On behalf of the Centre for Ethics and Value Inquiry of the University of Ghent (Belgium), I invite you to join a reflection on ‘the need for a common understanding of the principle of the green economy as a criterion for sustainable development’. Since the beginning of the global negotiations on sustainable development, their central [...]

The Mountain Research Initiative promotes and coordinates research on global change in mountain regions around the world.  As part of that mission, MRI funds workshops that bring together global change researchers from around the world to address specific topics of interest to the mountain research community with the objective of producing a synthesis article for [...]

Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina,  8-10 May 2012————-IUFRO and Information: Direction 2012 Information has been central to IUFRO’s brief since its foundation in the nineteenth century, and it has maintained a specialist research group dealing with information in various forms for well over a century. Following the latest re-organisation, this role is now held by  the [...]

  International Ecosystem Management Partnership (IEMP), co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was officially launched on Nov 18th 2011 in Beijing. IEMP is the first UNEP collaborative programme in the south and for the south. The core mandate of IEMP is to synthesis science findings for [...]

Climate Change and Development short course: 5 – 18 September 2012:  The purpose of this course is to equip non-specialists with a broad understanding of what climate change may mean for low-income populations and what the scope and prospects are for adapting to change in the context of development issues and poverty reduction. The course [...]

The 4th edition of the Earth Care Awards has been launched Earth Care Award For Excellence in Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation for SAARC Region Countries  Eligible countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives  To highlight activities emanating from different sectors in response to the call for local level action [...]

Through fellowships and residential writing workshops, a new project ‘Support to Improve Climate Change and Information Services in South Asia’ (SICRISA) is providing training and support to South Asian scientists and social scientists. We are now looking for mentors who will be able to help the participants to:  Publish in peer reviewed journals  And where [...]

We are pleased to share the main points highlighted in “World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 Highlights of 16th January, 2012″: (By: Linkages, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Reporting Services, 18th January, 2012. The highlights is available at: http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/energy/wfes/wfes2012/html/ymbvol187num8e.html#top) The fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 opened in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on [...]

2012 International Conference on Geological andEnvironmental Sciences(ICGES 2012)29 to 30 June 2012Jeju Island, Korea (South) ICGES 2012 will be published as conferenceproceeding, and all papers in the proceedingswill be included in the E&T Digital Library, andindexed by EBSCO, CNKI, WorldCat, Google Scholar. The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 10 March2012. Enquiries: icges@cbees.orgWeb address: http://www.icges.org/cfp.htmSponsored by: CBEES [...]

http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf Dates: October 13-20, 2012 Location: La Foret Conference and Retreat CenterColorado Springs, CO Application Deadline: February 29, 2012Participation limited to 30 early-career Ph.D. scholarsAirfare and on-site expenses are supported through grants from NSF and NASAhttp://disccrs.org Eligibility: Ph.D. requirements completed between August 1, 2009 – February 29, 2012 in any natural or social science field [...]

The University of Sussex would like to invite applications for the MSc in ‘Climate Change and Development’ for entry in September 2012. Scholarship information is provided below. This is a unique course that aims to provide state-of-the-art training for the rapidly expanding market for development professionals with specialisation in climate change.  The programme is strongly [...]

IDS: Applications are now open for a new programme to support South Asian scientists and social scientists who are working on climate change. Through fellowships and writing workshops during 2012, Support to Improve Climate Research and Information Services in South Asia (SICRISA) will train and support researchers to: Publish in peer reviewed journals Write for [...]

Welcome to Culture, Politics, and Climate Change, an international conference hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. This scholarly meeting promises to be a lively and enriching gathering of some of the foremost International and American scholars in fields such as Environmental Communication, Environmental Policy and Politics, Risk Communication, Visual Culture, Religion and the Environment, [...]

After the grand success of the first Indian Forest Congress held in New Delhi from November 22 to 25, the second Indian Forest Congress will be held in Bangalore from November 7 to 10 this year. This information was disclosed at a meeting held recently between Dr PJ Dilip Kumar, Director General of Forests (DGF) [...]

Date:  Nov. 27-29, 2013 Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal Summary: Water is critical for sustainable development, environmental integrity and the eradication of poverty and hunger.  Changes in climates have been affecting adversely to water bodies, hydrological regimes and natural ecosystems. Environment Changes have been worrying issues everywhere. It is more concerned in the mountainous areas.  With this context, [...]

