IFC Sustainability Business Innovation, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Global Subsidies Initiative GSI, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Community-based Natural Resource Management Program CBNRM, World Neighbors

Sustainable Agriculture Project, World Neighbors

Coastal land-use in Southeast Asia: interactions between the environment, population, and institutions in the development of the shrimp aquaculture industry, Vietnam and Thailand

Complex Interactions among People, Policies, and Panda Habitat, Michigan State University, United States and China

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Southwest China, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Affordable Drip Irrigation Technology Intervention Program ADITI, International Development Enterprises India IDEI

Ecotipping Points Project

EVENTS

Sangam 2008: The All-India NGO Summit for Environment (January 31, 2008 - Bangalore, India)

Sustainability Science in India (January 6, 2008 - Visakhapatnam, India)

International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE09) (January 5, 2009 - Hong Kong)

International Conference on Research for Development (July 2, 2008 - Bern, Switzerland)

2006 International Energy Conference for Sustainable Asia (November 26, 2006 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Energy, Environment and Development (December 14, 2006 - Bangalore)

South Asia Regional Conference on Transitions Towards Sustainable Development (February 10, 2003 - New Delhi, India)

SEAGA Conference 2006: Sustainability and Southeast Asia (November 28, 2006 - Nanyang Girls High School, Singapore)

International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries (August 15, 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

International Symposium on Food and Water Sustainability in China 2007 (January 18, 2007 - Macau, China)

MEMBERS
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Deep Narayan Pandey, Director, Forestry Training Institute

Bulent Acma, Dr., Anadolu University

Rekai Campbell, Prof, Charles Darwin University & CIFOR

Masaru Yarime, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo

Anke Weisheit, M.Sc., Mbarara University

Barry Ness, PhD candidate, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies

Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik, Senior Researcher, University of Louvain

Yee Cheong Lee, Advisor to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia,

Scott Veirs, President, Beam Reach marine science and sustainability school

Tieju Ma, Research scholar, IIASA

PUBLICATIONS
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Science on Sustainability 2006 (Research on the Scientific Basis for Sustainability.  , 2005)

Impacts of the Hutan Kamasyarakatan Social Forestry Program in the Sumberjaya Watershed West Lampung District of Sumatra Indonesia (John Pender, Suyanto, John Kerr, and Edward Kato , 2008)

Managing excess capacity in small-scale fisheries: perspectives from stakeholders in three Southeast Asian countries ( Salayo, N.; Garces, L.; Pido, M.; Viswanathan, K.; Pomeroy, R.; Ahmed, M.; Siason, I.; Seng, K.; Masae, A. , 2008)

Major trends in small-scale marine fisheries with emphasis on developing countries and some implications for the social sciences (Daniel Pauly, 2006)

Sustainable Energy Case Study Database (Ashden , 2008)

Participatory Approaches for Sustainable Land Use in Southeast Asia (Andreas Neef , 2005)

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being (John P. Holdren , 2008)

Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systems (Jianguo Liu, Thomas Dietz, Stephen R. Carpenter, Marina Alberti, Carl Folke, Emilio Moran, Alice N. Pell, Peter Deadman, Timothy Kratz, Jane Lubchenco, Elinor Ostrom, Zhiyun Ouyang, William Provencher, Charles L. Redman, Stephen H. Schneider, and William W. Taylor , 2007)

China's Forestry Reforms (Guangyu Wang, John L. Innes, Jiafu Lei, Shuanyou Dai, and Sara W. Wu , 2007)

Allocating responsibilities in multi-level governance for sustainable development (Sylvia I. Karlsson , 2007)

PROGRAMS
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Water for People

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Society for Conservation Biology

International Finance Corporation Sustainability

International Development Enterprises India IDEI

CSTEP Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy

PEMSEA Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia

Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Millennium Institute

SOLUTIONS

Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Copepods, and Biological Control of Mosquitoes in Vietnam

Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand

OPPORTUNITIES
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Programme Associate Ecosystem Services Assessment (The Junior Professional Fellow/Programme Associate will join the Ecosystems Services Assessment (ESA) Project and support tasks related to the implementation of the sub-global assessment (SGA) of satoyama and satoumi in Japan as well as the Sub-global follow-up to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA).The MA was a four-year comprehensive assessment of the links between ecosystem health and human well-being. It aimed at improving the management of ecosystems and their contribution to human development by helping the best available information and knowledge on ecosystem services to bear on policy and management decisions. One of the key contributions of the MA to scientific assessment work is the inclusion of thirty-four sub-global assessments (SGAs) undertaken in various locations across the world. The SGAs were designed to meet needs of decision-makers and thus improve ecosystem management at the scale which they were undertaken; to strengthen the global findings with on-the-ground reality, and strengthen the local findings with global perspectives, data, and models. UNU-IAS is hosting the MA Sub-global follow-up Secretariat, as part of a comprehensive strategy for follow-up to the MA which has been developed by a consortium of partners interested in MA follow-up.The successful applicant will be fully engaged in implementation of activity programs and assistance in conducting research activities of UNU-IAS. Applicants with an interest in environment and development issues especially in the issue of satoyama and satoumi and its dimensions are encouraged to apply.United Nations University, Yokohama, Japan)

