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Climate change - ArchivesIdentifying water and climate related topics for research Workshop organised by Danish Water Forum, Danish Research Platform – Water and ViVa, to discuss impacts of climate change in relation to water and experiences with this – and with adaptation measures in Denmark and in developing countries. Date: March 13, 2009 - 09:00–15:00 First International Conference On Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones & Climate Change International Conference Co-Sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization. The conference will bring together leading experts, both from research and operational meteorological environments. Date: March 8-11, 2009 The objective of the Conference, organised by the University of Århus, is to contribute to advanced use of knowledge as the basis for regulatory frameworks, innovation and the development of new technologies for sustainable development and eco-efficiency. Date: March 5-7, 2009 Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions International scientific congress organised by the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) in connection with the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) at the end of 2009. The focus of the conference is on providing a picture of the "big issues" that the scientific community feels it is necessary that policy makers are aware of in order to make enlightened decisions with respect to the balancing of adaptation and mitigation in the societal response to climate change. Date: March 10-12, 2009 Hunger & Climate Change: Some Practical Answers? In this event, hosted by Practical Action, John Vidal, Enviroment Editor of The Guardian will chair a discussion focussing on the new policies and technologies for agriculture that will be needed, what the climate change agreement will need to say about food and poverty reduction, and how development practitioners will need to respond. Date: Please note changed date - April 7, 2009 Call for papers: Gendering Climate and Sustainability The aim of the conference is to focus on cutting edge questions of climate and sustainability from a gender perspective as well as contributing to the making of new and more inclusive visions of sustainability in accordance with definitions and strategies set out by the EU and other international foras aiming at “a better quality of life for everyone”. Date: March 13-14, 2009 3rd International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change The 3 International Conference will be held in Dhaka, two years after the second conference. The conference will consist of a two day field visit to community based adaptation projects in different ecosystems, and three days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas. Date: February 22-26, 2009 Seminar organised to: 1) share strategies, expertise and field experience on energy and climate change issues; 2) formulate concrete recommendations in terms of policy and methodology; 3) initiate a community of practice among the key players of the Region. Date: April 21-24 2009 Climate change: New challenges for humanitarian aid and health systems Seminar organised by Organised by: Copenhagen School of Global Health, Danish Society for Tropical Medicine & International Health, ENRECA Health - Danish Research Network for International Health, Master in International Health, and Master of Disaster Management. Date: March 5, 2009 - 13:00-15:30 Frontline knowledge explorer When: 19 February to 27 March 2009 Where: http://tinyurl.com/frontlineknowledge The frontline knowledge explorer is a collaborative initiative by four leading climate change knowledge service providers committed to developing new ways of working together and with others to meet the challenges of climate change. Joint meeting organised by DDRN and the Global Development Network (GDN) to present and discuss research themes for the new GDN research project on climate change. Date: March 9, 2009 - 14.00-17.00 The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) welcomes your comments and suggestions on its White Paper, Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific: Re-uniting Climate Change and Sustainable Development, which was published in June 2008. This White Paper is a summary of current climate change policies in the Asia-Pacific region and new recommendations, based on strategic research carried out at IGES so far. Closing Date: March 31, 2009. To contribute your comments, please follow this link. Strategic Research, 2009 - Climate and Climate Adaptation The Danish Council for Strategic Research has recently issued a call for applications for funding of research activities within Climate and Climate Adaptation. In 2009 the Council is offering a total of DKK 38 million. The research theme is earmarked for the following two areas and two instruments: Application deadline: April 23, 2009. For more information, please follow this link. Climate Impact Summit I: Challenges of Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Ghana’s Development Conference convened by the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) and the Department of