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» 08 February 2012

IHDP seeks Urbanization experts for Scientific Steering Committee

The nomination process for new Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) members for the Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Project (UGEC) is currently underway! UGEC activities are overseen and organized by an international SSC who represent a broad spectrum of disciplines and geographic regions, and are comprised of both mid-career and senior researchers. Researchers who serve on the UGEC SSC will do so for a period of 3 years, with the potential for renewal of one additional term.

Link:

• http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/article/read/open-call-ugec-ssc-applications-and-nominations

» 02 December 2011

Call for Nominations to IHDP Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) is looking for three new members. The ideal candidates have a scientific background in either anthropology, behavioural sciences, humanities or sociology, and should be willing to start in 2013. The IHDP Scientific Committee (SC) represents a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, professional backgrounds and nationalities. It develops and prioritizes plans for the Programme, guides implementation and supports the publication and dissemination of results.

Link:

• http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/article/read/scientific-committee-membership-call-for-applications

» 18 August 2011

PhD position in the field of large-scale integration of renewable energies in smart grids, with an emphasis on PV

The background of this PhD project will be in applied micro-economics, institutional economics and industrial organization.

Link:

• http://www.jacobs-university.de/

» 11 August 2011

Job - Energy modeling researcher for the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy

The Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP) at Central European University, Budapest, is looking to hire a researcher for a project to construct a global energy and GHG emission model that assesses the contribution the building sector can make to climate change mitigation goals.

Link:

