Oct 2009
Water & climate change policy & science symposium
30/10/09 21:06 Filed in: Conference
Looking back across
the last twenty years, there have been several
notable climate change policy and science events.
The 1992 Rio Convention
helped define the
shape of climate change policy for the next
decade and created the IPCC as a science
advisory board. The Ministerial Declaration of
the Hague on Water Security in Twenty-First
Century captured many key concepts on
water and climate change, linking policy, water
management, and the need for a new paradigm. And
the Brisbane Convention
on environmental
flows in 2007 marked a major consensus between
policymakers and ecologists and hydrologists
that flow regime was the most important aspect
of freshwater ecosystems to focus on for
sustainable use. This is a good time for
reflection on where we've come, and where
freshwater conservation and development needs to
go next. And fortunately, the Fuller Symposium
on 3 and 4 November — titled Securing Water for
People and Nature in a Changing Climate — is
just in time.
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Climate adaptation coordinator position
29/10/09 15:26 Filed in: Job
Adaptation
Coordinator
CARE International's Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network Secretariat
CARE International's Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network (PECCN) is a CARE-led 'centre of expertise' with a secretariat and global membership. It consists of hundreds of professionals from CARE and partner organizations committed to addressing the challenges of environmental change from the perspective of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. PECCN is especially committed to reducing the negative impacts of climate change by transforming policies, institutions and practices that currently obstruct poor people's ability to adapt. For more information about PECCN and its work on climate change, see http://www.careclimatechange.org. Read More...
CARE International's Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network Secretariat
CARE International's Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network (PECCN) is a CARE-led 'centre of expertise' with a secretariat and global membership. It consists of hundreds of professionals from CARE and partner organizations committed to addressing the challenges of environmental change from the perspective of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. PECCN is especially committed to reducing the negative impacts of climate change by transforming policies, institutions and practices that currently obstruct poor people's ability to adapt. For more information about PECCN and its work on climate change, see http://www.careclimatechange.org. Read More...
Water: Drought, ecosystem services, & environmental justice webcast
27/10/09 15:23 Filed in: Conference
Live Webcasts
during ESA Millennium ConferenceThe 1st ESA Millennium
Conference, “Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought, and
Environmental Justice”, will be held November 9-12,
2009, in Athens, Georgia. Attendance has been
filled, but live webcasts and other web-based
resources will be available to a broader
audience. Instructions for viewing the live
webcasts of keynote speakers and the online videos
of twelve case studies are available at:
http://www.esa.org/millenniumconf/2009
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Climate change and development conference
26/10/09 23:02 Filed in: Conference
Thursday November
26th 2009
Vredespaleis, The Hague, The Netherlands
3rd Conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries
The last two years several Dutch humanitarian and development NGOs organised a conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Goal of the conferences was to share experiences on adaptation of NGO practitioners, scientists, government officials and companies and to forward thinking on adaptation practice. By workshops focussing on themes (e.g. water, health, disasters) and regions (e.g., Africa, South-East Asia) we explored the impacts and consequences of climate change for developing countries. Read More...
Vredespaleis, The Hague, The Netherlands
3rd Conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries
The last two years several Dutch humanitarian and development NGOs organised a conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Goal of the conferences was to share experiences on adaptation of NGO practitioners, scientists, government officials and companies and to forward thinking on adaptation practice. By workshops focussing on themes (e.g. water, health, disasters) and regions (e.g., Africa, South-East Asia) we explored the impacts and consequences of climate change for developing countries. Read More...
Canada's rivers & climate change risks
26/10/09 21:16 Filed in: Report
We are pleased to
announce the first major report out of WWF-Canada's
Freshwater program - Canada's Rivers
at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada's
Freshwater Future. It's primary intent is to
position WWF as a leading organization on
freshwater policy and planning in Canada, with
e-flows as our niche. It has allowed us to
connected us with grassroots organizations,
academics, government scientists and industry, on
water issues across the country.
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Adaptation and sustainable development: water and infrastructure
26/10/09 21:00 Filed in: Conference
Beyond
Copenhagen: Scientific Perspectives on Adaptation
and Sustainability Topic: Water and Urban
Infrastructure
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5 pm. Read More...
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US EPA water and climate webcast
26/10/09 20:47 Filed in: Research
On
October 27, 2009, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Watershed Academy will present a Webcast entitled,
"Working Together to Address the Effects of Climate
Change o n Water Resources." Climate change is one
of EPA’s top priorities, and the Agency is working
to define strategies and actions to address climate
change.
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Lee Kwan Yew Water prize
26/10/09 20:38 Filed in: Prize
The
Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize is the highlight of the
Singapore International Water Week. This award
honours outstanding contributions towards solving
global water problems by either applying
technologies or implementing innovative policies
and programmes which benefit humanity.
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Biodiversity and climate change report
26/10/09 20:30 Filed in: Report
I am pleased to inform you that
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) report
of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical
Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate
Change has been published as CBD Technical Series
No.41: Connecting Biodiversity and
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – Report
of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on
Biodiversity and Climate
Change.
The publication is now available at:
https://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cbd-ts-41-en.pdf
IWA Mexico meeting
26/10/09 19:56 Filed in: Conference
| Grant
Join
more than 500
leading sector professionals from the world of
practice and science in Mexico City during the
1st
IWA
Development Congress, 15-19 November
2009! The Congress –
with its focus on
what works in
water and sanitation service provision in
developing countries – will be an exceptional and
timely event. In the next few weeks, IWA will
keep you informed of key information for the
Congress – details of the technical programme,
workshops, side events and book launches that will
be taking place in November.