Geography & Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon. Date: August 12-14, 2009 Global Change in Africa - Projections, Mitigation and Adaptation The aim of this IMPETUS Africa conference is to bring together scientists that may substantially contribute with disciplinary and trans-disciplinary knowledge to develop solutions for consequences of a rapid global change. Date: June 2-5, 2009 Poverty, Forests and Climate Change – Practical Strategies for Ensuring Pro-Poor Approaches to REDD Seminar organised by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and the Poverty and Environment Working Group, financed by DDRN. Date: April 21, 2009 - 10:00-16:00 Development Marketplace Grant Competition on Climate Adaptation The Development Marketplace is a competitive grant program administered by the World Bank. The 2009 global competition is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and additional DM partners. It aims to identify 20 to 25 innovative, early-stage projects addressing climate adaptation. The competition on climate adaptation focuses on three sub-themes: Application deadline: May 18, 2009. For more information, please follow this link. NEW: Finance and Technology Needs to Address the Climate Challenges The UNEP Risø Centre is in collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs convening an international seminar with the objective to discuss technology and finance needs from a developing country perspective and improve the understanding of how these needs are differentiated between different countries and climate change priorities. Date: May 5, 2009 - 9:00–17:00 High Level Dialogue: Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific - A Development Challenge Organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Dialogue seeks to catalyze national and regional actions and contribute to global response to climate change. Date: June 15-19, 2009 NEW: Civil Society Towards COP 15 - Public Meeting Public meeting that concludes the international NGO conference on Climate Change held in Copenhagen on May 12-15, 2009, which gathered 100 NGO-representatives from more than 35 countries to discuss climate negotiations towards COP 15. The programme of the public meeting also includes dialogues with representatives from several Danish Ministries. Date: May 15, 2009 - 9:00-15:00 NEW: Winter School 2009: Using climate information for adaptation and policy development The Climate Systems Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town and the Stockholm Environment Institute, partners in weADAPT and the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership, are offering a 2-week 'winter school' in the use of climate information for developing adaptation strategies, plans and policies. Date: July 13-26, 2009 Globale klimaforandringer - lokal mobilitet [in Danish] Seminar organiseret af Center for Antropologisk Klimaforskning og Det Tværfakultære Migrationsinitiativ, Københavns Universitet. Tid: 11. juni 2009, kl. 13.15-16.00 NEW: Globale klimaforandringer - lokal mobilitet [in Danish] Seminar organiseret af Center for Antropologisk Klimaforskning og Det Tværfakultære Migrationsinitiativ, Københavns Universitet. Tid: 11. juni 2009, kl. 13.15-16.00 Debatdag om fødevarer, klima og etik [in Danish] Debatdag arrangeret af Det Etiske Råd og Forbrugerrådet, hvor der vil sættes fokus på de etiske konsekvenser af vores fødevarevalg i en klima- og fordelingssammenhæng forud for FN’s klimakonference i København. Tid: 1. oktober 2009, kl. 09.00 - 16.30 Online Scientific Climate Conference that focuses on presentation of the latest scientific findings and information on the social, economic and political aspects of climate change worldwide. Date: November 2-6, 2009 NEW: Call for project proposals: Frontlines of Climate Change With assistance from the Government of Denmark, the Frontlines Forum is now calling for community-level projects focusing on local experiences with climate change impacts and adaptation. These could involve field research, interviews with community members, workshops, photo projects, film projects etc. Proposals should reach UNESCO on or before July 15, 2009. Food security in a climate of change - The CABI Global Summit The CABI Global Summit will bring together environment and agriculture ministers and other senior government officials from around the world. Also attending will be major funding organizations and representatives from international development and corporate organizations. Together, they will consider policies, practices and technologies that can help improve food security against this background of change. Date: October 19-21, 2009 AfricaAdapt's Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund AfricaAdapt is an independent bilingual network (French/English) focused exclusively on Africa. The Network’s aim is to facilitate the flow of climate change adaptation knowledge for sustainable livelihoods between researchers, policy makers, civil society organisations and communities, who are vulnerable to climate variability and change across Africa. To help achieve this, we offer innovation grants to African-based initiatives that seek to address the barriers to knowledge sharing faced by marginalised or “hard to reach” communities affected by climate change. The AfricaAdapt Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund is accepting expressions of interest (deadline August 1st 2009) for grants of up to US$10,000. NEW: Climate and Disaster Governance's Student research bursary. The Climate and Disaster Governance Programme is offering research bursaries of up to US$1000 to support research at the national or sub-national level in developing countries on topics that fall under the four themes: - Citizen engagement and accountability in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction policy processes The deadline for the current round of applications is 31st July 2009. Interessetilkendegivelse til pilotforskningsprojekter med Vietnam [in Danish]. Danmark indgik i 2008 en forskningsaftale med programsamarbejdslandet Vietnam, med henblik på at styrke 1) opbygningen af forskningskapacitet i Vietnam og 2) det langsigtede samarbejde mellem danske institutioner og institutioner i Vietnam. Der sigtes mod at anvende 10 mio. kr. årligt i Vietnam over en 3-årig periode. Deadline for indsendelse af interessetilkendegivelser er onsdag den 2. september 2009, kl. 12.00. Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change (APN) research grants APN is calling for proposals under the ARCP programme for regional global change research, and the Capable programme for capacity development. APN supports activities with focus on the Asia-Pacific region in relation to climate; ecosystems, biodiversity and land use; changes in the atmospheric, terrestrial and marine domains; use of resources; cross-cutting issues and science-policy linkages. The call is for nationals of the Asia-Pacific region. Deadline for applications: August 14, 2009. Climate Change Technologies Conference - How to accelerate development and deployment. The conference offers an opportunity to get an overview of forefront climate technology and to debate how industry, public authorities and science should link up to make green economy become a reality. Date: September 17, 2009. Call for applications: Increasing African participation in adaptation events The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) research and capacity development program supports activities that strengthen the capacities of African stakeholders with regard to climate change adaptation. Deadline for application: September 15, 2009. 4th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation Community-based adaptation (CBA) recognizes that communities already possess much of the knowledge and skills required to cope with the expected impacts of climate change. This conference, partly organised by the the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will consist of a field visit to CBA projects in Tanzania and interactive discussions on a.o. adaptation planning and practice, CBA practices in different sectors and ecosystems and building awareness for mainstreaming CBA. Date: February 21-27, 2010 NEW: World Climate Conference 3 (WCC3) - Better Climate Information for a Better Future The overarching theme of the Conference is "Climate prediction and information for decision-making: focusing on scientific advances in seasonal to interannual timescales, taking into account multi-decadal prediction". Date: August 31 - September 4, 2009 Job: IIED Senior Researcher - Forests and Climate Change, UK IIED is looking for a senior researcher to drive the development and implementation of a programme of research and partnership building in several countries like Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Vietnam and Brazil on forest-based climate strategies. This new post will also develop and run other initiatives aimed at better decision making for sustainable forest-linked local livelihoods. Closing date is September 21, 2009 at 12 midday (UK time). NEW: Low Carbon Development and Poverty Alleviation: Options for Development Cooperation This seminar, hosted by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), will discuss the practical and strategic opportunities and constraints for supporting pro-poor low carbon development in development cooperation. Date: September 23, 2009 - 10:00-12:00 KFT DialoK-møde om klima og klimatilpasning [in Danish] Koordineringsenhed for forskning i klimatilpasning (KFT) inviterer til møde om klima og klimatilpasning. Formålet med møderne er at fremme tværgående og inter-institutionel koordinering og samarbejde på klimaområdet, tiltrække forskningsmidler og styrke omsætning af forskning til implementering af værktøjer og løsninger på klimatilpas-ningsområdet. Tid og sted: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark is hosting an international seminar on climate change and security. The seminar will discuss linkages between climate change and security and look at how foreign, security and climate change policy instruments can interact in order to achieve potential synergy effects. Date: September 17, 2009 - 10:00-15:00 Professor Diana Liverman, Director of the Environmental Change Institute at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment, will be giving a lecture on the roles and effectiveness