• http://3csep.ceu.hu/vacancies

» Master-, PhD-, and Fellowship-Programmes

• Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Policy and Law, University of Eastern Finland, Department of Law, Joensuu, Finland
  Master’s Degree Programme Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in Environmental Policy and Law is a new multidisciplinary master’s degree program that combines high level teaching with working life oriented educational objectives. The programme provides advanced training in policies, law and environmental and social impact assessment for climate change and sustainable management of natural resources.
• Energy Policy and Climate Masters at Johns Hopkins University
  The program will prepare the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable energy systems. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the science related to a changing climate and global warming, knowledge of the impacts of climate change, vulnerability of natural systems and the built environment, and methods for adaptation. Graduates will also develop a comprehension of energy production, delivery, and consumption for both traditional systems and sustainable/renewable energy alternatives.
• Doctoral Program in Energy Efficiency and Systems (EES)
  The Academy of Finland has granted funding for a new doctoral program for Energy Efficiency and Systems (EES) during 2012-2015. Improving the energy and material efficiency in communities and industry is technologically feasible and economically feasible way to dramatically reduce the environmental impacts. The EES program educates researchers and experts for the needs of universities, industry and authorities. The program is coordinated by Aalto University and it is carried out in partnership with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Helsinki, Åbo Akademi University, University of Jyväskylä, Tampere University of Technology, University of Vaasa, University of Oulu, and Lappeenranta University of Technology.
• MSc in Applied Carbon Management, University of Glasgow, Scotland
  The Masters in Applied Carbon Management gives you the opportunity to become a specialist in sustainable carbon management, helping organisations and institutions make a significant difference in the struggle against global warming. This programme is offered as a result of an unique partnership between the University of Glasgow and the Crichton Carbon Centre. The Dumfries Campus is ideally situated to make an important contribution to the international agenda for tackling climate change: it is close to natural carbon sinks, relevant non-government organisations and renewable energy companies.
• Scholarships for MSc in Climate Change and Development at University of Sussex, UK
  This course aims to provide state-of-the-art training for the rapidly expanding market for development professionals with specialisation in climate change. The programme is strongly multidisciplinary and students will acquire specialist knowledge of the causes of climate change, the implications for developing countries, and the policy and practice of efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. Courses are taught by leading researchers in these fields from the world renowned Institute for Development Studies (IDS), the Geography Department and Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU).
• Scholarships for MSc in Carbon Finance at University of Edinburgh
  This programme is the world's first MSc in Carbon Finance, dedicated to professionals in the carbon market and climate change investment field and focussed on the business opportunities and financial flows driven by society's response to climate change. The MSc in Carbon Finance will appeal to graduates with a first degree in business or a related discipline such as economics, social sciences or physical sciences.
• Masters Program in Climate Science and Solutions at Northern Arizona University
  School of Earth Sciences and Enviromental Sustainability
  The program is designed to give the academic background and the professional skills needed in sectors of the economy dealing with sustainability, climate change mitigation, and carbon markets. This non-thesis 36 credit hour program addresses the science of climate change, and the policy, economics, and technology of climate change mitigation.
• Sustainability Management master's program at Columbia University
  Columbia now offers a Master of Science in Sustainability Management. The Master of Science in Sustainability Management, co-sponsored by the Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education at Columbia University is ideal for professionals in the New York metropolitan area currently working on issues of facilities management, regulatory compliance, operations, and environmental stewardship.
• Columbia's Master of Arts program in Climate and Society
  Housed in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences within Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), the Climate and Society program shares its name and as well as its mission with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), a research unit of the Earth Institute. The core consists of dynamics of climate variability and change, regional climate and climate impacts, quantitative models of climate-sensitive natural and human systems, and the integrative policy course titled managing and adapting to climate variability and change.
• Klimacampus
  School of Integrated Climate System Sciences (SICSS)
  The School of Integrated Climate System Sciences (SICSS) joins climate system sciences such as meteorology, physical oceanography and biogeochemistry in one course of study. The English language program also integrates social and economic sciences as well as peace and conflict research. The graduate school offers
