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IDRC Graduate Research Awards on Climate Change and Water – Call for Proposals 2010-2011

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The purpose of CCW’s Adaptation H2O Graduate Research Awards is to build the research capacity in developing countries by providing awards to graduate students working on subjects related to climate change and water.

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Asian Coastal Cities

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

In order to address the risks associated with coastal areas and climate change, a workshop on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning will be held from 23 August – 1 September 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

2010 Advanced Training Workshop on Southeast Asia Regional Health Impacts and Adaptation under Climate Change

Friday, August 6th, 2010

As part of SARCS Capacity Building Program, there will be an Advanced Training Workshop, which will focus on Southeast Asia Regional Health Impacts and Adaptation under Climate Change. The workshop will take place between December 3-9 in Tainan, Taiwan.

Mzime Regina Ndebele-Murisa reflects on the ACCFP at the Forum on Education, Climate Change and Capacity Building

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The Forum on Education, Capacity Building, and Climate Change: A Strategy for Collective Action in Africa, convened at the White Sands Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 27 June – 1 July 2010.

START and APN Support the Publication of Ecological Studies of the Amursky Bay (Japan)

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Editors K.A. Lutaenko and M.A. Vaschenko release findings in “Ecological Studies and the State of the Ecosystem of Amursky Bay and the Estuarine Zone of the Razdolnaya River (Sea of Japan)-Volume 2″

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) 2010 Annual Call for Proposals

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is inviting proposals under two separate programmes, the Annual Regional Call for Research Proposals (ARCP) Programme and the Scientific Capacity Building/Enhancement for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries (CAPaBLE) Programme for funding from April 2011. Summary Proposals are due by 30 July 2010.

2009/2010 ACCFP Fellow Dr. Cyriaque-Rufin Nguimalet Presents a Workshop at Naivasha

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

The Lake Naivasha Basin Stakeholders’ Workshop was held on 21 June 2010 at the Jaza Resort, in Naivasha, Kenya.

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Announces Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

The International Bureau provides financial support to German universities, research institutes and small and medium-sized enterprises for cooperation in science and research with partners from selected countries and for work in particular scientific and technical fields. This support is intended to help fund exploratory activities and the preparation of projects.

Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) Initiative Completes Second Round of Training

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

During two weeks at the USGS/EROS Data Center, in South Dakota, USA, participants had the opportunity to access the data archives to compile datasets relevant to their regions and interests, as well as learning about data characteristics, management, and applications.

Senegal Science-Policy Dialogue: Presentations Available

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

The 4th Science-Policy Dialogue in a series of Nine Dialogues of the Integrating Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation into Development Planning (CCMAP) Project was held at the Hotel Ndiambour in Dakar, Senegal from 12-14 April 2010.