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Making Institutions Work for the Poor? The Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) is organising a conference to address the challenge of builing institutions in the developing world that work for the poor. Date: November 5-7, 2007 EABIS 6th Annual Colloquium: "The Emerging Global Governance Paradigm" The colloquium arranged by the European Academy of Business in Society will examine the contributions, commitments and impacts that business can make through governance to address the key issues and challenges of globalisation and sustainable development. Date: September 20 - 21, 2007 Profiles of South Africa interested Danish researchers The Danish Embassy in South Africa has forwarded a request to DDRN regarding profiles of SA interested Danish researchers with expertise and competences within the focus areas of the Urban Environment Management Programme in South Africa. These are 1) Integrated Urban Planning, 2) Environmetal Health, 3) Waste Management and 4) Sustainable Energy. The catalogue of competence profiles will be an input to the further planning of the ‘knowledge management and civil Society Support’ component of the programme. The catalogue was compiled in April 2007 by the network coordinator Anne Sørensen. If you are interested in reading this document, please send an email to Anne Sørensen. Reducing risks to cities from disasters and climate change The article sums up papers by by Patricia Romero Lankao, Gordon McGranahan, Deborah Balk and Bridget Anderson, Mike Muller, and others. It point to the fact that 13 per cent of the world’s large cities with 10 per cent of the world’s population lie in coastal zones directly threatened by the effects of climate change. Thus, there is a clear urban agenda. But there is little evidence that national governments or international agencies are responding to this. The article is available online. Please follow this link. Call for papers: Energy and Environment - Competing Powers? YHYS seminar 2007 is addressed to environmental social scientists to join their forces in discussing 1) the societal preconditions and impacts of different energy production schemes, 2) socio-historical changes involved in the production and consumption of energy, 3) agreement and conflict as related to energy issues both globally and locally. Thus, we are inviting a broad scope for discussion with focus on energy sector, society and environment. Date: November 29-30, 2007 Waste - The Social Context '08: Urban Issues and Solutions The Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence is organising an international conference on the environmental, social, and economic implications of waste management. Researchers and practitioners from a variety of disciplines will share ideas to provide a comprehensive view of waste management, from attitudes and perceptions to the application of market theory and international trade in waste products. Date: May 11-15, 2008 Job: Researcher - Climate Change & Human Settlements Groups In recognition of the fact that many cities and smaller urban centres are at risk from climate change, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is recruiting a full-time researcher to work with the Climate Change & Human Settlements Groups. The successful candidate would be expected to write widely on this relatively unexplored topic working with other Researchers across the Institute and with external partners. Closing date for application: 9am Thursday, October 25, 2007. Undermining communities and the environment: a review of the International Finance Corporation's environmental, health, and safety guidelines for mining Report by Earthworks, 2007. The report assesses the International Financial Corporations (IFC's) environmental, health and safety (EHS) guidelines for large-scale mining projects. The reviews shows how these EHS guidelines have significant gaps and omissions, including the failure to specify the performance levels or quantitative measures necessary to protect local communities and environments impacted by these projects. In some cases the guidelines do not even meet the mining industry's existing "best practice" standards. The report also highlights a lack of ongoing monitoring and evaluation following the completion of the project in order to evaluation the impact of mining activities on the environment, health and livelihoods. It also suggests that in the assessment phase, potential impacts should be made available to the communities that will be affected and should have access to resources for technical resources and supporting information. The report is available online. Please follow this link [PDF]. Climate, carbon, conservation and communities Briefing paper published by IIED and WWF, by Dilys Roe, Hannah Reid, Kit Vaughan, Emily Brickell, and Jo Elliott, August 2007. This paper explores the opportunities from and limitations to carbon-based funds for conservation and development. It highlights mechanisms that may help secure benefits for climate, conservation and communities. The briefing paper is available online on the IIED website. Adapting to climate change in urban areas: the possibilities and constraints in low- and middle income nations Human Settlements Discussion Paper by