Job description FutureWater is looking for an experienced agricultural water expert for our expanding international activities, particularly in Asia and Africa, who has affinity with technical tasks but also appetite for leading and coordinating some of the projects. At FutureWater you work in a dynamic organization, independently or in a team, on both organizational and […]
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Call For Abstract: Dresden Nexus Conference 2022
Referring to abstract submission: The number of words is limited to 350. The Dresden Nexus Conference 2022 (DNC2022) will take place 23–25 May 2022 under the theme “Biodiversity – Stewardship for Vital Resources”. DNC2022 welcomes contributions that explore and advance our understanding of the resource nexus thereby facilitating sustainability transformation. Contributions should be aligned with one […]
Call for chapter contributions: Rainwater harvesting for the 21st century
The call for an invitation to write chapter or case study contributions to an edited book on Rainwater harvesting for the 21st century to be published by CRC/Taylor and Francis (in principle) has been announced. Rainwater harvesting is gaining much interest as both an alternative source of water and for its potential to be an important climate […]
KALRO Launches Drought Resistant Rice, Doubles Basmati Yield
By George Munene The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has launched a new rice variety, Komboka, that promises farmers to double the yields of presently available cultivars. It is drought-resistant, needing less water to grow which makes it possible to be grown in untraditional rain-fed lowland regions. The new rice variety developed in […]
WEF Nexus Initiative in Africa Joins International Consortium that received a Belmont Forum project Grant- Theory of Change Observatory on Disaster Resilience (TOCO-DR)
The Belmont Forum is a partnership of national funding organizations and international science councils to promote International transdisciplinary research on global environmental change. This consortium is funded under the DR3 Call on Disaster Risk, Reduction and Resilience. The international consortium is led by Dr. Mathew Kurian who conceptualized the project while heading the Capacity Development […]
Open Position: Food-Energy-Water Systems Analysis (Year-round) Graduate Student Intern
Location: Golden, Colorado, USA Position type: Intern (fixed term) Hours per week: 40 Job Description A graduate student internship position is available in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) Strategic Energy Analysis Center. NREL is the nation’s primary laboratory for research, development and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The opening is for […]
Publication: Resilient Food Systems 2018-2019 Annual Report
Over the past two years, the Resilient Food Systems (RFS) programme, one of the three Integrated Approach Pilots funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been committed to fostering sustainability and resilience for food security in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme consists of 12 country projects– Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, […]