Local Responses to Socio-economic Change and Crisis: Migration Dynamics in Rural and Small Urban Areas of Argentina, Carolina Population Center - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Development of African Scientific Network (ASN): A model to enhance scientific research in developing countries, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States

The Maya Nut Program, The Equilibrium Fund (TEF)

IFC Sustainability Business Innovation, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Sustainable Agriculture Project, World Neighbors

Community-based Natural Resource Management Program CBNRM, World Neighbors

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

Reforestation Program, Trees Water and People (TWP)

Community Improvement and Cleansing Project, Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda (GESG)

Vida Gas Project, Village Reach

EVENTS

Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction (February 13, 2007 - Washington, DC)

Lustrom Symposium (November 1, 2007 - The Netherlands)

Meeting Global Challenges in Research Cooperation (May 27, 2008 - Uppsala, Sweden)

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

South American Business Forum 2009 (August 7, 2009 - Buenos Aires, Argentina)

The Role of Chemistry in Sustainable Agriculture and Human Well-being in Africa (December 2, 2007 - Western Cape Province, South Africa)

Transportation Planning Land Use and Air Quality Conference 2009 (July 28, 2009 - Denver, Colorado)

4th Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health Conference (February 26, 2007 - Surat, India)

Disasters: Recipes and Remedies (November 1, 2007 - New York, NY)

Biological Sciences for the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development In an Era of Global Change (May 9, 2007 - Washington, DC)

MEMBERS
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Dina Nath Tewari, Civil Society (NGOs), Utthan: Centre for Sustainable Development & Poverty Alleviation

John Thompson, Research Fellow - Knowledge, Technology & Society, Institute of Development Studies

Atanu Sarkar, Queen's University

BANAOU Djibo, Consultant, CCA/UNDP

Zdravko Spiric, Head of the Institute, Oikon Ltd. - Institute for Applied Ecology

Hans Günter Brauch, Privatdozent, Free University of Berlin, and Chairman, AFES-PRESS, Free University of Berlin, Otto-Suhr-Institute on Political Science and Peace Research and European Security Studies (AFES-PRESS), Germany

Yuan Ren, Associate Professor, Institute of Population Research, Fudan University, China

Ned Strong, Executive Director, LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas, United States

Jonathan Mayer, Professor, Geography, Infectious Diseases, Health Services, Family Medicine, University of Washington, United States

Fred Carden, Director, International Development Research Centre (Canada)

PUBLICATIONS
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What Can We Do for Sustainability (Thomas Parris, 2005)

Proceedings from Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: The African Context (Sarah Banas, Danny Schaffer, Thomas Egwang, Martine Ngobo, Hans Herran, Alfred Watkins, Phillip Griffiths , 2008)

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

Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts A Priority for the 21st Century ( National Research Council, Ocean Studies BoardMary (Missy) H. Feeley and Silvio C. Pantoja, Committee Co-Chairs , 2008)

Selections from Sharing Innovative Experiences ( UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), The Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO), The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) , 2005)

Safe Drinking Water is Essential (The “Safe Water is Essential” web site is a production of the National Academy of Sciences’ Koshland Science Museum, in cooperation with the Water Science and Technology Board and the Office of International Programs. , 2007)

Deforestation, malaria, and poverty: a call for transdisciplinary research to support the design of cross-sectoral policies (Subhrendu Pattanayak, Katherine Dickinson, Catherine Corey, Brian Murray, Erin Sills, & Randall Kramer , 2006)

Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria ( Committee on Creation of Science-Based Industries in Developing Countries, National Research Council , 2007)

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

Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants (Thomas Parris, 2003)

PROGRAMS
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Millennium Institute

Millennium Project

Ningxia Center for Environment and Poverty Alleviation

Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

PEMSEA Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia

Sustainable Energy and Economy Network at the Institute for Policy Studies

Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (NESH)

Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda GESG

SOLUTIONS

Ecosystem Restoration with Agroforestry and Community Forests in Thailand

Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh

Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe

Removing Arsenic in Ecuador

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

OPPORTUNITIES
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Global Search for Innovations in Farming and Rural Communities (Ashoka's Changemakers announces the launch of "Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities," a global, online competition to seek out the most innovative solutions in farming and rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and around the world. The competition is funded as part of a grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Using the Changemakers' open-source online platform, the competition will be open to anyone striving to stimulate rural development and agriculture. Over the next two months, people from around the world will be nominating those who are making a difference in farming and rural communities, or submitting their own innovative projects. The Changemakers community will be continually commenting on the initiatives entered in the competition. Entrants and nominators will be able to network with media, academics, and thought leaders. A panel of judges—Roy Steiner, Senior Program Officer for Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Gene Kahn, Global Sustainability Officer for General Mills; Beatrice Gakuba, CEO of Rwanda Flora; Suzana Padua, Founder of the Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Institute of Ecological Research); and Raj Patel, activist and author, Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System—will narrow the entry pool to 10 to 15 finalists. The global Changemakers community will then vote for three winners, who will each receive a USD $5000 award from Changemakers to fund their initiatives. The finalists and winners will receive media attention and are showcased on the Changemakers website. All entrants will gain increased access to a global network of innovators, supporters, and investors with the means to help them fund and/or scale their projects.Any developing country)