David Satterthwaite, Saleemul Huq, Hannah Reid, Mark Pelling and Patricia Romero Lankao, published by IIED, October 2007. This paper is developed from a report commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation to serve as a background paper for a discussion on Climate Change and Cities at the Foundation’s Global Urban Summit, Innovations for an Urban World, in Bellagio in July 2007. To paper is available online on the IIED website. Energy for Sustainable Develoment This Conference is aimed to provide a forum to Professors, researchers, policy makers, investors, professionals working in industry and other stakeholder to share the latest research and innovations and review achievements and shortcomings relevant to the international efforts to counter looming energy crises and consequential threat to world economies and future direction for enhancing the global energy security with focusing on developing countries with special emphasis on Pakistan. Date: August 10-12, 2008 World Urban Forum 4: Harmonious Urbanization- The Challenge of Balanced Territorial Development UN-HABITAT and the Government of China welcome you to the Fourth session of the World Urban Forum at the Nanjing Convention and Exhibition Centre. Held every two years, the Forum is the world’s premier conference on cities and the problems they face in a world where half of humanity is urbanized – in the new era of homo urbanus. Date: October 13-17, 2008 Master's thesis on DDRN website: Development of Small Wind Turbines The abstract of this master's thesis by Baptiste Berges, Technical University of Denmark, October 2007, is available on the DDRN website [pdf]. Job: Research Fellow in Environmental Biotechnology (ECOSUR) El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) is looking for a Research Fellow to be appointed to the Laboratory of Environmental and Agroecological Biotechnology. It is expected that the successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues within the Department of Environmental Biotechnology and from related academic areas. Location: Tapachula, Chiapas, México. Closing Date: March 20, 2008. For more information, please follow this link. Celebrating Five Years of Successfull Knowledge Sharing. South African Cities Network, Annual Report 2007. Cities, Climate Change and Development: Is Urban Change for Sustainability possible? FAU Conference 2008 arranged by The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark. While the international literature, related to the ‘Cities, Climate Change and Development theme’ is vast, the main emphasis has in most cases, academically and practically, been mono-disciplinary and mono-functional, while the Urban development issues are interrelated and multidisciplinary by nature. Accordingly, the FAU Conference 2008 seeks to address the pertinent urban challenges in an interdisciplinary manner. Date: May 14-15, 2008 EnviroInfo 2008: Environmental Informatics and Industrial Ecology The EnviroInfo 2008 conference aims to facilitate exchange of experience and knowhow between academics and professionals within the field of environmental informatics and industrial ecology. The conference also aims to bring together the different research communities and to stimulate inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and research projects in this field. Date: September 10-12, 2008 Developing Biofuels in West Africa: Feedstock, Technologies and Finance West Africa Biofuels Summit (WABIS) 2008. This Summit is organized to discuss technology, feedstock, policy, finance, regulation and other issues related to biofuels in West Africa and other parts of Africa. Date: April 22-24, 2008 How to approach regional cooperation within Urban Environmental Management in Southern Africa [pdf]. Minutes from meeting arranged by DDRN on May 16, 2008, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen. Public lecture to mark the appointment of Flemming Konradsen as Professor of International Environmental Health at the Department of In-ternational Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen. Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 16.00 Low-cost measures for reducing health risks in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana Ph.D. defence by Bernard N. Keraita, Kenya. Date: June 16, 2008 at 14.00 Climate Change Policy and Strategy: Managing Risks and Benefits in the Carbon Economy Course held by the Minerals and Energy Education Training Institute (MEETI), South Africa. Date: June 24 – 27, 2008 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008) The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health. Delegates are encouraged to move beyond description and to share their actions, which have improved health of urban communities. The theme was chosen to showcase action-oriented projects and best practices. Date: October 29-31, 2008 Call for Abstracts: Security Dialogue Special Issue on Urban Insecurities Security Dialogue announces a Call for abstracts for innovative articles dealing with the horizon of urban insecurities. Articles should be in line with the journal’s Submission deadline: July 14, 2008. To read more, please follow this link. Coastal Cities Summit 2008: Values and Vulnerabilities Summit organised by the International Ocean Institute to address