SNIP: Chris Scott Seminar
Strategic Networks and Initiatives Program (SNIP) Fall Speakers Series On October 8th, Penn State hosted Christopher Scott for seminar titled: “Sustaining Groundwater Irrigation in Breadbasket Regions: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Diagnostic Assessment” Prof. Scott serves as Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Professor of Geography and Development, and Director of the Consortium […]
Webinar: Changing Farm Structure and Rural Transformation in Africa
About Presenter: Thomas Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University The rise of medium-scale farms in Africa is affecting the region in diverse ways that are difficult to generalize. Many such farms are a source of technical change and commercialization of African agriculture; they attract agribusiness investment and […]
Conference: Prevention and management of conflicts linked to the governance of natural resources in West Africa: opportunities and challenges
About The Civil Peace Service and the Frexus project, both implemented by the GIZ, are organizing an international conference on the theme: “Prevention and management of conflicts related to natural resource governance in West Africa: challenges and opportunities.” The conference takes place between November 12th and 14th 2019 in Niamey, Niger. The conference aims to […]
E-Learning Course: Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: The Nexus between Water, Energy and Food
Overview In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. You will learn to see your community or country as a complex social-ecological system and to describe its water, energy and food metabolism in the form of a pattern, as well as to map the categories of […]
Food Loss and Waste – Can we end it by 2030?
Co-Organized by IFPRI, Champions 12.3, Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC, World Resources Institute (WRI) MAR 12, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT With just ten years to go before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 2030) is to be met, eliminating food loss and waste is increasingly urgent. Building on the 2019 inaugural event, this special event will […]
AGEP Winter School: An interdisciplinary perspective on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut Langer Grabenweg 68, Bonn, GermanyUPDATE: Event Cancelled "Following the recommendations concerning health precautions, the Nexus Winter School is canceled for now. We very much regret the situation and hope to be able to offer the event again in the course of the year." Interdisciplinary Workshop for students, DAAD Scholarship Holders and young researchers. Overall topic of the workshop is the […]
7th Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020)
Overview The Research and Transfer Centre ‘Sustainability and Climate Change Management’ (FTZ-NK) of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, will convene the seventh Climate Change Online Conference (CLIMATE2020). Taking place exclusively on the internet, CLIMATE2020 is guided by and will contribute to SDG 13 (climate action). Specific themes to be addressed include: Resilience and […]
E-Learning Course: RE-Thinking Access to Energy Business Models: Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk
RE-Thinking Access to Energy Business Models: Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk Background The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Africa Office Energy Unit and the Ecosystem Division (Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities) in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa (RES4Africa) are joining forces […]
Webinar: Why increasing the role of renewable energy mini-grids is essential to transforming agricultural productivity and food security in Africa
About TOPIC: Why increasing the role of renewable energy mini-grids is essential to transforming agricultural productivity and food security in Africa Discussion of lessons learnt from policy innovations and programmatic interventions from Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda WELCOME REMARKS : Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Malabo Montpellier Panel Co-Chair PRESENTER: Prof. Nuhu Hatibu, Regional Head (Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda), Alliance for […]
Africa Climate Week
UPDATE: Event Postponed - dates to be announced About Africa Climate Week 2020 will convene under the theme, ‘Partnering for Transformation towards a Low-carbon Climate-resilient and Prosperous Africa: Managing Risks, Seizing Opportunities’. The event aims to mobilize and enhance partnerships and collaborative approaches, including to respond to the urgent need to understand the risks and […]