This programme focuses on how land and natural resources are accessed, managed and how these aspects contribute to, or hinder the development of equitable and sustainable cities. The governance and management of land, water and natural resources are fundamental to how cities work and how human settlements develop. In this programme you will address complex land issues including settlement informality, displacement and gentrification. Graduates…

Target group This programme targets international students of agriculture and horticulture, biology, veterinary medicine, medicine, economics, politics, geography or psychology in the late phase of their Master's studies who are working towards a professional orientation. We would also like to invite doctoral students in the early phase of their doctoral theses with a research field that is closely connected with the content of the summer school…

What topics will you cover? Gender inequality in relation to water: How and why do women and girls bear the brunt of water scarcity? Is water a human right? How has the human right to water been defined? What is the reality? Is water a commodity to be bought and sold for a profit? How has globalization affected access to water for the people? How do nations work together to forge bilateral or multi-lateral agreements promoting access to water?

Program Description Programme structure Path 1 – Forest and Land Management: technical profile for management, conservation and valorisation of forests Path 2 – Forest and Nature for the Future: technical-economic profile in governance of forests and natural ecosystems Career opportunities Graduates work in public and private institutions as forest planners and managers in the field of sustainable management of forests, natural and semi-natural…

JOB SUMMARY: DRS seeks, on behalf of our client, an organization that provides global leadership on biofortification, a highly motivated Senior Resource Mobilization Specialist to join the External Affairs team and take a leadership role in fundraising and partnership development. The right individual will have superior skills in donor/partner prospecting, cultivation, relationship management and in creating sophisticated partnerships. ESSENTIAL…

Through Lands for Life, Rare supports extension agents, small-scale farmers and local leaders to change farming practices to make them more climate-compatible, powering them with tools and knowledge to increase and sustain long-term productivity while safeguarding ecosystem services. Rather than just being receptors of information, farmers become themselves agents for change, testing and refining new practices and championing successful results…

The Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on PRTRs empower people with the rights to access information, participate in decision-making in environmental matters and to seek justice. Provisional agenda: Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda; Relevant developments since the previous meeting of the Committee; Submissions, referrals and communications; National pollutant release and transfer registers in the European Union member States…

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is launching a contest today to raise awareness and demonstrate the strong link between land, biodiversity and climate, around the theme of “Food. Feed. Fibre”. The UNCCD is inviting the youth between 15-30 years old to be UNCCD Land Heroes and to enter the contest by posting a video or picture proposing a specific solution to limit the footprint that our production and consumption of food, feed…

This position is located in the Regional Office for East Africa of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The incumbent will report to the Director of the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, under the overall authority of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Deputy High Commissioner. Expert knowledge in the human rights or related (humanitarian, development, peacekeeping…

Overview of International Participatory Academy This international training program is a hybrid of training and symposium modes. It will consist of moderation and facilitation by the Moderator Faculties side by side the short lectures by Faculty Speakers. The participants or delegates will not act as mute listeners or learners, but they will be given at least 50% time to speak and present their papers and articles through oral presentations using…

Sustainable land use concerns everyone because of the limited land resources for food production and the increased trend towards urbanization. Accelerated land degradation and limiting water resources further aggravates the situation, as land belongs to the past, present and future generations, it is not only a useful and tradable commodity but also a valuable natural resources that must be conserved and protected for the common good of all. The…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been developing training to support successful renewable projects on contaminated lands, landfills and mine sites. EPA developed this training module to educate stakeholders about the various land use considerations for pursuing renewable energy projects on contaminated lands, landfills and mine sites. Topics include: site control and ownership; liability concerns; site clean-up status…