issues such as climate change, sea level rise, new maritime security needs associated with increase transportation by sea, and the ever present danger of extreme events such as tropical storms and tsunamis. The summit will bring together public officials, nongovernmental organization, citizens and natural and social scientists to consider the values and vulnerabilities of coastal regions around the globe. Date: November 17-20, 2008 Call for Abstracts: Climate-Friendly Transportation Strategies in Asia: Overcoming Obstacles to Co-benefits Selected authors will be invited to contribute full-length papers for a multi-chapter book project. Selected authors will also be sponsored to attend the Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2008 Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand and present their findings at a pre-event panel scheduled for 11 November 2008. Deadline for submission is: September 1, 2008. For more information, please visit the website of IGES. ICRIER - SANEI- ADB Call for Proposals ICRIER- SANEI is inviting research proposals to be funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) under their on going Technical Assistance ( RETA 6417: Supporting Network for Research Institutes and Think Tanks in South Asia Phase II). The RETA is designed to strengthen research networks in SAARC member countries. It will facilitate interaction among academics, policy makers and researchers on the basis of a series of research studies and workshops on development through regional cooperation. Submission deadline: August 20, 2008. For more information, please read the Call for Proposals. Copenhagen Exhibition of Research, Technology, Innovation - Copenmind COPENMIND is a combination of academia and business; a cutting-edge platform for partnerships creating the world’s first truly global marketplace for university-industry interaction in relation to technology transfer and research partnerships. Date: September 1-3, 2008 The major objective of the call is to contribute to exploring the opportunities and threats that bioenergy production poses for the rural poor in terms of food security, poverty alleviation and rural development and to investigate how bioenergy production influences land use and affects natural resources. Researchers and research consortia are invited to submit proposals addressing one or more of the topics and objectives below.
Deadline for Submission to Call Secretariat: October 31, 2008. For more information, please visit the ERA ARD website. IANAS Workshop: Toward a sustainable energy future Workshop organised by InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), Nacional Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (ANCEFN), and Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva. The workshop will focus on the energy challenges of the countries of IANAS member academies. Date: October 30-31, 2008 Call for proposals: Addressing the Climate Vulnerabilities of Urban Africa To better prepare Africa’s urban settlements for climate variability and change, the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program invites combined research and capacity building proposals that address the vulnerabilities of Africa’s urban centres to climate change, and will help urban stakeholders work together in developing adaptation options. Application deadline: November 30, 2008. For more information, please visit the website of the International Development Research Center (IDRC). Livelihoods, byudvikling og markeder i afrikanske og asiatiske 'frontier'-områder [in Danish] Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab inviterer til 2. møde i sæsonen 2008-2009 med Professor Niels Fold, Institut for Geografi og Geologi, Københavns Universitet. Tid: Onsdag den 5. november 2008, kl. 19.30 Energy Security: Charting New Strategic Challenges Conference organised by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) to throw new light on the different energy security challenges and how states and multilateral organizations might respond. Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 09:00-17:15 Report from FAU Conference 2008, held on May 14-15, 2008, publiched by published by the Association of Development Researchers in Denmark (FAU). Conference 15 of the FAO Biotechnology Forum organised in collaboration with the FAO Working Group on Bioenergy considers the potential role that agricultural biotechnologies can play for production of bioenergy in developing countries, with a major focus on liquid biofuels. Date: November 10 - December 7, 2008 Lessons from Kampala: Will urban farming make a difference? Collective Action News, Alliance of the CGIAR Centres, Updates from agricultural research in Africa Issue No 3, October 2008. This Summit is the first of its kind and offers a point of confluence for diverse renewable energy stakeholders in research, industry, academia, financial organisations and government bodies to network and share their experience. Date: March 7-9, 2009 By bringing together a broad range of stakeholders from the private sector, NGOs, researchers and policy makers, this conference organised by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) will provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange experiences on some of the key issues (practical as well as policyrelated) in addressing low carbon development in the low income countries. Date: January 13, 2009 - 09.00-16.00 This international roundtable aims at bringing together different stakeholders in the developing countries in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, bio-energy and maintenance of ecology and biodiversity to deliberate on various aspects for better utilization of energy and biodiversity resources. Date: March 10-13, 2009 Job: Visiting Researcher, Business and the Environment project, IGES The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is looking for a Visiting researcher to join the Business and the Environment Project, that aims to propose pro-active policies and business strategies that facilitate the private sector to meet sustainable development needs. Closing date: January 25, 2009. For more information, please visit the website of IGES. Call for papers: Special Issue of Sustainability on Atmospheric Pollution The aim of this special issue is to bring together research findings focusing research and development on air pollution control, greenhouse gas mitigation and associated health impacts. Literature review papers in the relevant fields are also welcomed. Deadline for manuscript submissions: April 30, 2009. Read more on the website of Sustainability. 29th Solar World Congress "Renewable Energy Shaping Our Future" The Congress is organised by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) together with the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA). It will concentrate on issues for developing countries who, like Southern Africa, have an abundance of sun and other renewable energy resources. Date: October 11-14, 2009 1st International Exergy, Life Cycle Assessment, and Sustainability Workshop & Symposium (ELCAS) This event will provide a multidisciplinary international forum for researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners from all over the world to exchange information, to present high-quality research results and new developments in the wide domain covered by exergy, life cycle assessment, the environment, and sustainability issues. Date: June 4-6, 2009 Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environment in Developing Countries (SIBE 2009) The conference will provide an opportunity for professionals and researchers to learn, share and exchange about the latest development and research in civil engineering and environmental engineering. Date: November 2-3, 2009 Job: Senior Program Officer or Specialist – Urban Poverty and Environment (UPE) The UPE programme at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supports research and scientific capacity development primarily in the South, to address environmental problems that exacerbate poverty in cities. International Development Research Centre. The Senior Program Specialist’s role is to develop projects within the UPE priority areas by reviewing, developing, monitoring, managing and evaluating research projects; and liaising and maintaining productive working relationships with partners, researchers and government institutions. Closing date: February 6, 2009. For more information, please follow this link. 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 Call for Proposals: ACP Science and Technology Programme The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP - Secretariat) has launched a Call for Proposals of the “ACP Science and Technology Programme” and invites interested parties to participate herein. Focus areas of the programme cover: Application deadline: February 27, 2009 at 16:00 hours (Brussels time). For more information, please follow this link. Job: Senior Urban Researcher at NAI The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) invites applications for a position as senior urban researcher. Tasks will include, among others: Closing date for applications: March 31, 2009. For more information, please read the position announcement [pdf, 372kB]. Strategic Research, 2009 - Sustainable Energy and Environment The Danish Council for Strategic Research has recently issued a call for Phase 1 applications for funding of research activities within: - Energy Systems of the Future Application deadline: May 6, 2009. For more information, please follow this link. Strategic Research, 2009 - Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure The Danish Council for Strategic Research has recently issued a call for Phase 1 applications for funding of research activities within Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure. Application deadline: May 4, 2009. For more information, please follow this link. International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) 2009 8th International Conference organised by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) in partnership with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the Government of the Republic of Kenya, through the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development. Date: October 19-23, 2009 Enhancing Energy Access in Rural and Peri-urban Settlements: Knowledge-Based Policy Engagement A UNEP facilitated three-day workshop that will bring together stakeholders, policy makers and energy experts from East and Southern Africa to focus on central