Scholarships Offered By: University of Cambridge, England, UK Target Countries: Less developed and developing countries Subjects for Scholarships: environment, forestry, biodiversity, earth sciences, conservation, natural resource management and related subjects. University of Cambridge has announced scholarships to support the students from less developed and developing countries that are rich in biodiversity through the Miriam Rothschild [...]

The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) is holding its eighth annual Energy Summer School from 17th June – 22nd June 2011 at the University of Warwick in the English Midlands. There will be 100 places available for UK and international students. The School has been specifically designed to give second year PhD students an understanding [...]

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 1st, 2012 The 31st edition of the International Energy Workshop (IEW) will be held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, on June 19–21, 2012. The IEW (www.internationalenergyworkshop.org) is a leading conference for the international energy modeling community. The IEW provides a venue for scholars and researchers to compare quantitative [...]

The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is calling for pre-proposals for 1, 2 or 3 year projects that systematically gather and make widely available information required to realize conservation outcomes.    No minimum or maximum funding limit has been established for individual grants, but JRS is allocating an amount of USD 1 million to fund this new [...]

The International Climate Change Information Programme(ICCIP – www.iccip.net) is a world class setting, aimed atfostering communication, education and training on mattersrelated to climate change. Since 2008, ICCIP runs the on-lineclimate conference series (Climate 2008, Climate 2009,(Climate 2010, Climate 2011) which have been counting onmillions of participants from over 140 countries. For this year´s one-line climate [...]

GBIF invites proposals from graduate students for the 2012 YoungResearchers Award. This prize intends to foster innovative research and discovery inbiodiversity informatics. Two awards of €4,000 will be available to graduate students in a master’sor doctoral programme at a university in a GBIF Voting Participant orAssociate Participant country. Submitted proposals will be reviewed by theHead [...]

The Stockholm Environment Institute(SEI)is hiring a Research Fellow with a background in household energy/energy access to join the Bioresources Group at the SEI Stockholm Centre. Deadline for applications is 3 February, 2012. See full description and application details here: http://www.sei-international.org/working-for-sei/research-fellow-household-energy-and-energy-access Best Regards, Fiona LambeResearch Fellow DeliciousShare

AusAid is currently inviting proposals from Australian and international NGOs for the community-based climate change action grants, a funding scheme for NGOs to develop and implement community-based climate change responses in one or more Pacific Island countries or in a single country in South East Asia. Grant proposals can be submitted under any one of [...]

Gender and Sustainable Mountain Development in a Changing World Conference Vision In 2002, ICIMOD organised the international conference ‘Celebrating Mountain Women’, as the only global event during the International Year of Mountains to focus on mountain women in the context of sustainable mountain development. It brought together 250 participants from 35 countries around the world. [...]

I am pleased to inform you that the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum to be brief), in collaboration with  Aaranyak(Guwahati);  Centre for the Environment, IIT ( Guwahati); Arghyam (Bangalore); SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN) and Cap-Net, is organizing a Training Programme on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts  in the North East India’ [...]

Abstract submission deadline extended to January 15th 2012! If you submit your abstract before the aforementioned extended deadline, it will be eligible for publication in one of the conference dedicated special issues of international partner journals. Probably the most important conference on sustainability brings breaking news. Due to huge interest in the topic we move [...]

The International Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 is jointly presented by the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL), the Centre for Research in Social Justice and Policy (CRSJP) at Laurentian University and the Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) in Canada, and PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA.  This [...]

Title: Editor Programme: Integrated Knowledge Management (IKM)Division: Publishing and Communications Apply Now BackgroundThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. We’re working to develop an economically [...]

Poster Contest: Climate Justice : Germanwatch calls for a poster contest presenting prizes for the most origi-nal, artistically high qualitative and meaningful poster on climate justice. The three winners will be awarded a total prize money of 1800€. Closing date is the 15 February 2012. The poster contest shall call the attention of a wider [...]

