating the effects of drought. Additional secretariat staff, and upon invitation on occasion, external experts, join the meeting for selected periods to provide specialized inputs on specific topics…

The Sr. Director for the Agriculture, Resilience and Water Group will be responsible for leading Winrock’s development and implementation of its strategic vision for the agriculture, resilience and water sectors. Demonstrated managerial and technical leadership in projects and proposals in the areas of resilient agriculture, market systems, water systems and/or monitoring and evaluation will enable this individual to secure, manage and articulate…

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental…