Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI) supports projects on climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable energy, and biodiversity projects with climate relevance in Peru. The German Government will support projects ranging from €12 million to €15 million. Non-governmental organizations, enterprises, universities and research institutions from Germany and abroad are eligible to apply. Program outlines can be submitted until 07…

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and critical assistance to those affected. Together with our international network and partner organisations in the ACT Alliance we are able to reach millions of people each year and help make a positive difference around the world. NCA Darfur Program is now seeking a Economic Empowerment & Livelihood…

The Zero Pollution Action Plan for air, water and soil will set out a vision for the zero pollution ambition in the wider context of the green transition. It will highlight the fact that reducing pollution goes hand in hand with achieving our climate neutrality and biodiversity objectives and will help to transform the EU into a clean and circular economy. But how will such a world without pollution look like? The opening session sets out the…

Field visit 1: Experience parts of Queensland through the eyes of Brisbane’s traditional owners Participants will be taken to Mt Coot-Tha Forest, which is Brisbane’s largest natural area featuring 1600 hectares of eucalypt forest, rainforest gullies and creek lines. Explore the Rock Art at the base of the mountain before heading to the highest points of Brisbane to explore the region through Aboriginal eyes at Mt Coot-Tha Summit. Field visit 2…

The Amazon Biome is poised on the brink of an irreversible tipping point The biome is one of the most culturally and biologically diverse regions on Earth: it’s home to more than 30 million people, around 410 ethnic groups, and over a tenth of the planet’s known biodiversity, including many endemic and endangered species. But 40% of the Amazon Biome is close to losing its function as water-generating rainforest – a catastrophe for human well…

This course explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context. Africa is considered one to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disease outbreaks, coastal storms and heat waves have had devastating impacts on people and the environment in which they live. Often the damage knocks back progress that has been made in social and…

This course explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context. Africa is considered one to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disease outbreaks, coastal storms and heat waves have had devastating impacts on people and the environment in which they live. Often the damage knocks back progress that has been made in social and…

In this self-paced online course, the participant will be introduced to the Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA), a collaborative approach to address an uncertain future, following the launch of the methodology in 2018. The course consists of 11 modules each that present the CRIDA approach through a set of video lectures and hands-on exercises, as well as presenting a set of global CRIDA case studies. This online course ends in a…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. FAO's Subregional Office for Eastern Africa is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with…

The programme focuses on research in the areas of climate, water, soil, ecology, raw materials, economics and law, thereby strengthening the research profile of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg in Biotechnology, Environment and Health, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, as well as Smart Regions and Heritage. Academic Admission Requirements: MSc (or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Economics, Environmental…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has launched a call for a applications for the 5th round of scholarship awards. The IPCC will accept applications from PhD students that have been enrolled for at least a year or are undertaking post-doctoral research. Applicants should be citizens of a developing country with priority given to students from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Research…

A front-end web development competition based on the Future Ready ASEAN platform's Digital Citizen track.Sustainability is one of the priorities for Thailand’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2019.The FutureReady ASEAN Competition invites ASEAN youth to develop a blog site on a pressing challenge in the ASEAN region across one of the four following sub-themes: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water and describe in your blog a concrete and…