Junior Professional Fellowship Sustainable Development Governance Programme (Junior Professional Fellowships of one year with the possibility of extension of one further year are offered to young scholars, recent graduates and budding professionals who are motivated by a desire to contribute to, or gain experience in a UN organisation or international academic institution. The Fellow will be fully engaged in the Institute’s programmatic and research activities while at the same time gaining relevant experience and knowledge that will help equip them for a career in the UN or some other international organisation.The Institute is recruiting a Junior Professional Fellow for the Sustainable Development Governance programme with superior academic achievement, excellent analytical, research, organisational and writing skills. Candidates should be comfortable juggling multiple tasks, working on operational and programmatic activities and conducting policy research. The ability to work both independently and in a team setting is required. Applicants should have a background in international relations, political science, law, environmental studies, policy studies, sociology, science and technology policy, and economics or a similar or related field. Given the Sustainable Development Governance programme’s research focus areas are climate change, international environmental governance, and WTO and sustainable development, experience in (any of) these areas will be an added advantage.UNU, Yokohama, Japan)

Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University seeks an outstanding scholar for a faculty appointment as a Senior Fellow who will serve as DIRECTOR of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD). For some candidates there may be opportunities for joint appointment with an academic department. PESD studies the political economy of energy and environmental policy, with a particular focus on developing countries. Applicants should possess an international reputation in energy or climate change policy research as well as demonstrated ability to manage an organization. The Senior Fellow would build upon and extend into new areas the current PESD research agenda, which includes study of regulatory regimes addressing climate change, the role of national oil companies in the world oil market, global coal markets in a carbon-constrained world, and delivery of modern energy to the poor.Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute, California, USA)

ProSPERNet Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development (The ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award is given annually to recognise outstanding young scientists who have made significant contributions to the area of sustainable development. Since sustainable development is a broad issue, a particular focus area will be chosen for awards each year. Envisioned focus areas include Environment, Engineering and Technology, Agriculture, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Business. In the first year the award will be given in the area of Business. Applications will be evaluated by an international panel of three recognised academics in the focus area for that year. Eligibility The award is open to candidates, who are 40 years old or less, actively engaged in graduate education and research and employed at institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Criteria for Evaluation Average number of citations per paper and h-index over the past five years Average number of publications and patents per year over the past five years Documented social impact)

Postdoc Researcher in coupled human environment systems (Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher to work at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) on a project investigating coupled human-environment systems in selected areas of rural China. Specifically, we are looking for researchers with interests in spatial modeling of human-environment interactions. We will use methods that integrate natural and social science approaches to proxy alterations in human welfare levels and changes in local and regional environmental indicators over time and space. Possible methodologies may include spatially explicit statistical approaches as well as Bayesian network analyses to estimate the determinants of and the linkages between observed environmental changes and rural welfare levels. The results of the project are expected to shed light on the human-environment interactions in rapidly changing circumstances in order to propose adequate policy and management options. The successful candidate should have a strong background in the application of quantitative analysis of economic, social, and/or ecological systems. (S)he should preferably speak Chinese language and/or have previous work experiences in China.Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

UNESCO Mondialogo Engineering Award (Daimler and UNESCO invite student engineers from universities around the world to apply for the largest international engineering competition - the Mondialogo Engineering Award. Registration is open until 31 October 2008 at www.mondialogo.org. The award carries prize money totalling € 300,000. It is intended that these awards be used as seed funding to help develop and initiate the proposed projects. In the Mondialogo Engineering Award, student engineers from developing and developed countries are challenged to form International Project Teams to develop ideas and design project proposals for sustainable solutions to problems in developing countries. The focus is on the design of innovative technologies to reduce poverty, promote sustainable development and address other United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in such fields as environmental protection, energy, water supply and sanitation, waste management, use of natural resources, medical care, nutrition, housing, hygiene, disaster protection, mobility, communication and climate change - a key concern of the Mondialogo Engineering Award.International Project Teams eligible to apply for the Mondialogo Engineering Award should consist of two student groups from two higher education establishments, with one group from a developing country and the other from a developed country. The Mondialogo Internet Portal www.mondialogo.org acts as a contact centre for groups to meet each other, and will later function as a virtual office for inter-group communications. Teams will have time until April 2009 to develop and design their project proposals. An international jury will then assess the entries and decide on the awarding, which will be part of a festive ceremony in later 2009. Key factors in the assessment are sustainability, technical quality, feasibility of the project proposals and the quality of the intercultural cooperation between the teams. Through the competition Daimler and UNESCO aim to promote international cooperation, intercultural dialogue and the exchange of knowledge among student engineers, universities and higher education establishments. The Mondialogo Engineering Award is part of the Mondialogo project initiated and launched by Daimler and UNESCO in 2003. The Mondialogo Initiative also consists of the Mondialogo School Contest and the multilingual Mondialogo Internet Portal. The aim of the Mondialogo project is to encourage cooperation and dialogue between people from different countries and cultures, working together across continents on a joint project activity. This cooperation is intended to develop understanding, tolerance and friendship between people with different cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. Any)

