Winrock International is a recognized leader in U.S. and international development, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social, agricultural and environmental challenges. Inspired by its namesake Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock’s mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. Winrock is a nonprofit organization that implements a portfolio of more than 140 agriculture…

Overview This open-access course has been designed to explore the multi-sectoral links between agriculture, nutrition and health, highlight current evidence and identify potential programmatic solutions. The course is supported by Irish Aid and has been written by a team of academics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research in Agriculture and Health. The Institute of Development…

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…

The Joint Programme 'Strengthening Resilience of Pacific Island States through Universal Social Protection’ is a UN joint initiative to be implemented in four Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) with funding from the UN SDG Fund. Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau are highly vulnerable to shocks due to their geography, small populations, size of the economy and exposure to climate change and extreme weather events. In line with…

Digital Green is an international development organization that uses simple tools of information technology to drive transformative innovation to improve human lives. We use a social and behavior change communication approach that applies principles of adult learning and positive deviance, leveraging low-cost, peer-to-peer video-based knowledge exchange. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside…

In spite of high and sustained economic growth in many developing and emerging economies since the 2000s, large groups of poor and vulnerable people have remained excluded from increased welfare leading to widening inequality. Addressing this through a policy focus on inclusive development suggests a move away from growth-oriented agendas to a broader framework on wellbeing, redistribution, and equality of opportunity and outcome. This webinar…

The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg) is a German university of applied sciences with more than 8,000 students and 150 professors. Its campus comprises three distinct locations, situated in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef / Sieg (all in the vicinity of Cologne and Bonn This MBA program is designed for international students with professional experience who wish to develop their management…

The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg) is a German university of applied sciences with more than 8,000 students and 150 professors. Its campus comprises three distinct locations, situated in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef / Sieg (all in the vicinity of Cologne and Bonn) This study programme covers the fields of materials science and technical sustainability. It also provides students with…

CEMS is a cooperation of leading business schools and universities with multinational companies and NGOs. CEMS is recognised as a unique global community, comprising the world’s finest students, schools, alumni, corporate and social partners, delivering the leading international Master’s in Management (MiM) that prepares responsible leaders contributing to a more open, sustainable and inclusive world. This year's CEMS Career Forum will again take…

According to The World Bank, Africa’s working-age population is expected to increase by nearly 70% by 2035. Without industrialization to create jobs, it will be difficult to achieve sustainable development. While manufacturing led to rapid industrialization in East Asian countries, there is doubt that it can have the same effect in Africa. The question is, if not through manufacturing, how can Africa promote economic growth? In this course from…

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate teaching, and capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member…

Regional Climate Weeks bring together private and public sector representatives to share ideas and make connections in discussions, meetings and exhibitions on diverse themes related to climate action and sustainable development. They are meant to encourage and facilitate the implementation of ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and help deliver on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. There are…

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…

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through their local-to-global approach, they deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people. The islands of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), due to their isolation, small size, and simpler systems, have long been used as models to develop some of the most revolutionary biological theories. At a time when 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…

Utrecht University is seeking a candidate for a Ph.D. project titled Social networks in the emergence of sustainable cooperation: the case of care cooperatives. This position focuses on the social network of care cooperatives, and it will examine conditions under which care cooperatives are developed and sustained. We will seek to collaborate with a national network of care cooperatives to collect survey data among members of multiple care…

The University of Helsinki is a multidisciplinary research university that ranks among the best in the world and the top ten among European universities. The university has some 36,000-degree students. The Department of Geosciences and Geography at the Faculty of Science is the leading research and education unit in its field in Finland. In addition to research in geology, geophysics, and geography, research into seismology and official duties in…

Overview Introduction to Environmental Science, ENVX, was first offered in early 2015. Environmental science is the study of patterns and processes in the natural world and their modification by human activity. To understand current environmental problems, we need to consider physical, biological and chemical processes that are often the basis of those problems. This course will give you the skills necessary to address the environmental issues we…

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is a leading international development economics think tank. The Institute provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development for all. UNU-WIDER hosts the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) and the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD). The WIID collects and stores inequality data from all over the…

El Máster Online en Tecnología y Gestión del Agua es un programa formativo para perfiles técnicos y gerenciales, que tiene como principal objetivo dotar a los participantes de una visión integral de la gestión del ciclo urbano del agua y de las competencias directivas para la toma de decisiones estratégicas en empresas y organismos operadores de agua. El programa está desarrollado por la Escuela del Agua y acreditado por la Universitat…

Overview The world’s climate is changing, and among the most significant negative consequences is to human health. While climate change is a global health issue, its health impacts vary across geographies and populations. In this course, you will learn why taking action to plan for and adapt to climate change is necessary for protecting human health, as well as what kinds of actions are most appropriate for a particular location and population…