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Mazamas research grants
Mazamas Research
Grant Funding is Available
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Hydrology research fellowships
CUAHSI Pathfinder
Fellowships to Support Multi-site Research in
Hydrology
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Freshwater conservation research fellowships: PhD & postdoc levels
Kathryn
Fuller Fellowships
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
- ecosystem services
- measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
- climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources
Hydrobiogeochemistry research position in Puerto Rico
26/10/09 04:26 Filed in: Job
Job
Title: Senior Research Coordinator Level 26,
Location: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Project: NSF-Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
Availability: Immediately
Location: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Project: NSF-Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
Availability: Immediately
The Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory has been funded by the National Science Foundation to study the hydrology, geochemistry, and surficial processes of the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. The project involves faculty, post-doctoral research associates, graduate students, and undergraduates from a range of disciplines in the natural sciences as well as collaborators from local and federal government agencies and national and international Universities.
Read More...Copenhagen, COP15, and China, India, and Brazil
20/10/09 17:29 Filed in: Panel
The Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars,
Environmental
Defense Fund
and
Ronald
Reagan International Trade
Center
Invite you to a panel discussion on
The
Road to Copenhagen:
Perspectives
on Brazil, China and
India
Monday,
October 26th – 3:30 to 5:30 PM,
Ronald
Reagan International Convention
Center
Pavilion
Room, 2nd floor
Please
find directions to the venue at the end of the
invitation
RSVP
to
amanda.earley@wilsoncenter.org
Simultaneous
translation will be
provided
Deltas in a time of climate change
07/10/09 19:06 Filed in: Conference
Deltas in Times of
Climate Change Rotterdam, The Netherlands 29
September - 1 October 2010
Deltas have a lot to offer. They are close to the sea and inland waterways. Their soils are fertile. They are therefore the base of many large and fast growing cities. But as populations grow, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable. Floods, land subsidence, traffic congestion, air pollution and salt intrusion loom up as common threats. Climate change aggravates these problems.
The conference will be held in Rotterdam, since Rotterdam is at the forefront of climate adaptation: it turns challenges into opportunities and takes integrated measures to create a safer city and region. This strategy will result in a more attractive city to live, recreate, work and invest in. Read More...
Deltas have a lot to offer. They are close to the sea and inland waterways. Their soils are fertile. They are therefore the base of many large and fast growing cities. But as populations grow, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable. Floods, land subsidence, traffic congestion, air pollution and salt intrusion loom up as common threats. Climate change aggravates these problems.
The conference will be held in Rotterdam, since Rotterdam is at the forefront of climate adaptation: it turns challenges into opportunities and takes integrated measures to create a safer city and region. This strategy will result in a more attractive city to live, recreate, work and invest in. Read More...
Cluster academic hire in ecology and hydrology
The Nicholas School
of the Environment (NSOE) at Duke University, with
longstanding strengths in ecology and hydrology, is
seeking to populate the interface between these
fields with a cluster hire that will create a
highly recognized and cross-disciplinary area
mutually synergistic to these two existing
strengths. NSOE anticipates hiring four
tenure-track professors, with no restriction on the
level of the appointment. Individuals and/or
research groups are encouraged to apply.
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Food and climate change report
06/10/09 22:46 Filed in: Report
IFPRI is releasing
today a major study on the impact of climate change
on agriculture and the costs of adaptation.
Agriculture’s vulnerability to climate change will
put millions of people in developing countries at
greater risk of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.
As the UNFCCC meetings in Copenhagen draw closer,
it is imperative that negotiators and policymakers
understand the impacts of climate change on
agriculture and what it will cost to avert the
worst of them. Read
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International Symposium on Ecohydraulics
06/10/09 22:44 Filed in: Conference
Please see the
attached flyer announcing the 8th International
Symposium on Ecohydraulics in Seoul, Korea, 12-16
September 2010. Additional information is at
http://www.ise-2010.org/.
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Africa Water Association Congress
06/10/09 22:30 Filed in: Conference
From now on almost 30
years, the African Water
Association creates the major international
event of the water and purification sectors in
Africa. Inescapable meeting of all the political
and economic actors of the sector, the African
Water Association Congress is a unique opportunity
to develop on the African market.
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Water and land use in the Pacific Northwest
06/10/09 21:06 Filed in: Conference
November 4-6, 2009 -
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA Registration is now
open for the regional conference "Water and Land
Use in the Pacific Northwest: Integrating
Communities and Watersheds." Visit the Web site at
http://capps.wsu.edu/waterland for updates
about the conference. Read
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Community-based Adaptation Conference
06/10/09 16:45 Filed in: Conference
Kindly find attached
the announcement and further information on the
"FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY-BASED
ADAPTATION."
Venue: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Duration: 21-27 February 2010
For further information please contact Saleemul Huq
(saleemul.huq@iied.org) or Hannah Reid (hannah.reid@iied.org).
Thanking you,
Meera Mahadevan
Intern, Climate Change Group
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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Venue: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Duration: 21-27 February 2010
For further information please contact Saleemul Huq
(saleemul.huq@iied.org) or Hannah Reid (hannah.reid@iied.org).
Thanking you,
Meera Mahadevan
Intern, Climate Change Group
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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