issues related to energy access. Date: May 25-27, 2009 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 International Conference on Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering (CBEE 2009) The aim objective of CBEE 2009 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering. Date: October 9-11, 2009 New project supported by DDRN: Climate Resilient Cities in South Asia Climate Resilient Cities in South Asia is an initiative aimed at consolidating and generating knowledge on approaches, indicators, tools, ways and means of enhancing resilience to climate change. Urban communities and stakeholders of urban governance as well as the scientific research community are key audience for this initiative. Enhancing accessibility to information on resilience enhancing efforts in cities of South Asia is a key output that the initiative aims at achieving. The initiative was launched in April 2009. Read more on the website of Community Enterprise Forum International (CEFI) and in Press release [pdf, 25kB]. The conference will bring together speakers and representatives from the investor, financing and donor community, project developers, enterpreneurs, NGOs, international organisations as well as national and international energy experts to share experiences and examples of initiatives and projects that illustrate best practices. Date: September 29 to October 1, 2009 The Ecocity 2009 conference will focus on finding new approaches towards a new ecologically-oriented world order for future generations. Issues such as spatial planning policies and natural resource management, energy provision technologies and eco-architecture will be discussed by scientists, politicians and environment experts in the perspective of the third millennium. Date: December 13-15, 2009 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. All larger strategic projects will go through a pre-qualification round with a deadline with in week 50 of 2009 and the individual projects will have a deadline with in week 6 of 2010. Interessetilkendegivelse til pilotforskningsprojekter med Tanzania [in Danish] Danmark indgik i 2008 et forskningssamarbejde med programsamarbejdslandet Tanzania, med henblik på at styrke: 1) opbygningen af forskningskapacitet i Tanzania og; 2) det langsigtede samarbejde mellem danske institutioner og institutioner i Tanzania. Det Rådgivende Forskningsfaglige Udvalg for Udviklingsforskning har anbefalet 2 projekter fra Tanzania til videreudvikling sammen med danske institutioner. FFU har lige annoncereet det første pilotprojekt: ”Urban-Rural Complementarities for Poverty Reduction: Identifying the contribution of Savings and Credit Facilities”, Sokoine University of Agriculture. Danske forskningsinstitutioner har nu mulighed for at tilkendegive deres interesse i at indgå i et samarbejde med de lokale forskningsinstitutioner om det pågældende projekt. Deadline for indsendelse af interessetilkendegivelser er onsdag den 7.oktober 2009, kl. 12.00. Interessetilkendegivelser skal sendes til Danida Fellowship Centre på research@dfcentre.dk. Udviklingscafé om befolkningstilvækst, migration og urbanisering [in Danish] Denne Udviklingscafé stiller skarpt på tre globale tendenser af afgørende betydning for udviklingssamarbejdet. Befolkningstilvækst, migration og urbanisering er komplekse processer, der både rummer udfordringer og muligheder. Dato: 12. november 2009, kl. 15.00-17.00 Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa – Lessons Learnt from COMPETE This international conference is organised to identify cooperation opportunities between stakeholders and policymakers from European and African countries to contribute to the exploitation of bioenergy resources for sustainable development in African countries. Date: November 24-25, 2009 Interessetilkendegivelse til pilotforskningsprojekter med Tanzania [in Danish] Danmark indgik i 2008 et forskningssamarbejde med programsamarbejdslandet Tanzania, med henblik på at styrke: 1) opbygningen af forskningskapacitet i Tanzania og; 2) det langsigtede samarbejde mellem danske institutioner og institutioner i Tanzania. Det Rådgivende Forskningsfaglige Udvalg for Udviklingsforskning har anbefalet 2 projekter fra Tanzania til videreudvikling sammen med danske institutioner. FFU har lige annoncereet det andet pilotprojekt: ”Land Management System, Urban Governance and Leadership: The Future of Urban Tanzania”, Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam. Danske forskningsinstitutioner har nu mulighed for at tilkendegive deres interesse i at indgå i et samarbejde med de lokale forskningsinstitutioner om det pågældende projekt. Deadline for indsendelse af interessetilkendegivelser er mandag den 9. november 2009 kl. 12.00. Interessetilkendegivelser skal sendes til Danida Fellowship Centre på research@dfcentre.dk. Conference organised by the Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region, Jordan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Jordan, and the University of Dundee, School of Architecture, UK. The conference aims to address the various aspects of urban development considering the implications of applying the principles of sustainability. Date: July 12-14, 2010 NEW: 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 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 