How can food systems become more sustainable in the face of population growth, urbanisation, and environmental degradation? How can a food systems approach help in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? This course "Food and Our Future: Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia" will explore how natural resources are currently used to take the food we […]
University of Wageningen is offering two resource governance related courses in 2017: Competing claims over land resources ( February-March 2017) and Governance of landscapes, forests and people (April 2017). For both courses scholarship options are available. Competing claims over land resources: Competition over land and natural resources is increasingly overstretching the multi-functionality of landscapes, whether […]
The MSc CCAFS is delivered in partnership with the international CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), led by the CGIAR and Future Earth Students study modules taught by leading researchers from CCAFS and other partner organisations, and complete a research project on a relevant topic which is usually based in […]
Announcement of a new free e-course on participatory video methodology This course is intended to build capacities in local partner organizations and communities, providing them with a clear, accessible tool that will enable them to conduct their own Participatory Video (PV) workshops. Through easy-to follow, step-by-step explanations of each exercise, this course will walk […]
The MESPOM Consortium of six universities – Lund University (Sweden), the University of Manchester (UK), Central European University (Hungary), the University of the Aegean (Greece), the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (USA), and the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) – invites applications for the Masters course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (MESPOM) for 2016-2018. The two-year Masters programme enables students and […]
The Program on Forests, PROFOR is pleased to announce an upcoming e-learning course on Forest Governance. Based on two PROFOR–FAO publications on forest governance, the course provides a framework for assessing forest governance and describes good assessment practices. In five modules, the course covers the following: What is forest governance? How do you write an overall plan […]
The Summer School brings together highly-motivated doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation and policy studies, and across agricultural, health, water or energy issues. The fifth annual Summer School will take place on 16-27 May 2016 at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, UK. The deadline for applications […]
Net-Map is an interview-based mapping tool that helps people understand, visualize, discuss, and improve situations in which many different actors influence outcomes. It is an innovative approach to achieving results in complex projects where many different interests influence the result. By creating Influence Network Maps, individuals and groups can clarify their own view of a […]
MPhil (Structured) in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies Programme is a unique programme offered by PLAAS at the University of the Western Cape. It is the only programme in the land and agrarian studies field at a South African university and is designed to deepen student debate and critical thinking around the fundamental developmental issues […]
ICRA’s courses are a unique opportunity for professionals in the agricultural sector to get together and gain insights on aspects on interactive learning, research and rural innovation. Courses are challenging and hands-on with a range of activities including field visits, and training is adapted to participants’ needs and builds on their own experiences. Next courses: […]