of actors other than national governments in reducing the risks of climate change. Date: October 1, 2009 - 15:00-16:30 The 7th annual science symposium of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) held in conjunction with Geocenter Denmark at the University of Copenhagen will focus on the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity and opportunities for adaptation. Date: October 7, 2009 Climate Wednesdays at the Centre of African Studies The Centre of African Studies (CAS) is hosting a range of open seminars around climate change and Africa, from september to december 2009. Date: November 11 and 18, 2009 The Road to Copenhagen - Climate Lecture with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will give a lecture on "the road to Copenhagen" and how the world deals with climate change related issues. Date: October 3, 2009 - 16:00-17:00 Within the framework of Danish development assistance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby announces the following strategic themes for development research in 2010:
Applicants have the opportunity to apply for support for two types of projects: 1) Larger strategic projects above DKK 5 mill. and; 2) Individual PhD and post-doc projects. Deadlines: i)Prequalification applications for larger strategic projects: December 9, 2009; ii) Larger strategic prequalified projects: March 19, 2010; iii) Individual PhD and postdoc applications: February 12, 2010. NEW: Vestafrika - vandressourcer i et vadested? [in Danish] Møde med lektor Inge Sandholt, Institut for Geografi og Geologi, Københavns Universitet, arrangeret af Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab. Tid: Tirsdag den 6. oktober 2009 kl. 19.30 Workshop on the Role of Higher Education in Africa: ’Triple Helix’ Responses to Climate Change This one-day workshop session seeks to explore the potentials for collaborative public-private-academic partnership approaches in climate change adaptation and mitigation, with the knowledge that assumptions on the functioning of such approaches might need a revised look in the African context. Date: October 30, 2009 - 08:30-17:00 This event organised by the Centre for International Development Studies (CIDES) and co-funded by DDRN, will address three of the global crises confronting the developing world that have a significant impact upon growth prospects, poverty and life itself – the climate crisis, the global economic crisis and the AIDS crisis. Date: November 3, 2009 - 9:30-16:00 10th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium - Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Livelihoods The purpose of this year's symposium will broadly focus on facilitating the sharing and dissemination of research results in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) within the context of Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Livelihoods. Date: October 28-30, 2009 Better visual communication for climate change A full-day training workshop addressing effective charts, maps and diagrams for communication of climate change issues. The workshop consists of a full-day intensive program split into separate sessions. Rather than focusing on technical proficiency in software handling, the workshop focuses on background and theory as well as what to achieve (and why). Date: December 4, 2009 Copenhagen Coffee Climate Conference CBS Climate Strategies for Business (CBS-CSB) is in collaboration with Danish Coffee Network, Develop and WELL, arranging a conference regarding global value chains and climate change, looking at the coffee value chain and possible solutions related to sustainable global trade. Date: November 5, 2009 - 08:30-12:30 ICIMOD Competition for Journalists: Media Reports on Climate Change in the Himalayas The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is organising a competition for journalists with a thematic focus on climate change in the Himalayas. The aim is to capture published media reports and to encourage journalists to write on mountain, and especially Himalayan, issues. Closing date for submission: December 15, 2009 The aim of this Call is to address some of the Science & Technology objectives of the "Africa - EU Strategic Partnership" putting emphasis on 'Water and Food Security' and 'Better Health for Africa'. The Call includes a budget of EUR 17 500 000 from Theme 6 - Environment (including climate change). Deadline for submission of applications: January 14, 2010 IAIA 2010: The Role of Impact Assessment in Transitioning to the Green Economy The objective of IAIA10 is to take advantage of the opportunity to provide policy makers with materials to help address the global crises. IAIA10 will focus on the following sectors that have the potential for sustainable green investment: Agriculture; Industry; Cities; Tourism ; Transport. Date: April 6-11, 2010 Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) Call for Innovative Project Proposals The Nordic Climate Facility, which is financed by the Nordic Development Fund and implemented jointly with NEFCO, provides funding for projects that have a potential to combat climate change and reduce poverty in low-income countries. Financing can be granted