2010 International Conference on Traffic and Logistic Engineering (ICTLE 2010) ICTLE is a main annual research conference aimed at presenting current research being carried out. The idea of the conference is for the scientists, scholars, engineers and students from the Universities all around the world and the industry to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between the Universities and the industry. Date: April 23-25, 2010 The Future of Cities conference organised by Chatham House will focus on how the world's cities, which along rapid growth are facing challenges related to water and energy supply and climate change, can be planned, managed and financed. Date: February 9-10, 2010 Mining, People and the Environment Canadian Mining Environmental Management (MEM) is hosting this conference, which will gather industry, government and civil society experts and address questions related to governance and conflict, environment and climate change, and small-scale artisanal mining. Date: March 6, 2010 Organised by Green Power Conferences this event brings together industry, government and researchers and will discuss bioenergy and biofuels in Africa with focus on production, markets and challenges. Date: May 11-13, 2010 The 5th session of the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum will draw on lessons and succeses from the previous events in relation to the impact of rapid urbanisation in the developing world on communities, cities, economies and policies. Date: March 22-26, 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 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 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 The 3rd IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems This conference organised by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) will discuss various fields pertaining to power and energy systems in Africa a.o. alternative energy and the environment, power economics and markets. Date: September 6-8, 2010 SPLASH research call on on urban sanitation service chains in urban Africa The European Union Water Initiative (SPLASH) has issued a research call to contribute to the understanding and implementation at scale of sustainable sanitation service chains in low-income urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. To be eligible for the grant, at least two consortium partners must be from one or more African countries and at least one consortium partner must be from an European country. Deadline for application: April 23, 2010 - 13:00 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 International Conference on Sustainable Mobility (ICSM 2010) The International Conference on Sustainable Mobility will focus on green technologies and sustainable mobility within transport systems, bringing together academicians, students, government agencies, corporate bodies and NGOs. A call for papers on issues pertaining to sustainable mobility has been issued. Date: December 1-3, 2010 IEF-STE Conference: Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector The Institute of Energy Research for Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation (IEF-STE) is the host of this conference, which will discuss concepts of sustainability against the background of contemporary energy systems and their dynamics. The focus of the event is directed on indicator systems. Date: June 9-10, 2010 The Africa Energy Forum will host a range of events and meetings for representatives of governments, the private sector, policy makers, donors and researchers with the aim of examining how environmental concerns, development goals, and power supply interlink, and how to achieve a positive outcome from this interdependence. Date: June 29 - July, 1, 2010 The World Cities Summit 2010 held in Singapore will focus on leadership and governance for vibrant and liveable cities, building sustainable and eco-friendly cities and fostering harmonious and sustainable communities. Supported by a.o. the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations the summit brings together policymakers, practioners, experts and civil society. Date: June 28 - July 1, 2010 NEW: Lindbergh Foundation: research grants The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation invite applications for the 2011 grants cycle for research and education within areas pertaining to environment and technological developments, such as agriculture, conservation of natural resources, waste minimisation and management etc. Application deadline: June 10, 2010 NEW: 5th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2010: Meeting the Technology Transfer Challenge The forum will promote best practices in policy and finance and will seek to catalyze actions that respond to the challenges posed by a new era of clean energy. Date: June 23-25, 2010 International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Applications (ICEEA) The aim of the ICEEA conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Environmental Science and Applications. The conference aims to attract participants with different backgrounds, to foster cross-pollination between different research fields, and to expose and discuss innovative theories, frameworks, methodologies, tools, and applications. Date: September 10-12, 