  • a two-year interdisciplinary Master's program 120 EC (European Credits, ECTS)
  • a three-year Doctorate program.
• PhD opportunity at Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy, CEU Budapest
  The Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP) at Central European University (CEU), Budapest, is inviting Masters degree holders with an interest in the research areas of the Center to apply for the PhD program of CEU's Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. Successful candidates will pursue a doctoral degree at the Department while taking part in research activities of 3CSEP and working on a related dissertation topic under the supervision of Prof. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Director of 3CSEP.
• Climate and Security Pre-doc fellowships
  The Climate Change and African Political Stability program will host three pre-doctoral fellows in climate and security at the Strauss Center in the 2011-12 academic year.
• Master's program in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Policy at Carleton University, Canada
  The Master’s program in Sustainable Energy provides advanced training in the area of sustainable energy. Its objective is to prepare students for employment related to sustainable energy in government, business, or the civil society sector, and/or to serve as a foundation for further graduate education at the doctoral level. The program involves learning across two distinct disciplines – engineering and public policy. Students specialize in one side or the other of the program, graduating with either an engineering degree (MASc or MEng in Sustainable Energy) or a public policy degree (MA in Sustainable Energy) as appropriate.
• Master Program Global Change Ecology (M.Sc.) within the Elite Network of Bavaria
  The program is devoted to understanding and analyzing the most important and consequential environmental concern of the 21st century, namely Global Change. A special program focus is the linking of natural science perspectives on global change with approaches in social science disciplines. The elite study program combines expertise of several Bavarian Universities and research institutions, with that of economic, administrative and international organisations. Our goal is the training of highly qualified leaders for tasks and problem solving in science, environmental protection, and with respect to political or economic decision making. Teaching language is English.
• MSc Political Science "Global Environmental Governance" in Amsterdam
  The one-year MSc Political Science (Global Environmental Governance) at the VU University Amsterdam covers several areas of global environmental change, one of its main empirical areas of study will be climate governance. This new programme is a unique combination of broad training in political science with intense specialised lectures and seminars on global environmental governance. In the first part of the programme, students will get a solid foundation in political theory, methods of political science, and international relations. In the second part, they will specialise in global environmental governance, with emphasis on the new actors, mechanisms and interlinkages in this important field of international relations.
• Master of Climate Change at the Australian National University
  The Master of Climate Change is an interdisciplinary coursework or coursework and research degree that allows students to develop a program of advanced learning suited to their individual interests and skills in the area of climate change. The degree is jointly offered by the Crawford School of Economics and Government and the Fenner School of Environment and Society.
• PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change
  Ca' Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), launched a 3-year PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change, organised in two Streams: Dynamic Climatology at CMCC in Bologna; and Climate Change Impact and Nanagement, at the Department of Economics of the Ca' Foscari University in Venice.
  There are 6 places in total with 3 scholarships - funded by CMCC - available for the successful candidates.
• IAS-STS Fellowship Programmes
  The institute for advanced studies on science, technology and society (ias-sts) in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary investigation of the links and interactions between science, technology and society as well as technology assessment and research into the development and implementation of socially and environmentally sound technologies. The IAS-STS is broadly speaking, an institute for the enhancement of science and technology studies.
  The IAS-STS regularly invites researchers to apply for a stay between October and June as a
  • Research Fellow (up to nine months) or as a
  • Visiting Scholar (shorter period, e.g. a month)
• Fellowships at Harvard
  The Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School is soliciting applications for post-doctoral fellowships in the following areas:
  1. Carbon capture & storage technology and policy;
  2. Energy technology and policy in India;
  3. Energy technology and policy in China;
  4. U.S. transportation policy
  5. Climate policy, and
  6. Energy-technology innovation policy
• Postdoctoral Fellowships - IIASA
  The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) invites applications for two Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions. We seek candidates who have held a doctoral degree for less than five years at the application deadline with a proven record of research accomplishments. Scholars will conduct their own research within one of IIASA's research programs or special projects on topics closely related to IIASA's agenda.

