Joke Waller-Hunter (JWH) Initiative empowers young leaders in the environmental sector, including sustainable land management, reforestation, land restauration and drought mitigation in developing countries and emerging economies by awarding them grants to build their capacities.

Il s’agit dans ce module de développer une connaissance des exploitations agricoles au niveau de leur fonctionnement global et de leur diversité, permettant de mieux comprendre les implications d’un choix de changements de pratiques. 3 cas seront davantage développés : La conversion à l’agriculture biologique; L’augmentation de la part des prairies dans des systèmes d’élevage; La réduction de l’utilisation des produits phytosanitaires. L…

It is important to note that climate change is a serious challenge for cities around the world, particularly in developing countries including Uganda where urbanization is happening at a high rate. It threatens to increase vulnerabilities, destroy economic gains, and hinder social and economic development. And the urban poor will bear the brunt of its effects since they live and work in informal settlements that are more exposed to hazards. Other…

Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an increasingly sought after skill in industries from agriculture to public health. Using the knowledge you’ve learned about ArcGIS, complete technical tasks such raster calculations and suitability analysis. In this class you will become comfortable with spatial analysis and applications within GIS during four week-long modules: Week 1: You'll learn all about remotely sensed and satellite…

The Government of the Czech Republic offers scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic. These scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study: In follow-up Master study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other…

L’Africa Agri Forum 2018 est organisé par i-conférences afin d’accompagner le développement et la modernisation de l’agriculture dans les pays de l’Afrique francophone. Chaque édition de ce forum est un échange entre gouvernements des meilleures pratiques africaines, des plans qui marchent et ceux qui n’arrivent pas à décoller. Organismes internationaux, bailleurs de fonds, gouvernements, universitaires, consultants tous se réunissent autour d…

Un poste de Volontaire International (VI) est à pourvoir à partir de Juin 2019 au sein de L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) de N’Djamena (Tchad). Le (la) volontaire aura pour mission l’identification, l’instruction et le suivi des projets dans le domaine du pastoralisme et du développement rural. Ses missions s’articuleront autour des axes suivants : Mise en œuvre des financements de l’AFD dans les secteurs suivants : pastoralisme et…

Le changement climatique est un sujet rebattu mais une réalité à laquelle les filières de production du végétal sont ou seront rapidement confrontées. L'agriculture est un réel témoin de ce changement climatique : aggravation des sécheresses liées au déficit d’humidité des sols ; allongement des durées de sécheresse, vagues de chaleur intense, augmentation des contrastes des précipitations entre régions, décalages temporels dans la reprise de la…

GLF New York 2019 will bring together a great number of questions concerning the potential of the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration as well as bringing together the right people to respond to these questions and to help to steer the agenda. GLF event participants will mix with the leadership of UN member states and other national delegates as well as restoration experts and researchers to learn from each other. Learning from best practices, the…

The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge is a renowned global startup competition designed specifically to address the needs of deep tech entrepreneurs across several industries. The challenge includes one category for startups that focus on energy, food, agriculture & environment, among 10 others. The Challenge was created in 2013 by two PhD students, Xavier Duportet and Arnaud De La Tour, who realised that the resources needed to propel emerging…

The Nestlé Foundation supports research in human nutrition in low-income and lower middle-income countries. In relation to agriculture, the Foundation will consider research on food policy, food production, and food technology if the intervention has high potential for improved nutritional status and public health. The Nestlé Foundation offers different award and grant categories, some of them using a modular approach, i.e. the Pilot Grant…

Since 2011 the doctoral programs at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) in Bonn and at the Food Security Center in Hohenheim (FSC) have been supported by the Foundation fiat panis in the area of food security and the fight against rural poverty. The promotion of doctoral students will improve the research and implementation capacity in the field of food security and poverty reduction in the medium term, in particular in developing countries…

L’objectif de ce parcours est de privilégier la formation à la compréhension du déroulement et des processus responsables de la dynamique de la diversité biologique, appréhendée à l’échelle de la biologie des populations et de l’évolution des espèces sur une échelle de temps très brève (impact de l’action de l’homme sur les communautés, diversité des plantes cultivées) à très étendue (temps géologiques). Les aspects appliqués sont nettement…

The Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities project (V4H2) will directly improve the livelihoods of some of the most food insecure people in the developing world by using skilled Canadian volunteers to support the efforts of small-scale farmers to produce more and better food from livestock and to reduce health threats to people from animals. The Final Evaluation will assess the progress of the project against stated outputs and…

The Food Safety and Quality Unit of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department supports the strengthening of systems of food safety and quality management at national, regional and international levels. This involves providing scientific advice on food safety issues, support to programmes of capacity development and facilitation of effective communication and access to information by all Member countries on food safety and quality issues…

The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and inter-generational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens to help Africa's smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate. The One Planet Fellowship invests in high-potential early career researchers from Africa and Europe, and accelerates their scientific careers so that they are better able to develop relevant and gender…

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a financial operating entity of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is established to contribute to the collective efforts of the international community to combat climate change. The GCF plans to fund programmatic approaches that provide an opportunity for a transformational shift in countries’ climate resilience and green economies, prioritizing a balanced approach between…

About the Iceland Reforestation Project Iceland is one of the most deforested countries in Europe. At the time of settlement (9th century) an estimated quarter of the country was covered by birch woodlands, whereas today forests only cover a little over 1%. The forests were felled for timber, cleared for agriculture by burning and grazed by domestic animals brought by the settlers. Together with the harsh climate, volcanic activity and vulnerable…

C SAGAD annonce une formation en gestion de la population et de la biodiversité sur la thématique/ Agricultures et forêts pour demain en décembre 2019. Le CSAGAD est conçu par l’équipe Génétique, Elevage et Reproduction d’AgroParisTech avec la participation d’intervenants (enseignants-chercheurs, chercheurs ou ingénieurs). Le CSAGAD vise à apporter une formation complète et actualisée sur les méthodes de l’amélioration génétique et les programmes…

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards 2019 are awarded to permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university conducting researches related to Agriculture and Environment inclusive Economies, Technology and Innovation. To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements: You must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country, excluding countries…

The Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellows Program (IDFP) is a unique professional development opportunity for individuals dedicated to pursuing a career in international relief and development work. During the 12-month fellowship period, fellows build their skills in programming and operations by taking leading and supporting roles on a variety of CRS projects overseas, completing a structured training program, and learning…

AVERN est une association agréée de protection de l'environnement en France. Dans le but d'informer, éduquer, influencer les modes de pensée et d'action pour freiner les conduites humaines qui accentuent le changement climatique et la perte de la biodiversité, faire évoluer les mentalités et inciter à adopter un autre mode de vie qui favorise la transition écologique et énergétique, qui préserve la biodiversité, un mode de vie plus soucieux du…

The Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA) offers highly-qualified candidates (PhD) the chance to research on the historical ecology and biodiversity conservation of ancient forests in protected mountain areas based in Saint Martin, France. The major aim of the position is to understand land use legacies on current forest soil and biodiversity and to clarify the potential…

University of Finland Summer School welcomes the application of students in its summer course on the effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in Northern Ecosystems 2019 based in Joensuu, Finland. The aim of this summer school is to obtain a good overview of the possible effects of climate change on Northern Ecosystems, to acquire experimental & data analysis methods to analyse the effects of climate change, analysis of the impacts of climate…