Call for Abstracts: World Water Week 2008 (The annual World Water Week in Stockholm promotes the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy and civil society communities, thereby advancing the water, sanitation, environment, health, climate adaptation, poverty reduction, human development and related agendas. "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World", including a Special Focus on Sanitation, is the theme for 2008, and the First Announcement, including a call for papers and posters, is now available. The deadline for proposals is February 1, 2008. Submit yours using the online form!Stockholm, Sweden)

CGIAR Cycle 2 Challenge Programs: Call for Pre-Proposals (The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research invites all interested parties to develop pre-proposals on any of the following ideas for Challenge Programs: (a) climate change, agriculture and food security; b) high-value crops (fruits and vegetables); and (c) combating desertification (dryland degradation).Background Four years ago, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) launched a series of new programs as part of a far-reaching effort to enhance the effectiveness and impact of its research investment. Called “Challenge Programs,” or CPs, these have the following characteristics: Address complex issues of great global and/or regional significance. Involve high impact research relating to CGIAR goals. Work through broad partnerships involving a wide range of institutions Are independently governed Are committed to achieving specific objectives within an agreed time frame.)

The John H Ware Jr International Water and Sanitation Fellowship (The John H. Ware, Jr. International Water and Sanitation Fellowship Program is sponsored by Water For People to improve access to safe drinking water in developing countries through the technical training, mentoring, and capacity building of international water professionals. Founded in 2004, the program was named after John H. Ware, Jr., a champion leader in the water industry. It is funded by donations from the Cobb Foundation and the Ware Foundation. The program helps Water For People reach thousands of people through by mentoring and training emerging water professionals in developing countries. Each year, Fellows are identified by Water For People's worldwide network of in-country staff and partners, and are offered a chance to participate in a training fellowship in Denver, Colorado. The Fellows work closely alongside counterparts from the North American water industry and health education fields.Denver, Colorado)

Faculty Position in Agriculture Food and the Environment (<!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:563611075; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-283864916 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:1245650945; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1749407088 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, a graduate school at Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts) seeks a faculty member to join the Agriculture, Food and Environment (AFE) Program.      The AFE Program fuses the disciplines of nutrition, agricultural science, environmental studies and public policy, and interacts closely with other science and policy teaching and research programs at the school.  Students in AFE M.S. and Ph.D. programs learn to explore the ecological, political, economic, nutritional, and social aspects of food production and distribution in domestic and international contexts.   The Friedman School is seeking an individual with appropriate experience in teaching, research, and student mentoring.  This is a full-time, 12-month position to begin summer 2009.  Rank will be based on experience in teaching and research.  This is a tenure track position.  Salary and benefits are competitive and will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s experience.    Qualifications Sought: Doctoral degree in a relevant agricultural, food policy or nutrition-related field  A strong record of independent research and publications Successful in generating external research support University teaching experience, ideally at graduate level Experience and background in public policy Background in the private sector including, but not limited to, food trade, processing and retail perspective desirable   Responsibilities:  Teach 2-3 graduate level courses annually, covering a broad range of topics within the school, focusing on public policy and food systems (including the possibility of developing new courses) Advise graduate students, including directing independent studies and assisting with internship and job placements Supervise doctoral dissertations as appropriate Develop, secure funding and conduct AFE-relevant research Serve on school committees and engage in collegial cross-university activities   Interested candidates should send their CV and a cover letter to Daniel Maxwell, Chair of the Search Committee (in electronic form as well as in hard copy).  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  The search committee will begin reviewing applications at the end of February 2009.     Email:  daniel.maxwell@tufts.eduTufts University, Boston, MA)

ICRAF Climate Change Leader (The World Agroforestry Centre seeks to recruit a world-class researcher to lead its Global Research Project (GRP) on Climate Change.   Agricultural systems most vulnerable to climate change are those already affected by unsustainable management, and land and resource degradation. Trees have an important role in reducing vulnerability, increasing the stability of farming systems, and buffering households against climate-related risks. Moreover, whole-landscape carbon accounting (combining REDD, A/R CDM and the gaps in between) may provide a basis fore investment in trees managed by farmers and rural communities.   The objective of the Global Research Project on Climate Change is to improve the stability of farming systems and livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers in the face of current climate variability as well as long-term climate change, through the increased use of trees for intensification, diversification and buffering of farming systems. The GRP focuses on four areas: vulnerability assessments, impact of climate change on agroforestry systems; adaptation to climate change; and synergies in agroforestry systems between climate change adaptation and mitigation.Nairobi, Kenya)