» Courses and Practical Training

• eceee 2011 Summer Study
  Energy efficiency first: The foundation of a low-carbon society
  6 – 11 June 2011, Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France
  The 10th eceee Summer Study will provide policymakers, researchers, activists and professionals with evidence-based knowledge and the most recent insights in energy efficiency thinking and practices. The Summer Study offers an opportunity for participants to work together to develop a new way forward. The collective experience embodied in this major European energy forum is a valuable guide for all those who strive to help decision-makers stop talking about saving energy and start delivering sustainable savings.
  • Proceedings
• The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Summer School 2011
  Understanding energy, low-carbon resilient energy systems and their impacts
  26 June – 1 July 2011, Warwick, UK
  The School has been specifically designed to give first and second year PhD students an understanding of energy systems as a whole and of pathways to low-carbon and resilient energy systems. We welcome applications from those engaged in energy-related research including technical, physical, social, economic, environmental and business aspects of energy and energy systems.
• Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics
  Extremes: Natural Disasters in Changing Climate
  4 - 10 September 2011, Belpasso, Italy
  The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Catania (UNICT), the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) organise the Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics. The broader objective of the Belpasso International Summer School is to provide advanced training for young researchers who are also EAERE members from all over Europe and beyond on European issues of environmental and resource economics.
• 2nd edition Summer School on
  International and European Law & Policy on Investments and Environment
  The Energy Challenge
  19 - 24 September 2011, Venice and Padua, Italy
  IELPIE aims at offering an in-depth view on the multifaceted legal and economic aspects related to international investments and their environmental impact. This 2nd edition is focused on green energy and is addressed to holders of three-year University degrees in Law, Economics and Political Science and all other subjects related to the School, as well as researchers, civil servants, internationally operating law firms and entreprises.
• Summer School Climate change in cities and city regions – Time to adapt?
  26 – 30 September 2011, Hamburg, Germany
  The Summer School is an opportunity for master students and young researchers to get in touch with a research community of the BaltCICA project with focus on climate change adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region and especially in Hamburg.
• ICAP Training Course on Emissions Trading for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries
  19 - 28 March 2012, Alajuela, Costa Rica
  Following the successful ICAP Summer Schools held in previous years in Berlin, the Hague, Beijing, and Madrid, the course is designed for 25 to 30 carefully selected policy makers and other stakeholders from the nongovernmental, academic, and the private sector. It will convey an in-depth understanding of emissions trading as an instrument to mitigate greenhouse gases, and build capacity on the technical design and implementation of carbon trading systems.
  A similar course, the ICAP Summer School 2012, will take place in July 2012 in Ireland. It will be open to applicants from around the world.
• IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)
  31 May - 31 August 2012
  Registration for the 2012 program has opened in October 2011. Closing date is 16 January 2012
  IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff.
• BIARI 2012
  Climate Change and its Impacts: Regional Coupled Human-Natural Systems and Evidence-Based Policy Making
  9 - 23 June 2012, Providence, RI, USA
  Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) represents a unique professional development initiative to provide a platform for outstanding young faculty and practitioners from the global south and emerging economies to engage in a sustained, high-level intellectual and policy dialogue with leading scholars in their fields. Major themes will include predicted changes in regional hydrologic cycles; resilience of existing social, economic, civil, ecological, and agricultural systems to likely changes; the potential of local, national or multinational institutions to increase the resilience of these systems; and what can be learned from one region to inform science and governance in other regions. Throughout the Institute, participants will develop interdisciplinary approaches through project-based collaboration and proposal writing. Applications are especially welcome from scholars interested in evidence-based policy making.
• CEU Summer University
  Adaptive Thinking for Navigating the Anthropocene
  25 June - 6 July 2012, Budepest, Hungary
  The summer school will combine a blend of theoretical and practical sessions focused on key aspects of adaptation and adaptive governance. Both natural and social science streams will be explored, with emphasis on multi- and trans-disciplinary perspectives and the demonstration of policy and management implications. To achieve this, we invited several leading scientists in the field from Europe but also beyond, renowned for their cross-disciplinary research. We will complement this with a selection of participants from different backgrounds and disciplines who have ongoing work in the field of on adaptation to global change. The program will provide rich opportunities to connect with local adaptation initiatives, including recently ended and ongoing adaptation projects at Hungary’s Lake Balaton.
• EAERE-FEEM-VIU European Summer School on Management of International Water
  1 - 7 July 2012, Venice, Italy
  The call for applications was launched on November 17th, 2011; The deadline for applications is February 1st, 2012
  This summer school course intends to focus on several aspects of international water management that have been emerging form recent work in several disciplines. Issues to be addressed include negotiation, management models, regional development, global climate change, and transboundary pollution. The faculty of this summer school course will use both theory and various examples and case studies. The theory will be presented in the first part and the examples and applications will be included in the second part of each lecture. Through, economics, international relations, game theory, and modeling, the students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of international water management.
• CEU Summer University
  Sustainable Human Development: From International Frameworks to Regional Policies
  2 - 13 July 2012, Budapest, Hungary
  The main purpose of the course will be to equip participants with a deep understanding of sustainable human development, MDGs and their policy relevance in respective countries in a creative, out-of-the-box manner. An important objective of the course is to expose its participants to different development paradigms, help understand the rationale behind them and understand their relevance in specific development contexts.
• 6th IEAGHG International CCS Summer School
  12 – 18 August 2012, Beijing, China
  Selected students will be able to participate in this week long International Summer School with presentations and discussion led by international experts in the field of CCS. The programme covers the full chain of CCS; providing up-to-date information in each field; including technical information on capture technologies, storage site selection, capacity and modelling, wellbore integrity and transport; as well as other issues such as regulations, health and safety, and public communication.
• Climate change governance
  Adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processes
  3 - 14 September 2012, Wageningen, The Netherlands
  This course at the Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation will enable participants to play an active role in the governance of climate change processes. It offers conceptual frameworks to understand climate change, vulnerability and adaptation and mitigation options. It builds skills to apply tools for stakeholder engagement, policy influencing, advocacy and negotiation. The course includes practical field work and development of individual action plans.
• Climate change and development short course
  5 - 18 September 2012, Norwich, UK
  The purpose of this short course is to equip non-specialists with a broad understanding of what climate change may mean for low-income populations and what the scope and prospects are for adapting to change in the context of development issues and poverty reduction. The course does not set out to provide a practical ‘toolkit’ guide for policy and practice. Instead it is designed to equip participants with a deeper awareness of the ideas, opportunities and trade-offs represented by adaptation and mitigation: an understanding that is increasingly needed if we are to achieve effective action on climate change. Drawing on staff from some of the world’s leading research institutes on climate change and development (including the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia and UK’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research), participants will gain a state-of-the-art knowledge and have the opportunity to develop their analytical skills in this field.
• 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School
  The Water Cycle in a Changing Climate: Observations, Scenarios, Impacts
  9 – 14 September 2012, Monte Verità, Ticino, Switzerland
  The 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School is focusing on the theme "the water cycle in a changing climate". This theme has been chosen due to its paramount importance in terms of both scientific challenges and pressing societal concerns. The specific topics to be addressed include:
  • Observed variations of the water cycle
  • Physical processes governing the hydrological response to climate change
  • Scenarios of the water cycle in a changing climate
  • Anticipated impacts