GBIF invites nominations for the 2012 Ebbe Nielsen Prize, awarded annually to a person or team who demonstrates excellence in combining biodiversity informatics and biosystematics research.   The €30,000 award is intended to allow the recipient(s) to engage in biosystematics/biodiversity informatics research outside his/her/their country of residence for a period of 3-6 months. Nominations are due by 15 March [...]

Earthwatch Institute is seeking for a Research Manger for scientific research projects in the Himalayan region in the field of biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture. The ideal candidate will have prior experience of working in environmental projects in Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand. The position will be based at Delhi NCR with frequent travel to [...]

Conservation International – http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspxREDD+ Social & Environmental Standards Advisor – http://tbe.taleo.net/NA8/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CONSERVATION&cws=1&rid=232Duty Station: Arlington, Virginia, USADeadline for Applications: 18 November 2011
Contact Person: Joanna Durbin jdurbin@climate-standards.orgSpecial Requirements: English and Spanish language proficiency- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [...]

As our understanding of climate change and its far-reaching ramifications continues to grow, it is imperative for climate change researchers to form strong collaborative bonds that reach across disciplines and other boundaries. Every year the DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse) hosts a symposium for early-career climate change researchers. [...]

May 29-31, 2012 | EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 2011 http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2012Tech4Dev As a UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) will host an international conference concerning Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty? at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 29-31 [...]

UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme) Also available: Japanese version  2012 Cycle – Reinforcing its belief in “people building the next era”, the Government of Japan offers 20 fellowships per year, for the twelfth consecutive year, to be awarded to deserving candidates from developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), who [...]

 ——————————————— UPCOMING EVENTS ——————————————— The Alpine Convention Platform Water Management in the Alps announces the International Workshop on Sediment Transport, 16 December 2011, Vienna, Austria. Applications due by 20 November 2011: jakob.schrittwieser@lebensministerium.at The Uplands Program at Hohenheim University is organizing a three day scientific conference Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas, 16–18 [...]

United Nations University (UNU), in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seek submissions for a workshop on “Climate Change Mitigation with Indigenous Peoples: Practices, Lessons Learned and Prospects.” The workshop aims to reflect [...]

Deadline for abstract submission for BALWOIS 2012 Conference (Fifth International Scientific Conference on Water, Climate and Environment, from 28 May to 02 June 2012, Ohrid, Macedonia) is POSTPONED until 20th of November 2011 (information at www.balwois.com/2012).  We hope this extra time will encourage more of you to consider participating and please submit your abstracts as [...]

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University invites applications for resident fellowships in sustainability science for the academic year beginning in September 2012. The fellowship competition is open to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice to facilitate the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective interventions that promote [...]

The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) has, launched the Third Call for Proposals on “Innovative low-cost climate solutions targeted for local businesses” in eligible developing countries.  The deadline for submitting proposals is 16 January 2012. The aim of the Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) is to promote the transfer of technology, know-how and innovative ideas between the [...]

Submission of abstracts to the conference website until 15 November 2011 (extended from 1 November) Organizers: “The Uplands Program”, Hohenheim University The Uplands Program is organizing a three day scientific conference on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas at Hohenheim University in Stuttgart from 16-18 April 2012. This conference aims to bring [...]

The Adaptation Fund has been established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Fund is financed with 2% of the Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) issued for projects of [...]

WBI’s Scholarship and Fellowships Programs are vehicles for knowledge sharing and capacity building in the developing world.The Programs provide opportunities for graduate and postgraduate studies leading to masters and doctoral degrees in development-related fields for mid-career professionals from eligible developing countries.WBI supplements its training programs by managing three programs: Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSM)The RSM [...]

The Academy of Finland has granted funding for a new doctoral program for Energy Efficiency and Systems (EES) during 2012-2015. Improving the energy and material efficiency in communities and industry is technologically feasible and economically feasible way to dramatically reduce the environmental impacts. The EES program educates researchers and experts for the needs of universities, [...]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 2011 http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2012Tech4Dev As a UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) will host an international conference concerning Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty? at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 29-31 May, 2012.  The UNESCO Chair intends this [...]

Multiple positions – http://impactcarbon.org/get-involved/job-opportunities/- Carbon Project Development Manager (San Francisco, CA)- Project Manager (San Francisco, CA)- Program Associate (San Francisco, CA)- Office Manager (San Francisco, CA)- Uganda Project Manager (Kampala, Uganda)- Program Intern (San Francisco, CA) Duty Station: San Francisco, CA (USA) and Kampala, UgandaDeadline for Applications: Applications accepted until the position is filled; preference given to those who apply before [...]

