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EXTENDED Call for Applications: Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand on Asian Coastal Cities

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Organized by the SEA-START & East-West Center, with support from APN this Workshop on “Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Asian Coastal Cities” will be held in late August 2010. Potential Participants are invited to submit an Application deadline has been extended to 20 March 2010.

Vacancy Announcement: Director, International Foundation for Science (IFS)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is now recruiting a new Director to lead the organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden. Applications are due by 12 April 2010.

Call for Applications: Education and Training Program in Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

Monday, February 8th, 2010

START and the Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, are organizing the Second Phase of their Education and Training Program in Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation in the Albertine Rift Region at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from July 19 – September 3, 2010. Applications are due by March 12, 2010.

WCRP Open Science Conference: Climate Research in Service to Society

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) will assemble for the first time ever its affiliated research community and engage other key international research programmes, in a major Open Science Conference (OSC), in October 2011, in Denver Colorado.

START E-Newsletter: January 2010

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

START publishes the January 2010 issue of its Quarterly E-Newsletter. This E-Newsletter features highlights of START Programs & Activities in 2009 and provides a glimpse of activities to come in 2010.

Challenge Program for Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeking Regional Facilitators

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Three positions are available in Niamey, Niger; Nairobi, Kenya; and Delhi, India. Deadline is 20 February 2010.

ACCFP Post-Doc Fellow Henri Tonnang Zefack circulates Fellowship project results at the COP-15

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Mr. Tonnang compiles his research on Malaria Control in Africa into a Poster, which was circulated at the COP-15, in Copenhagen. The poster is now available to view.

ACCFP Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Mayowa Fasona Publishes Book

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Dr. Fasona pens the new title: “Global Environmental Change: People, Oil and Ecosystems: A Case Study”.

Cities at Risk Final Activity Report to APN

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

The Final Activity Report details the Cities at Risk Initiative’s Work & Results, thus far, during the APN Award Period of October 2008-2009. The entire report is now available for download.

Traineeships in Observational Oceanography for Students from Developing Countries

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) offers a 10-month study program on Observational Oceanography in Bermuda, tentatively held from 1 August, 2010 to 31 May, 2011. Applications are due by February 1, 2010.