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Internship Opportunity// Land and Water
Job Description: The office at Cape Town, Johannesburg, South Africa is looking for interns to join their Land & Water team. The Intern will form part of a growing team engaged in a downstream Oil & Gas sector client program focusing on supporting the execution of the field components of contaminated land assessments. The incumbent […]
Communications Assistant, Global Water Partnership – East Africa (GWP-EA)
Background: Global Water Partnership organisation (GWPO) is a global network established in 1996 to help countries translate into concerted action, the principles established at the conferences in Dublin (1991) and Rio (1992) on sustainable management of water resources. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, GWPO is an intergovernmental agency that manages the global network, mobilizes states and […]
Nestle Internship opportunity 2021
Locations: Johannesburg, Estcourt, Harrismith, Cape Town, Hammanskraal Job Description: The Nestlé Internship Programme is now open for applications and we are looking for the next potential young talent to join our East and Southern Africa, team. We are committed to providing opportunities for students who are looking to kick-start their careers. Interested applicants should be […]
Job Opportunity// Regional food security (RFS) consultant
Job Description: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Early Warning Team (EWT) seeks regional food security (RFS) consultant to support our Southern Africa regional office up to 15 days per month from July to September 2021. This is a remote position supporting the FEWS NET EWT Southern Africa region. While candidates based in […]
First call for Abstracts: 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
The 22 WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held in Victoria Falls and virtually/online, Zimbabwe 20 – 22 October 2021 under the theme Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in East and Southern Africa. The National and University of Science and Technology is the lead host of the 22 Symposium. The Symposia have been held annually […]
CALLING FOR INNOVATORS: APPLICATION NOW OPEN FOR VALLEY VENTURES ACCELERATOR’S SIXTH COHORT (VV6)
The Valley Ventures accelerator program is now accepting applications for its sixth cohort (VV6) in fall 2021. Each year, Fresno State’s Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center and the BlueTechValley (BTV) Innovation Cluster offer an opportunity for up to 10 ventures to participate in the accelerator, this year incorporating a new addition to the program—Valley […]
Nature-based solutions in agriculture: The case and pathway for adoption
Abstract: Food system demands have increased exponentially in recent decades and are estimated to continue growing as global populations increase and economic affluence expands. However, the very foundation of a productive system – healthy lands and soils and clean water supply – is already under immense pressure. In fact, by the most credible estimates, up […]
Operationalizing the water-energy-food nexus through the theory of change
Abstract The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus facilitates understanding of the intricate and dynamic interlinkages among the three resources. Its implementation can enhance resource securities and sustainable development. Despite its potential, full adoption of the approach has been hindered by a lack of actionable strategies to guide its practical application. This is attributed to (i) poor data […]
Multi-Stakeholder Development of a Serious Game to Explore the Water-Energy-Food-Land-Climate Nexus: The SIM4NEXUS Approach
Abstract Water, energy, food, land, and climate form a tightly connected nexus in which actions on one sector impact other sectors, creating feedbacks and unanticipated consequences. This is especially because, at present, much scientific research and many policies are constrained to single discipline/sector silos that are often not interacting (e.g., water-related research/policy). However, experimenting with […]