Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries: MOOCs from AMBS
Two Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries, taught by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research’s Professor Dale Whittington and Dr…
Bridging the research policy gap on food security in sub-Saharan Africa
Better farming practices could boost food production among small holder farmers. Many African governments invest in agriculture as a key mean to grow the economy and reduce poverty, but many of these…
EfD welcome three new centers
On February 8 th, good news came from the coordination committee, EfD´s decision-making body, that three new centers have been accepted to join the network. The three newcomers to the EfD network are…
Predator-livestock conflict management gets scrutiny
PORT ELIZABETH: As long as farmers and wildlife have vied for their share of the veld here in South Africa, there has been a conflict, as the inevitable presence of wild predators has resulted in…
Upcoming SETI workshop will be held at Duke University, May 9-11, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that the second meeting of the Sustainable Energy TransitionsInitiative (SETI) will take place May 9-11 at Duke University (Durham, NC). We encourage submissionsof…
EfD contributes to the Adaptation Finance Fellowship Programme (AFFP)
The Adaptation Finance Fellowship Programme (AFFP) of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). is a training program for emerging leaders…
Fellowship for Environmental Studies at Duke Kunshan
Duke Kunshan University is now accepting applications for the new international Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) Program. The iMEP program is a two-year degree offered jointly by Duke’s Sanford…
Two Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries
On January 29th 2017 the Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester (UK) will launch a sequence of two Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy…
EPRU helps assess shale gas mining risk
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently released a scientific assessment of the risks and opportunities of shale gas mining, which is proposed for parts of the Karoo region…