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Since its birth in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has become a global day of recognition and celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future across developed and developing countries alike.
In honour of the suffragettes,…
The “nano” revolution—a scientific movement that involves measuring and manipulating matter at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels at extremely small scales–is only just beginning, but there is already powerful evidence that the application of nanotechnology to agriculture, food, and…
Each year the Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship to a small number of social entrepreneurs who are solving the world’s most pressing problems. The Skoll Award includes a core support grant to the organization to be paid over three years and a noncash award to the…
The EUDN PhD Student Workshop aims at giving PhD students in Development Economics an opportunity to present papers in an informal environment, as well as to exchange the results of recent and ongoing research in different fields of development economics. In 2011, a seminar will be organized…
A full scholarship (fees plus maintenance and travel) funded through the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship scheme is available for applicants to the MSc in Climate Change and Development programme at University of Sussex/Institute for Development Studies, UK for entry October 2011.
Potential…
The Social Innovation Fellows Program serves visionary change agents who are incubating high-potential solutions to pressing national, regional and global challenges. The program is designed to provide a toolkit for creating real and lasting impact. Fellows also gain increased visibility, access to…
United Nations University (UNU), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are co-organising two workshops…
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Research Fellow in its Environment and Production Technology Division. This is a two-year, fixed term, renewable, exempt appointment based in Washington DC.
The candidate will work on water policies as…
The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges works to influence public opinion in favor of limiting human-caused climate change. It invites electronic presentations that communicate the causes and challenges of climate change for the general public and aims to select an extraordinarily good way of…
This manual provides university teachers with a three module course to train professional coastal managers. As many students and teachers in this field are from the natural sciences, the focus is on embedding social science concepts and approaches into education for coastal management. A recently…
PUBLICATION: International Journal of the Commons special feature on Ostrom’s Governing the Commons ()
The current issue of the International Journal of the Commons includes a special feature celebrating the 20th anniversary of Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons.
Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2010. Since its appearance, the book has changed the…
Brittan’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has a vacancy for the position of Program Officer in their Climate, Environment, and Forests Programme.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to support ODI’s Climate, Environment and Forests programme. The Programme Officer…