to Nordic institutions, organizations, companies, authorities and municipalities, which have established cooperation with a partner organization in an eligible low-income country. The deadline for submitting prequalification applications for the first call for project proposals is: January 29, 2010 International workshop organised by the University of Copenhagen and the student organization Energy Crossroads as run-up to the COP15 where Danish and international students will work in groups to create an energy scenario for 2030 in a negotiation game. Date: November 17-18, 2009 Dialogue between Europe and its Southern partners on agricultural research and climate change International conference organised by ERA-ARD, SCAR and EIARD, with a special support of CIRAD, aimed at facilitating the identification and initiating coordination of European agricultural research programmes for mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change for mutual benefit of Europe and its Southern partners. Date: December 17, 2009 Call for Applications: International Developmnet Research Centre (IDRC) International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change. This Initiative will support the formation of multinational teams from Canada and from low and middle income countries, who will develop networks and programs of research. Successful applicants will initiate interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaborations with researchers, communities, practitioners and policy-makers in Canada and around the globe. Closing Date: January 7, 2010 Resilient cities 2010 - 1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change Resilient Cities 2010 is the annual forum for exchange, learning, networking, debating and policy development on climate change, adaptation and resilience building for cities and municipalities. Date: May 28-30, 2010 Copenhagen Climate Exchange 2009 Before COP 15, Local Governments, NGOs and innovative enterprises from across the World will meet with the objective to share ideas on how to reduce CO2-emissions, improve ecological conditions and favour sustainable energy and show the leaders of the World at COP15 that it is possible. The programme will host a range of activities, workshops, debates and speeches. Date: December 3-6, 2009 As part of an international series, Practical Action is hosting a seminar bringing together academics, practitioners and policy-makers to explore the links between Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLA) and approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Date: December 3, 2009 Developing and engaging community participation on urban air pollution and climate change After work meeting organised by Community Enterprise Forum International (CEFI) and the DDRN Working Group on “Air Quality and Air Pollution Management in Urban Areas in Less Developing Countries”. Date: November 30, 2009 - 15:30-17:30 Countdown to Copenhagen: Scientific Essentials of a COP15 deal International seminar organised by the University of Copenhagen in occasion of the opening of COP15 conference on climate. Date: December 7, 2009 - 9:15-15:30 Climate Wednesdays at Center for African Studies (CAS) Centre for African Studies (CAS) will this autumn pay special attention to issues around climate change and Africa. Upcoming seminars: Low Carbon development and poverty alleviation in Africa: The facts, the options and the critique (Seminar with Mikkel Funder, DIIS ) - December 2, 2009 - 13:15-15:00 To be Hungry and Negotiate Climate Change (Special Seminar in cooperation with Climate Sustainability PLATFORM) - December 9, 2009 Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) with perspectives on Africa (Seminar with Dr. Sven Wunder, Senior Researcher CIFOR, Brazil (t.b.c.) - December 19, 2009 Venue: CAS, University of Copenhagen, Købmagergade 46, Copenhagen K. Oceans Day provides an opportunity for Parties and Observer States, intergovernmental organizations, non-government organizations, and members of civil society to address the implications of the emerging Copenhagen agreement for oceans, coasts, and coastal communities around the globe. Date: December 14, 2009 Developing and engaging community participation in climate change initiative - PROGRAMME CHANGED! After-work meeting organised by the DDRN Working Group on “Air Quality and Air Pollution Management in Urban Areas in Less Developing Countries” to develop a picture of the state of affairs on climate change in South Asia. Date: December 18, 2009 - 15:00-17:00 Climate Lecture with Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri Lecture by the chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri. Date: December 15, 2009 - 19.30-20.30 International Student Workshop ”Greening Universities” Organised by Yale University and the University of Copenhagen. Students from all over the world will discuss and share experiences on best practises on greening universities. Date: December 13-14, 2009 Session of the Copenhagen Climate Summit for Mayors:“Cities & Climate Change” Participants can meet mayors from all over the world participating in the Copenhagen Climate Summit and hear about the UCCRN’s 1st Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3). Date: December 16, 2009 Can education change the climate? Overcoming the barriers to action by re-thinking education and communication in times of climate change. Date: December 11, 2009 Climate University Day at the Technical University of Denmark The three themes for the conference are: Uncertainty and risk, Low stabilization scenarios in Asian countries, Low stabilization scenarios and energy systems. Date: December 14, 2009 Climate Change and Development: The role of Development Cooperation in the follow-up to Copenhagen? Public debate jointly organised by Ms. Ulla Tørnæs, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Ms. Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for Development Cooperation to highlight the important links between climate change and development. Date: December 14, 2009 - 14:00-15:00 NEW: Opening Session, Development and Climate Days Opening Session of the Development and Climate Days – the main event during COP15 focusing on development and climate change – organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). This session is hosted by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Date: December 11, 2009 - 9:00-10:45 Climate Change Adaptation, Indigenous Peoples' Rights and the Value Chain Approach Seminar organised by the Technical Advisory Services (TAS) of Danida to share experiences from the Danida-supported Regional Environment Programme in Central America (PREMACA). Date: December 11, 2009 - 12:30-15:00 The DSDS 2010 will provide a global forum for analysis of and debate on some of the most crucial environmental and climate change challenges being faced by humanity at large. It aims to foster informed discussions among participants from corporates, governments, international agencies, and institutes for formulation and delineation of strategies to take the sustainable development agenda forward. Date: February 5-7, 2010 Kathryn Fuller Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships (WWF-US) This year the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund under WWF-US will support doctoral and post-doctoral research in ecosystem services, measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests, climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources. Deadline for submission of application: January 31, 2010 International Conference on Climate Change and Human Mobility The aim of the conference is to focus on emerging patterns of human mobility in relation to environmental change. The general ambition is to identify the complex patterns of causality inhering in human migration, and to highlight the range of human capacities for responding to environmental challenge. Date: April 12-14, 2010 Upcoming call for systematic review groups: Systematic Reviews for International Development. The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is piloting a systematic review project that aims to strengthen evidence-informed decision making. The Ecological Society for Eastern Africa (ESEA) proposes a forum to bring scientists, climate change experts, policy makers and implementers, communication agents, vulnerable communities and the general public together. The meeting will address a wide range of climate change topics with the aim of increasing awareness of vulnerabilities, impacts and targeted adaptation measures that can be applied in the region. Date: May 19-21, 2010 International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) Davos 2010 The 3rd International Disaster and Risk Conference, organised by Global Risk Forum Davos, will focus on risks and hazards related to climate change and other environmental emergencies, as well as urban risks, megacities and infrastructure. Date: May 30 - June 3, 2010 Call for papers: Special issue on forced migration and mobilities research Submissions are invited for a special issue of an academic journal looking at Forced Migration and Mobilities Research. Potential contributors must write a theoretically informed and empirically rich paper analysing environmentally induced migration from a mobilities perspective. Deadline for submission of contributions: First draft must be sent by May 2010 and the final draft by early August 2010. COP15: Flopenhagen or still Hopenhagen? [in Danish] Debatarrangement organiseret af Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (MS) om resultatet (eller mangel på samme) af COP15 med indlæg fra: Tid: 23. februar 2010 kl. 16.00-18.00 The Technische Universität Dresden together with UNEP/UNESCO/BMU is offering six month postgraduate training courses in the field of climate change, conservation and environmental and urban management. The courses target decision-makers from developing and emerging countries. Application date: June 1, 2010 ICRAF is looking for a social scientist to build research synergies between ICRAF's Global Research Project on Climate Change (GRP5) and CGIAR's Challenge Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), and undertake research on climate change, agriculture and food security. Application deadline: March 15, 2010 NEW: Det Strategiske Forskningsråd: Møde om bæredygtig energi og miljø [in Danish] Det