2010 NEW: Interessetilkendegivelse 2010 til pilotforskningsprojekter med Tanzania [in Danish] Danmark indgik i 2008 et forskningssamarbejde med Tanzania og man har valgt følgende overordnede temaer for pilotprojekter: ”Business Sector, Urbanisation and Good Governance”. Der er i 2010 tale om projekterne “Examining Urbanization Problems, Challenges and Opportunities in Tanzania” og “Productivity, Market Assess and Incomes for Small farming businesses through Contracts” 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 The objective of the the conference is to bring together key commentators on urban land issues in southern Africa (and beyond) to ascertain the state of knowledge on access to land and land markets by poor people, and build stronger links amongst practitioners and researchers. Date: November 1-2, 2010 BAQ 2010 is organized by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities. The conference gathers air quality stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, private sector, and the international development community. Date: November 9-11, 2010 2010 International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME2010) ICAME2010 is intended to provide technical forum and discussion related to mechanical engineering and its applications. The objective of ICAME2010 is to bring together students, researchers, academicians, engineers and practitioners to present their latest research findings and share ideas on developments and applications related to various aspects of mechanical engineering in the effort to promote advancement in knowledge and research. Date: December 2-5, 2010 Subtropical Cities 2011 Conference: Subtropical Urbanism Beyond Climate Change The 3rd biennial Subtropical Cities conference will address cross-cutting and interdisciplinary themes concerning the future of subtropical cities. Themes include: Built environment and ecology, Social Economics, and Cultural/Place Identity. Date: March 8-11, 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. Call for proposals - SSH.2011.4.1.-2 Connections between rural areas and cities in Sub-saharan Africa Public Private Partnership Africa 2010 The 2nd Annual Africa Public Private Partnership Africa Conference will provide a platform for all stake holders to promote infrastructure development and to examine challenges and opportunities within infrastructural sectors, such as the energy, transport, telecom and water sectors, in Africa. Date: December 1-2, 2010 NEW: African Union Research Grants: Open Call for Proposal 2011 The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its Lighthouse Projects: (a) Post-harvest and Agriculture, (b) Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and (c) Water and Sanitation in Africa. The programme is financed through the Financing Agreement between the European Commission and the ACP Group of States under the ACP Research for Sustainable Development Program of the 10th EDF Intra-ACP Envelop. Deadline for submission of proposals: April 31 2011 at 17:00h (+3GMT) Job: Senior Urban Researcher and Cluster Leader on Urban Dynamics The Nordic Africa Institute is seeking an experienced researcher of a professorial rank or its academic equivalent, with considerable administrative/management, mentoring, and publishing experience for the position of a senior researcher and leader of the research cluster on Urban Dynamics. The incumbent will conduct and lead theoretically-sound, historically-informed and critical research on a broad portfolio of urban issues. Application deadline: February 28, 2011 Impact Assessment and Responsible Development for Infrastructure, Business and Industry (IAIA 11) What are the consequences to ecosystems, cultural heritage and human well-being -in the short and long run- of decisions taken by infrastructure developers, industry executives and managers, financial agents and business leaders? At IAIA11, ideas and experiences on this theme will be shared by experts from around the globe, with the end result being a better collective knowledge about how to ensure a better future. Date: May 28 - June 4, 2011 Call for papers: International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference 2011 The aim of IREEC 2010 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present and share their research, results and experiences in Renewable Energy & Environment. Date: June 24-26, 2011 The Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) with Mekong region countries is offering grants in order to promote the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies. NGOs, private companies, public institutions, research organisations and educational institutions are all eligible to apply for EEP’s project financing. The proposed projects must be implemented in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and/or Vietnam. Deadline for submission of proposals: March 11, 2011 Thanks to DDRN member Aage Jørgensen for sharing the news! Midler til forskningstemaet 'Bæredygtig Energi og Miljø' i 2011 - Det Strategiske Forskningsråd [in Danish] Det Strategiske Forskningsråd udbyder i 2011 midler til forskningstemaet 'Bæredygtig Energi og Miljø' med undertemaerne 'Energi og miljø', 'Miljøteknologi' og 'Klima og klimatilpasning'. Deadline for phase 1 applications: May 10, 2011 Call for papers: Food System Planning Theory and Practice In this special topic focus, the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD) encourages practicing planners and other professionals who are engaged in food system planning, as well as planning scholars and students, to submit applied research-based papers such as case studies, surveys, focus groups and the like, as well as commentary and reflective essays on a wide range of topics. