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Two Upcoming Webinars: The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) invites you to join 2 webinars on climate change adaptation in agriculture. The first is on Institutional and conceptual aspects of climate change adaptation in agriculture and will be held Wednesday, 14 November 14:00-15:30 CET. Join the webinar by clicking here global.gotomeeting.com/join/366802021 or calling +41 225 4599 60 (code: 366-802-021).
The second webinar is on Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) as a key indicator of adaptive capacity and will be held Thursday, 15 November 10:00-11:30 CET. Join here global.gotomeeting.com/join/963172317 or call +41 435 5015 61 (code: 963-172-317).
The target audience for both webinars is scientists as well as interested people from NGOs, governmental institutions, etc. There is no need to register for either webinar! Full and additional details here: bit.ly/2RPy4hx
Call for Female Applicants: The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) invites applications for three AIMS-Canada Research Chairs in Climate Change Science to be based at AIMS Rwanda. Each Chair will be provided up to USD 970,000 over a four-year period and tasked with executing a world-class research program able to contribute significantly towards building both the human capital and the scientific knowledge base required to solve important climate change-related problems in Africa and beyond. Applications are invited from outstanding female African and non-African scientists whose research seeks to elucidate the scale and causes of climate change; predict climatic conditions, especially at small temporal and spatial scales; and develop and apply novel strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Preference will be given to applicants whose proposed research addresses issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including, but not limited to, the following: SDG #2 (zero hunger), SDG #3 (good health and well-being), SDG #11 (sustainable cities and communities). Details here: bit.ly/2ll272B
Deadline for Applications: 25 November 2018