Strategiske Forskningsråd uddeler i alt ca. 340 mio. kr. til forskning i fremtidens energisystemer og klima- og klimatilpasning. På informationsmødet vil såvel faglige temaer i opslaget som mere formelle krav til ansøgningen blive gennemgået. Derudover vil en bevillingshaver inden for temaet bæredygtig energi og miljø fortælle om sine erfaringer med ansøgningsproceduren og udmøntningen af sin bevilling. Tid: 16. marts 2010 - kl. 13-16 Strategisk forskning 2010 - Bæredygtig energi og miljø [in Danish] Det Strategiske Forskningsråd indkalder fase-1 ansøgninger om støtte til forskning til fremtidens energisystemer, herunder bæredygtig energi, transport og markedsmæssige forhold, og til klima, påvirkning og klimatilpasning, i dansk så vel som international kontekst. Ansøgningsfrist: 23. april 2010 Job: Head of Climate Change - Institute of Development Studies (IDS) The IDS at the University of Sussex is seeking a new Head of Climate Change to lead the Climate Change and Development Group and play a strategic role in making climate change a key thematic issue in the future work of the institute. The position includes contributing to the Group's research, teaching and communications work. Deadline for application: April 6, 2010 - 12:00 UK time Building Food Security in the Face of Climate Change – CCFAS Launch Conference The Challenge Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Launch Conference is a one day event that will bring together the research and development community, policy makers, public and private research organizations, donors, and development agencies, both governmental and non-governmental. Date: May 4, 2010 NEW: Brown Bag Lunch with Professor Finn Tarp: The Triple Crisis Finance, food and climate constitute a ‘triple crisis’, and are the focus of the new research programme of the United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), a UN organization with a global network, based in Helsinki, and of which Finn Tarp became Director in September 2009. Date: March 19, 2010 - 12:15–14:00 Job: Postdoc til økonomiske og organisatoriske analyser af virksomheders energi- og klimastrategier [in Danish] DTU Klima Center på Risø søger en postdoc til at foretage økonomiske og organisatoriske analyser af virksomheders strategier indenfor klima og vedvarende energi. Dette vil omfatte vurderinger af omkostningseffektivitet, og af påvirkninger af sociale, økonomiske og miljømæssige bæredygtighedsaspekter på privatøkonomisk- og samfundsøkonomisk niveau for drivhusgasreduktion og brug af vedvarende energi. Arbejdet vil foregå i et tværfagligt miljø og vil bidrage til forskningsalliancen ”Enabling and governing transitions to a low carbon society” (2010 – 2013) der støttes af Det Strategiske Forskningsråd. Ansøgningsfrist: 23. april 2010 The 2nd International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID 2010) will convene concerned parties from around the world to identify and focus action on challenges and opportunities concerning the semi-arid regions such as environmental and climate variability and change, vulnerabilities, social-economic-environmental impacts, responses of adaptation and sustainable development. Date: August 16-20, 2010 Call for manuscripts - UNECA-ICSU ROA climate change science book project The United Nations Commission for Africa and ICSU Regional Office for Africa have issued a call for manuscripts for an upcoming book on climate change in Africa. All contributions to the book should focus on the science of climate change, mitigation and adaptation in Africa. Deadline for submission: July 30, 2010 The course explores key legal and economic issues arising from the climate change debate, including the relationship between the WTO Agreement and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) that address climate change. Duration: May 31 - June 25, 2010 NEW: COP15 - fra ord til handling [in Danish] Udviklingsminister Søren Pind og klima- og energiminister Lykke Friis lancerer onsdag en klimapakke på i alt 1,2 milliarder kroner til klimaindsatser i udviklingslandene. Dermed sætter Danmark som et af de første lande i verden handling bag Københavnsaftalen fra klimatopmødet (COP15). Pengene er en del af de 30 milliarder us-dollars, som i-landene i København gav tilsagn om til en hurtig indsats mod klimaforandringerne i udviklingslandene. Dato: 28. april 2010 - 16.30 Job: Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences The Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) has a 1-year position available as an Associate Professor in International Environment and Development Studies with focus on climate change and development. Deadline for application: May 18, 2010 Job: Latin America against Poverty (LAPI) søger politikmedarbejder [in Danish] IBIS er ved at udvikle et nyt regionalt program i Latinamerika kaldet Latin America against Poverty and Inequality – LAPI. Til det formål søger IBIS en politikmedarbejder til IBIS’ hovedkontor i København. Closing date: May 30, 2010. Thanks to DDRN member Larch Koch for sharing. NEW: Efter COP15 – hvad nu Danmark? [in Danish] 92-gruppen inviterer til konference om Danmarks rolle og indsats efter klimatopmødet med oplæg af Klima- og energiminister