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

Aquatest

IFC Sustainability Business Innovation, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Forest-saving stoves program, Trees Water and People (TWP)

Vida Gas Project, Village Reach

Community-based Natural Resource Management Program CBNRM, World Neighbors

The Maya Nut Program, The Equilibrium Fund (TEF)

EVENTS

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

Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Milstein Science Symposium (April 2, 2009 - New York City)

Climate change and the challenges for public health Engaging the Regions (June 24, 2008 - Brussels)

Lustrom Symposium (November 1, 2007 - The Netherlands)

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

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

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

Nutrition, Health and Human Development in Africa: Breaking the downward trend (May 7, 2007 - Ouarzazate, Morocco)

Global Forum for Health Research: Forum 11 (October 29, 2007 - Beijing, China)

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

MEMBERS
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Dagmar Schroeter, Research fellow, Clark University

Mauri Ahlberg, Professor of Biology and Sustainability Education, Department of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki, Finland

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

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

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

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

Anke Weisheit, M.Sc., Mbarara University

Lee Liu, Assistant Professor, Central Missouri State University, United States

Björn-Ola Linnér, Assistant Professor, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, Linköping University, Sweden

PUBLICATIONS
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Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants (Thomas Parris, 2003)

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)

Bridges to sustainable tropical health (Burton H. Singer, and Marcia Caldas de Castro , 2007)

Sustainable vector control and management of Chagas disease in the Gran Chaco, Argentina (Ricardo E. Gürtler, Uriel Kitron, M. Carla Cecere, Elsa L. Segura, and Joel E. Cohen , 2007)

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)

Environmental change and infectious disease: How new roads affect the transmission of diarrheal pathogens in rural Ecuador (oseph N. S. Eisenberg, William Cevallos, Karina Ponce, Karen Levy, Sarah J. Bates, James C. Scott, Alan Hubbard, Nadia Vieira, Pablo Endara, Mauricio Espinel, Gabriel Trueba, Lee W. Riley, and James Trostle , 2006)

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

India S&T Communiqué (Indian National Science Academy , 2002)

Nanotechnology in Medicine: Implications of converging technologies on humanity (Debra Bennett-Woods , 2006)

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)

PROGRAMS

Water for People

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Village Reach

Trees Water and People TWP

Millennium Institute

Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (NESH)

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)

Houston Advanced Research Center HARC

Millennium Project

SOLUTIONS

Removing Arsenic in Ecuador

Biological Monitoring in Zimbabwe

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

Filtering Out Cholera in Bangladesh

OPPORTUNITIES

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.)

Faculty Position - Health and the Environment (The Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts, at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time, nine-month faculty position in the area of health and the environment beginning fall semester 2008. Over the next two years, the Department of Geography plans to hire three new faculty members (two at the assistant professor level and one at the associate professor level) in the area of health and the environment.The reciprocal relationships between health and the environment are among the most pressing facing the world today. The Department of Geography thus is embarking on a new initiative to strengthen expertise in this area, which will embrace and engage across biophysical, human-social and GI science perspectives on this vital issue. We seek scholars who have the interest in and potential to pursue a broad-based approach, including interdisciplinary work with scholars in the social sciences, public health, environmental sciences, and other cognate fields. We welcome applicants versed in diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. We particularly welcome individuals with research expertise in Latin America, East Asia, the Middle East and Africa.University of Minnesota)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

KEY JOURNALS

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