Early-Career Summer Fellowship (The Program in Partnerships for International Research and Education: Collaborative Research and Training in Social Context, Population Processes, and Environmental Change invites applications for one 2008 Early-Career Summer Fellowship sponsored by the National Science Foundation.  This new research program is an interdisciplinary and collaborative comparison of two long-standing projects in population and environment, one in rural Nepal and the other in rural China. The position is for three calendar months and can start as early as May 1, 2008 and end no later than August 31, 2008.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in demography, sociology, anthropology, economics, ecology, geography or a related discipline by the starting date.  Junior faculty are also encouraged to apply. A background in population and environment research is desirable but not required.The 2008 Early-Career Summer Fellowship will feature training in either natural science research methods for social scientists, or social science research methods for natural scientists.  The Fellow will be engaged in independent research and will develop a specific research plan in their subject of interest for either Chitwan, Nepal or Wolong, China, by working with faculty from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Arizona State University, San Diego State University, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  This position offers exceptional opportunities for collaboration with faculty and staff from five major U.S. universities, as well as researchers and trainees from Nepal and China.  Stipend is commensurate with experience, based on levels mandated by NSF.  The traineeship will also include opportunities for travel to field sites in Nepal or China.  Preference will be given to candidates who are citizens (or Permanent Residents) of the United States at the time of application.  Screening of applications will begin March 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.  Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, 1-2 page statement of research interests and examples of written work in PDF format via E-mail to Jana Bruce. Also, please include the names and contact information for three references.  For information on project field sites in Nepal and China, see http://www.csis.msu.edu/home.htm and http://perl.psc.isr.umich.edu/.Various)

Research position in Human Geography (The joint project Large dams: contested environments between hydro-power and resistance forms part of the Heidelberg Cluster of Excellence on „Asia and Europe: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows“. In close cooperation with three disciplines, comprising Geography (Nüsser), History of South Asia (Dharampal-Frick) and Sinology (Mittler) a group of researchers (primarily PhD students) will study how large dams in South Asia and China have instigated controversial debates about development paths, effectiveness, sustainability, environmental consequences, and social justice. Based on the notion of contested politicized environments, we will analyze various textual, visual, and audio materials to identify the narratives and imaginations that shape the discourse on large dams. The project will begin in July 2008. The position will be granted for two years with an option of one additional year after a successful review of the first term. Applicants should hold an excellent MSc, MA or Diploma in Geography with a regional focus on South Asia, be ready to enroll for a PhD degree at the University of Heidelberg and actively participate in all curricular activities pertaining to the project. South Asia InstituteUniversity of Heidelberg, Germany)

Robert Bosch Junior Professorship Research into the Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources (We are looking for an outstanding young scientist whose research areas concern the sustainable use of renewable natural resources as it relates to agriculture, forestry, fisheries, use of biodiversity (animal and plant genomic resources) and water. Research approaches may be based in the natural sciences as well as in the social, economic and political sciences. The research should focus on developing and emerging countries.We welcome applications from all areas of research. For this year's call for applications, we would especially like to encourage applications in the following two areas of research:Competing Claims on Land Usee. g. issues emerging from the conflict between cultivating bioenergy crops and nutrition crops and its impact on food security, soil degradation and biodiversityAgriculture and Healthe. g. issues relating to undernutrition, food- and water-borne diseases, illnesses from lifestock such as avian flu, but also the effects of occupational health risks and HIV/AIDS on agriculture The successful applicant can expect to receive a grant worth up to 1 million euros, for a period of five years. It is expected that the candidate will assemble a research group. The funds can be allocated flexibly towards covering the candidate's and personnel salaries as well as towards meeting research costs (working lab space, access to resources, equipment, travelling, consumables). If the successful applicant is interested in a tenure track position, the host institution is expected to guarantee the post. This means that it assumes the obligation to install a regular professorship ad personam after expiry of the grant and after a successful evaluation of the performance of the Junior Professor.Germany)

Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis Postdoctoral Research Fellow (The Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (NUS), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on a research project entitled CHAMPSEA: Transnational Migration in South-East Asia and the Health of Children Left Behind. The successful candidate will be someone who holds a PhD degree (or is awaiting conferment) and has research interests in a relevant area of the social sciences (e.g. Migration Studies, Health Studies, Anthropology, Sociology or Geography). He/she should have research experience in the area of migration and health, preferably in an Asian context, and will be expected to co-ordinate the next stage of field work in four study countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). The candidate will join an international team of researchers at a crucial stage of the project when the first round of data collection has been completed.The candidate should also possess the following skills/qualities:  -         Good project management, team-building skills and aptitude for working in a Southeast Asian context. -         A willingness to play a co-ordinating role in the collection of qualitative data from the four study countries. -         Some experience in using qualitative data analysis software such as NVivo.  The ability to speak or understand one of the following Southeast Asian languages – Thai, Indonesian or Vietnamese – although not necessary, will be an advantage.Singapore)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)

Technology and Sustainable Development - Innovative and integrated approaches in emerging countries (Madras, India)