Sustainable Agriculture Project, World Neighbors

Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change Through the Behavioral and Social Sciences, The National Academies: Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Environment Energy and Sustainability Science An Institute for 21st Century Teacher Leaders, Widener University

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

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)

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

6th BMBF-Forum For Sustainability (September 9, 2009 - PROTOTYP-Museum, Hamburg)

3rd European Fair for Education for Sustainable Development (October 28, 2009 - Hamburg, Germany)

3rd International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development (November 20, 2009 - Penang, Malaysia)

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

Anke Weisheit, M.Sc., Mbarara University

Judi Wakhungu, Executive Director, African Centre for Technology Studies

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

David Bruderly, President, Bruderly Engineering Associates, Inc.

BANAOU Djibo, Consultant, CCA/UNDP

Richard Dudley, consultant - fisheries & natural resources

Daniel Joseph Hogan, State University of Campinas

Enjoh Fombad, Student, KNUST/ITC

Marcel Bursztyn, Center for International Development - Kennedy Sachool of Government - Harvard University

PUBLICATIONS

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

SCIENCE CAREERS Sustaining Forests in a Changing World (Elisabeth Pain , 2008)

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)

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

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)

PROGRAMS
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Trees Water and People TWP

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Millennium Institute

Ningxia Center for Environment and Poverty Alleviation

Millennium Project

International Foundation for Science (IFS)

Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda GESG

International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD

Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme

OPPORTUNITIES

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)

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)

Sustainable Agriculture Academic Coordinators (Two full-time (100%) Academic Coordinator II positions:  (1)   Sustainable Agriculture Academic Coordinator – Food & Society (2)   Sustainable Agriculture Academic Coordinator – Agriculture, Resources, & the Environment   Two full-time scientific leadership positions to coordinate efforts within thematic areas for the statewide UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP), a unit of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) at UC Davis. Qualifications for the Food & Society Academic Coordinator: PhD or equivalent preferred (Masters Degree required) in a social science, public policy, public health, human nutrition, food science, or related area. Qualifications for the Agriculture, Resources, & the Environment Academic Coordinator: PhD or equivalent preferred (Masters Degree required) in a natural science, environmental science, agriculture, social science, public policy, or related area.   Please review full position descriptions at www.asi.ucdavis.edu/recruitment/. Candidates should apply online at https://secure.caes.ucdavis.edu/Recruitment/. Salary commensurate with qualifications and expertise.    To ensure consideration, applications should be received by Monday, April 6, 2009.  The positions will remain open until filled.  For more information, contact Bev Ransom by email at baransom@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 754-8546. UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse community.  We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.   The individuals in these positions will work closely with the director and teams of faculty and staff to coordinate efforts within one of two main thematic areas: Food & Society and Agriculture, Resources, & the Environment. Some of the major responsibilities of these positions will include: 1) providing leadership, coordination, and organizational support to the research, engagement and communication efforts within the thematic area, 2) interfacing with campus faculty and students, Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors, and a diverse range of other partners, 3) coordinating and maintaining contact with scientists working in agricultural sustainability at other institutions, 4) coordinating efforts to obtain extramural funds to support research, engagement, and communication activities in the thematic area, and 5) supervising staff and managing budgets associated with projects and initiatives in the thematic area. Also responsible for the distribution of information through conferences, short-courses, workshops, publications and on-farm demonstrations; and providing leadership in communicating with stakeholders.University of California, Davis, USA)

Graduate assistantship in Suburban Ecology (Suburban areas have been rapidly expanding around the world for decades, yet only recently has the scientific community come to recognize the value of protecting the often unique biodiversity resources of suburban nature preserves and the specific conservation issues presented by these ecosystems. Each year the Mianus River Gorge Preserve (Westchester, NY) offers one competitive 3-year assistantship ($7,000 / yr) to a graduate student in the field of ecology, wildlife, forestry, or the social sciences interested in conducting applied suburban ecological research. Successful candidates will have to 1) demonstrate how their research will contribute to the practical knowledge of conserving and managing suburban natural resources and 2) serve as a mentor to a high school wildlife technician on a multi-year project. Housing is provided.Bedford, NY)

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)

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)

Science & Technology in Society: An International Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (American Association for the Advancement of Science, The National Science Foundation, George Mason University, The George Washington University, Virginia Tech.American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)

KEY JOURNALS

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