There is general recognition that good governance is critical for the sustainable and equitable management and conservation of forests for sustainable development. Yet, many aspects of governance, such as awareness and participation of civil society, procedures to promote transparency and accountability, and capacities and skills to implement and enforce laws and regulations have not yet [...]

Following is a letter from one of the members of the ‘Working Group constituted by Planning Commission of India’ for the Mountains of India’s 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017). It contains the brief about the working group and its terms of references. The  first meeting the working group is scheduled on 28th October 2011, so [...]

Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management Center (NCCKMC) at NAST has announced research grants for young researchers (Master’s Degree students in second year; discipline: Environmental Science, Geography, Botany, Zoology, Economics, Rural Development, Hydrology/Meteorology, Sociology, Forestry, Agriculture or any relevant subject). Announcement notice and ToR are attached herewith. TERMS OF REFERENCE: Support to Strengthening the Nepal Climate [...]

RESOLVE is pleased to announce a call for applications for non-profit Civil Society Organization (CSO) Observers to the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs). The call for applications is of interest to large and small CSOs from around the world who are working on climate change issues. Application materials – including links to the electronic application form, [...]

We are pleased to announce that the application process for the 2012 Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program has now opened. We have an earlier deadline this year–December 12 of this year–so we would appreciate your prompt help in circulating the attached call for applications and application booklet to colleagues and contacts in your network who [...]

LEUPHANA SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT – Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach 29th February – 2nd March 2012, Lüneburg, Germany The institutionalization of sustainability as a regulative idea has onlystarted in some spheres of activity and some areas of the world. To achieve transitions towards sustainability, continuous inquiry, learning, and adaptation is needed. And this requires science to go [...]

Times of India: Switzerland ambassador Philippe Welti said here on Tuesday that the Swiss embassy in India was committed to promoting partnership projects that seek to address common worries and challenges of global scale, like climate change. Welti was in the city as part of a day-long tour to Akole and Sangamner talukas in neighbouring Ahmednagar district to [...]

———————————————————————————– Vodafone India Foundation: Women & Innovation for Mobile (WIN) Awards. Nomination Open for Mobile Projects Empowering Women in India The power of mobile as a potentially life changing tool is evident in India today. In many instances, access to health services, banking, job opportunities and educational tools have been made possible for the first [...]

Deccan Chronical: The last decade has seen an intensification in earthquake activities. The 2004 Sumatra quake in Indonesia, which registered 9.3 on the Richter scale, has triggered stress in many areas. The Sikkim earthquake could be a manifestation of this stress. Earthquakes, some scientists believe, are on the rise. The earthquake in Fukushima in Japan [...]

The Equator Initiative recently announced its call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012, which will be awarded to 25 outstanding local initiatives that are working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. One change of note to the Equator Prize 2012, is a thematic emphasis on Community-based Adaptation to Climate [...]

Do you have a research question on ‘Urbanization and Development’ you want to explore but are short of funds for? Here is your chance to receive grants of up to US$ 30,000 to pursue your academic quest. And it does not stop there! The Global Development Network (GDN) is also giving you the opportunity to [...]

The Pioneer: Increase in global warming has encouraged the need for not just environment-friendly practices, but also green jobs. SANGEETA YADAV tells you more Climate change and global warming have become a challenge. With the increasing demand for environment-friendly practices, green jobs or green collar jobs have been billed by experts as an answer to [...]

Kuensel: The Royal University of Bhutan will become the 24th university under the Earth Institute’s consortium of 23 universities, through which Bhutanese graduates will be provided a two-year degree course on sustainable development, such as poverty, population, health, resource optimisation, climate change and rural development. Called the master’s in development practices (MDP), the courses offered [...]

The workshop has an objective to build capacity for environmental impact assessment (EIA) practitioners in Asia to incorporate climate change impacts and adaptation in EIA processes. Workshop sessions aim to raise awareness and understanding on the implications of climate change in the context of development and project planning; explore opportunities and constraints in using EIA [...]