» Online Courses

• Online course on Climate Change Diplomacy
  This course brings together participants from diverse backgrounds to build skills and acquire the knowledge to engage effectively in climate change negotiations and policy processes. At an introductory level, the course will provide a broad overview of climate change issues, equipping participants to represent and promote the interests of their own countries in the global climate change policy process.
• Center for Sustainable Development
  Online Learning
  For Development Professionals Worldwide. Create your own personal field course by interweaving online assignments with your work. Develop projects from the ground up, learn management, attract donors.
• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is making concrete contributions to developing the capacities of tens of thousands of people around the world. Since its inception in 1965, UNITAR has built sustainable partnerships acquiring unique expertise and accumulating experience and knowledge to fulfil its mandate. These accomplishments have enabled UNITAR to respond to the growing demand from UN Member States for training for capacity development in the fields of Environment; Peace, Security and Diplomacy; and Governance.
  • Climate Change
• World Bank e-Institute
  The e-Institute was launched as a virtual learning classroom to provide convenient, easy, and reliable access to cutting edge knowledge and communities of practice. More than 45 e-Learning courses address complex real-world problems in priority areas such as governance, health, cities, climate change, and public private partnerships.
  • Course Calendar
• GHG Management Institute Online Courses
  Recognizing the importance of GHG measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems as well as competency and ethics, the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute was founded as a nonprofit organization in 2007 to build the GHG management infrastructure of the future, with a focus on training and supporting a global community of qualified professionals to work on GHG measurement, accounting, auditing and management.
• International Development Law Organization e-learning
  IDLO is an established provider of high quality training services, with more than 26 years of experience working with legal and development professionals. More than 20,000 people have been trained by IDLO, creating one of the largest practitioner networks in the world. These alumni continue to work with IDLO and in partnership with each other to share information and improve their knowledge and skills.

» Job Links

Climate Change Policy & Practice job listings

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• 21 January 2012
• 11 January 2012
• 02 January 2012

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European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Job Announcements

Environmental Markets Job Board

UK Energy Research Network: Jobs

ACCO Job Bank for climate professionals in industry, government, academia and the non-profit community

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» Vacancy Announcements of Different Organizations