Lykke Friis, danske udviklings- og miljøorganisationer samt erhvervslivet. Tid: 20. maj 2010 - kl. 9.00-15.00 The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) invites applications for a doctoral fellowship in international environment and development studies. Research would focus on the political economy of vulnerabilities, resilience and adaptive capacities of rural households and communities and the impact of climate and environmental change on these. Preference will be given to qualified candidates with research interest in South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa. Application deadline: May 21, 2010 Job: Climate Change Research Fellows at IDS The Climate Change and Development Group at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is seeking to appoint two Research Fellows to contribute to an expanding programme of research on climate change. The Climate Change and Development Group works to reduce poverty, vulnerability and support social justice in a changing climate through research, teaching, communications and knowledge sharing on climate change, disasters and development issues. Closing date: June 29, 2010 Global Environmental Leadership Fellows - University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) is searching for postdoctoral candidates to fill four new Global Environmental Leadership Fellows positions for research on global issues such as land use and ecosystem management and change, agriculture and food security, freshwater resources and water security, climate change adaptation, links between population & development. Application deadline: August 1, 2010 Interessetilkendegivelse 2010 til pilotforskningsprojekter med Vietnam [in Danish] Danmark indgik i 2008 en forskningsaftale med Vietnam og klimaforandring, inkl. anvendt teknologi, er valgt som forskningstema for hele den 3-årige periode. Der er i 2010 tale om projekterne “Impacts of climate change and adapting bio-security measurers for Northern Viet Nam’s aquaculture” og “Investigation on adaptation technology of water treatment and recycle for mitigation the impacts of climate change” Danske forskningsinstitutioner har nu mulighed for at tilkendegive deres interesse i at indgå i et samarbejde med de tanzanianske forskningsinstitutioner om de pågældende projekter. Deadline for interessetilkendegivelse: August 20, 2010 Carbon Footprints, Trade and Development Carbon footprint labels and border measures are at the centre of current debates cutting across climate change, trade and development policies. This seminar brings together three contributions to this debate that focus on: (1) proposals aiming at taxing carbon emissions at the border with the aim of leveling the playing field between countries with different carbon emission limits; (2) plans to use product carbon footprint (PCF) labels to encourage climate-friendly consumption; (3) emerging carbon footprint standards and their possible trade impacts. Date: August 11, 2010 Benefit-sharing Fund: Call for Proposals 2010 ´ The Call for Proposals 2010 under the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty, which will invest more than USD 10 million in projects globally, is now opened for its biennial cycle 2010-2011. The thematic focus of the Fund is helping ensure sustainable food security by assisting farmers to adapt to climate change through a targeted set of high impact activities on the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Application deadline: September 8, 2010 NEW: AfricaAdapt’s Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund This fund seeks to support small-scale projects that offer innovative and practical ideas and strategies for communicating and sharing between different stakeholder groups, opinions concerning vulnerability to climate change, impacts and adaptation responses. It is aimed at initiatives proposed by African research groups, community-based organisations, co-operatives, networks and other local institutions in either urban or rural locations. Expression of interest can be submitted from August 9 to 20, 2010. Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) with Mekong region countries is a grant offering program to promote the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies, financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). Its objective is to combat climate change while providing sustainable energy services to those who lack them. Eligible countries are Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Job: One World Trust seeks Researcher – Global Climate and Environmental Governance, London. This post involves developing, coordinating and implementing research with policy relevant outcomes in the field of accountability in global climate change and environmental governance. |
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2 upcoming CCTF eventsThe Climate Change Task Force is organising two workshops to be held in Copenhagen in October and November 2010. Updated DDRN publication!Background on the Debates and Documentation of Research on Climate Change and Food Security in Southern Africa. DDRN report by Katharine Vincent and Tracy Cull, February 2009. Tables updated: June 2010. |