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: April 20, 2011 2011 International Water Association Project Innovation Awards International Water Association (IWA) is now launching the development of an award category specific to low and middle income countries aiming to recognize and celebrate excellence and innovation in water and sanitation projects in developing countries. Entries may be submitted under one of two primary categories: Drinking Water Supply, Sanitation and Wastewater. Application deadline: July 1, 2011 This conference's key themes include: improving water use efficiency at different scales , satisfying human water requirements at different scales (water allocation aspects), bridging the gap between institutional settings and scientific knowledge, new strategies for sustainable water management. scientific approach to the implementation of water management strategies, harmonizing ecological and human water requirements, global flow paths of water. Date: September 11-14, 2011 Some for All? Pathways and Politics in Water and Sanitation since New Delhi 1990 In 1990 the General Assembly endorsed the ‘New Delhi Statement’ entitled "Some for all rather than more for some". This symposium looks back at the New Delhi Statement. It seeks to understand more fully the pathways that have – or could have – emerged and the political economy and politics of water and sanitation policy processes in the intervening 21 years. Date: March 22-23, 2011 4th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-11) In relation to the overall theme 'Environmental Research, Planning and Management' sub-themes include the areas of technology, physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and law and management. For a further breakdown please follow the link above. Date: December 15-17, 2011 NEW: Call for papers: special issue of Disasters journal on 'Humanitarian action in urban areas' The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) invites policy-makers, academics and practitioners to share their experiences and lessons learnt regarding responding to displaced populations living in urban areas, and providing assistance during natural or conflict induced disasters. Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 4, 2011 This symposium aims to stimulate a new partnership between European research centers and research institutions in MENA to promote renewable energies and sustainable development through scientific cooperation on all levels. Date: May 19-20, 2011 5th Asia Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-5) The theme of APUF-5 is ‘Cities of Opportunity: partnerships for an inclusive and sustainable future’. Date: June 22-24, 2011 Liveable Cities Forum: Designing Biodiversity Friendly Communities The Forum offers the opportunity to receive the latest information on urban biodiversity and also to attend workshops on useful tools and resources. The Liveable Cities Forum will explore the ways to apply biodiversity conservation measures in local practices. Date: August 21-22, 2011 IGES KUC is seeking an Associate Researcher to join the team which will be managing the Institute's new regional programme which will provide support for demand-driven capacity-building initiatives for local government officers, as well as further the promotion of local actions and dissemination of gooEnvironmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) practices in the ASEAN region. Application deadline: April 30, 2011 16th International Forestry and Environment Symposium This symposium is a forum for researchers in the fields of Natural Resources Management, to present their research findings, and networking with policy makers and industry. Key objectives: Forest and Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity Conservation and Management, Socio Economics of Natural Resources, Climate Change, Sustainable Energy, Waste Management and Pollution Control. Date: October 28-29, 2011 2nd International Conference on Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (EESD-2012) 2nd International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2012) ICFEE is an international forum for state-of-the-art research in Future Environment and Energy. It also serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of scientific areas with a common interest in improving Environment and Energy related techniques. Date: February 26-28, 2012 NEW: Terra Viva Grants Update October 2011 This newsletter from Terra Viva contains a series of calls for funding. Application deadlines are from August 2011 to April 2012. International Workshop On Urbanisation of Peri-urban Regions: Challenges and Opportunities for Security of Water, Food and Liveability of Future Cities Africa Roads 2012 NEW: EU-China Urbanisation Partnership |
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