• The Carbon Credit Company (3C Group)
  3C holds extensive expertise in:
  • development and implementation of trading strategies for EU-allowances
  • development, implementation, and marketing of JI/CDM-projects
  • development, implementation, and marketing of climate neutral events, products and services
  • comprehensive advisory services in Carbon Funds for fund managers and project financers
  [homepage]
• Conservation International
  Conservation International believes that Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally and economically. Our mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature. [homepage]
• ECO
  Eco is a consulting firm specialized in project and programme formulation in the sustainable energy and climate change sector.
• ecofys
  Working at Ecofys means working at one of the largest international consultancies, specialised in sustainable energy and climate issues. Almost 300 professionals work in our offices in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Italy, Canada, France, Turkey and Bulgaria. [homepage]
• EcoSecurities
  EcoSecurities is one of the world’s leading companies in the business of sourcing, developing and trading carbon credits. EcoSecurities structures and guides greenhouse gas emission reduction projects through the Kyoto Protocol, working with both project developers and buyers of carbon credits [homepage]
• Factor Consulting + Management AG
  Factor is a facilitator of emissions trading and an advisor on climate policy. Our clients include industry and financial institutions, public authorities, and international organizations. Set up in 1999, Factor was one of the early movers and has an established track record in carbon business. Factor is based in Zurich, Switzerland with operative offices in China, India and Italy. Our staff include engineers, scientists, economists and business experts with many years of experience in emissions trading and climate change policy.[homepage]
• GTZ
  GTZ, an internationally renowned enterprise for international cooperation, offers a wide variety of interesting and challenging jobs in and outside Germany. Working for GTZ, you will be actively helping to foster economic and social progress in developing and transition countries.[homepage]
• Institute for Energy of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
  The Institute for Energy provides scientific and technical support to different stages of European policy-making in the energy area, on issues related to environmental protection, safety and security of the citizens, and sustainable development. [homepage]
• Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) (see recruitment)
  The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), established by an initiative of the Japanese Government in 1998, is a research institute that conducts pragmatic and innovative strategic policy research to support sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region-a region experiencing rapid population growth and expanding economic activity.
  IGES is a policy-oriented institute that reaches beyond pure academic research. It aims to produce outputs that can be reflected in the policy-making processes of international organisations as well as national and local governments, and in the activities of businesses, NGOs and local citizens. To this end, IGES reaches out actively to various stakeholders. [homepage]
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
  The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization located near Vienna, Austria. The institute conducts inter-disciplinary scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change. It is sponsored by its National Member Organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. [hompage]
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
  The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources. Based in London, IIED currently has 74 staff from 16 countries and an annual budget of £9m. [homepage]
• Intercooperation
  INTERCOOPERATION (IC) is a Swiss Foundation engaged in development and international cooperation since 1982. It is a knowledge organization, combining a professional approach with social commitments. Its expertise, process competence and services are grouped around three principal working domains, namely sustainable natural resource management, the rural economy and local governance and civil society. [homepage]
• Oxford University Centre for the Environment (OUCE)
  The Oxford University Centre for the Environment (OUCE) aims to be a world-class environmental research and educational hub spanning the natural and social sciences at the University of Oxford. [homepage]
• Point Carbon
  Point Carbon is a world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas and carbon markets. Point Carbon’s comprehensive services provide professionals with market-moving information through monitoring fundamental information, key market players and business and policy developments. [homepage]
• SNV
  SNV is a Netherlands-based, international development organisation that provides advisory services to nearly 1800 local organisations in over 30 developing countries to support their fight against poverty. Working for SNV is intensive and varied. With your experience and expertise, we can make a real difference to the lives of people in developing countries. It's not every-day work. That's the least you can say about working for SNV. As a consultant, you live and work in Africa, Latin America, Asia or Eastern Europe (Albania), working with and among colleagues of various nationalities, in another culture, with its own language and customs. [homepage]
• UNFCCC-Vacancies
  We support cooperative action by States to combat climate change and its impacts on humanity and ecosystems. This is our contribution to a sustainable world and to realizing the vision of peace, security and human dignity on which the United Nations is founded. Guided by the Parties to the Convention, we provide organizational support and technical expertise to their negotiations and institutions and facilitate the flow of authoritative information on the implementation of the Convention. We are committed to performing these tasks to the highest standards of professionalism and objectivity. [homepage]
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  As the UN's global development network, UNDP is at the forefront of today's development dialogue in championing the poor and disadvantaged. Our focus is on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change. With a strong history of inclusion and consensus-building, UNDP has earned the trust and partnership of leaders across the developing world. We are now hiring a new generation of expert practitioners who want to contribute to those partnerships by offering strategic approaches to long-standing problems. We seek individuals who can communicate advice and new ideas across cultures and all strata of society. We have a wide range of international opportunities at various levels; competitive salaries offered commensurate with experience. [homepage]