ESRC Funded PhD Studentship in The Governance of Clean Development in the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia (Meeting the development needs of the majority of the world’s people in a carbon-constrained world presents a global challenge of staggering proportions. There is currently little research, however, about the role of institutions and policy processes in reconciling the growing levels of demand for energy investment in rapidly industrialising countries with the goal of clean development aimed at facilitating a transition to a lower carbon economy.  An ESRC Climate Change Leadership Fellowship on The Governance of Clean Development will address this issue. The programme of work will explore the conditions in which the governance context nationally and internationally helps to determine (i) the nature, scale and direction of investment flows in the clean development sector (within and beyond the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism) and (ii) the extent to which those flows are able to simultaneously satisfy social as well as environmental ends.   As part of this programme, applications are invited for a fully funded 3 year PhD studentship based in the School of Development Studies at UEA to be supervised by Prof. Peter Newell to begin in October 2008 (or as soon thereafter as possible). The subject of the research will be a comparative study of the governance of clean development in India and South Africa and will involve field work in both those countries. The studentship will allow significant involvement in the research and communication work associated with the fellowship at one of the UK’s leading centres for research on climate change development. The studentship includes PhD student fees, field work costs and project related travel, a stipend plus a Research Training Support Grant. To see the terms and conditions of ESRC studentships see http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/fundingopportunities/ Applications are welcome from candidates with a minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and a relevant Masters degree or relevant experience. Please note that due to funding restrictions only EU and UK citizens are eligible. Applications should include a CV, a covering letter outlining relevant experience and interest in this area of work and a completed application form which can be downloaded from: http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/ssf/dev/researchpg/HowToApply. They should be submitted to Daniel Lightening, SSF Admissions, University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ Tel +44 (0) 1603 592805, E-mail:d.lightening@uea.ac.uk quoting ESRC/Newell. The deadline for applications is August 15th 2008. A telephone interview will be held in late August at a date to be confirmed. For further information and queries please contact Prof. Peter Newell P.Newell@uea.ac.ukNorwich, UK)

Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (College of the Atlantic (COA) is seeking a full-time faculty member to fill the newly created Chair in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. COA's approach to food systems will engage students in examining the myriad and far-reaching social, cultural, political, ecological, and economic implications of the ways our food is perceived, produced, distributed and consumed. This is a full-time faculty position with teaching responsibilities in both general interdisciplinary and specialized courses, and program development. The Chair will offer courses that help students gain awareness of, understand, analyze, and address a range of questions and problems concerning food systems. Areas of expertise and background may include, but are not limited to agrarian studies, nutrition and public health, rural-urban food connections, community food security, farm and food policy, local and global systems of food production and distribution, as well as food businesses. In addition to teaching, the Chair is expected to lead the shared work of developing a cohesive, innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum in sustainable food systems. The college seeks to develop a program that will offer students multiple points of entry into agriculture and food systems studies, particularly through agricultural production, science, policy, and business or non-profit work, and build on current assets including the college's farm, dining hall, and faculty in the environmental sciences, human studies, arts, and education. The Chair will also engage students in projects that extend beyond the COA campus, which may include policy advocacy, on-farm work, research, activism, and publication. The Chair will advise students, direct senior projects and independent studies, and forge connections and collaborations with other agriculture and food systems organizations and businesses. In addition, the Chair will provide leadership and management of the Trans-Atlantic Partnership between COA, University of Kassel in Germany, and the Organic Research Centre in the UK. The successful candidate must have excellent teaching skills, the ability to teach across multiple disciplines, and experience working in cross-cultural contexts. Ideal candidates will also have significant professional experience and/or a terminal degree, and demonstrated success in program development. Experience with grant management, project management and farming is also desirable. COA is particularly interested in a candidate who is committed to collaborating with colleagues across the college and in designing a program that contributes to the core curriculum in human ecology.College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA)

Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) Network Grants (RISE will prepare PhD-level scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa through university-based research and training networks in selected areas. Its primary goals are to prepare new faculty to teach in African universities and allow existing faculty to advance to the PhD level.  Research and training networks comprising universities in at least three different countries in sub-Saharan Africa are eligible to compete. Each RISE network will be expected to grant a minimum of 15 PhD and Masters degrees over 4-6 years. Preference will be given to networks in the following basic sciences: material science mathematics chemistry, including natural products and biochemistry  or in these problem-driven areas: information and communication technology, instrumentation, software engineering renewable energy water resources     Equal consideration will be given to proposals that combine basic and applied areas; for example a network concentrating on safe drinking water might include one node that focuses on chemistry. Creative approaches to interdisciplinary networks are encouraged. Interactions among RISE networks will be encouraged and facilitated as appropriate.sub-Saharan Africa)

Call for Papers: Science with Africa (The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Intelligence in Science (ISC) are inviting submissions of papers for the conference “Science with Africa”. Part of the conference will focus on scientific themes which will be of particular interest in the development of a science base in Africa. The objective is to present the enormous potential of African institutions and to demonstrate that collaboration with African scientists presents added value in many types of research. The conference will revolve around the themes of: Energy, Transport and Infrastructure, Health, Life Sciences, Information and Communication Technologies, Water, and Agriculture and Food Security.Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)

Amazonia 2007 International Summerschool (Belem, Brazil)

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)

KEY JOURNALS

Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development: Energy, Environment, and Health

Journal of Environment and Development