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CEMarin and the MMM6 organizing committee officially present the course "Mangroves as Foundations for the Blue Economy"

This course presents a unique opportunity for those interested in being at the forefront on key aspects of ecological conservation and sustainable development such as DECARBONIZATION and BLUE CARBON,  the goal is to strengthen professional skills to provide consulting support to organizations/companies in these areas. 

Join us and explore the wonders that the Colombian mangroves and the amazing environment of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta have to offer, As you discover how these territories are fundamental to the BLUE ECONOMY. We are looking forward to working together for the #BigBlueFuture! 

To find out all the information about the course, registration and cost: 

https://mmm6.co/pre-congress

https://youtu.be/Ro33_8gZij4

 

CEMarin y el comité organizador del MMM6 presentan oficialmente el curso "Los manglares como fundamentos de la economía azul"

Este curso presenta una oportunidad única para aquellos interesados en estar a la vanguardia en aspectos clave de la conservación ecológica y el desarrollo sostenible como la DESCARBONIZACIÓN y el CARBONO AZUL, el objetivo es fortalecer las habilidades profesionales para brindar apoyo de consultoría a organizaciones / empresas en estas áreas. 

Para encontrar información en detalle sobre el curso, registro y costos:

https://mmm6.co/pre-congress

https://youtu.be/Ro33_8gZij4

 

Tintos por los Océanos

 
Reciba un cordial saludo

Los océanos desempeñan un papel crucial en la salud y la supervivencia de nuestro planeta. Son el hogar de una vasta biodiversidad, que incluye miles de especies marinas aún por descubrir. Además de regular el clima y proveer el 50% del aire que respiramos, absorben cerca del 30% del dióxido de carbono que producimos los humanos.

Sin embargo, la contaminación, la pesca excesiva y el cambio climático representan amenazas significativas para los océanos. La protección y conservación de estos ecosistemas son esenciales para preservar la vida en la Tierra y garantizar un futuro sostenible para las futuras generaciones.

¡Junio es el mes internacional de los océanos!

La Mesa de Biodiversidad de Pacto Global Red Colombia y la organización Agenda del Mar liderarán los encuentros virtuales “Tintos por los Océanos”  a través de los cuáles compartiremos cuatro experiencias para inspirar a las organizaciones y sumar con acciones  en esta apuesta por recuperar los océanos. Conozca cómo podemos sumar desde las organizaciones.

Prepare su tinto y acompáñenos por 15 minutos en esta experiencia virtual de conocimiento.

Fechas y temas:

1 de junio
Tema: El mar comienza en casa.
Organización Agenda del Mar
Hora: 10:00 a.m. a 10:15 a.m.

8 de junio
Tema: El compromiso de las empresas para el cuidado del océano, orientado a prácticas sostenibles en el uso de plásticos.

INVEMAR
Hora: 10:00 a.m. a 10:15 a.m.

22 de junio
Tema: Nuestra responsabilidad es educar para cuidar los océanos
 
Experiencia Cabo de la Vela y la Cartilla “Lorenza la Tortuga Marina”
Experiencia Organización Pavimentos Colombia
Hora: 10:00 a.m. a 10:15 a.m.

Les invitamos a ser parte de este llamado global para cuidar los océanos – inscríbete a través de este link.

Tintos por los Océanos

Marcelo Caffera and Alejandro Lopez-Feldman (members of LAERE's board) are co-editing a special issue of Environment and Development Economics titled “Challenges for the development of Latin America in the Anthropocene: current research in environmental economics.” Please share with your network and consider submitting your work. The deadline is 31 January 2024. More details in the file attached which you can find by clicking on "READ MORE" at the bottom under the title "Download attachments".

 

 

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for full proposals as part of the FutureWORKs initiative, for the selection of regional research hubs intended to develop and lead a regional research network to advance skills and policies for an inclusive and sustainable future of work.

This call is a joint initiative of the Education and Science and the Sustainable Inclusive Economies programs. It seeks to leverage past IDRC investments on challenges in the Future of Work, Women’s Economic Empowerment and skills development to create a multi-regional initiative supporting innovation research to advance skills for the future of work and promote decent work.

Indicative research questions 

The following are indicative of the types of research questions and activities that are in scope. Proponents should identify context-relevant priorities in their proposal: 

On understanding the drivers and impacts of changing labour markets for those most vulnerable amid climate and digitalization/technological transformation: 

  • In what sectors/occupations are job tasks changing rapidly, why and to what effect?  
  • How does platformization impact structural barriers for gender equality such as the care economy, and how it can be leveraged to accelerate change towards the 5Rs? 
  • What role does AI have in reshaping the future of work in highly informal economies, and in environments where the majority of SMEs operate in analog? 
  • What are the skills needs of women, youth and marginalized groups in a low carbon development trajectory in different local jurisdictions? 

On examining the role of education and training to inclusively and adequately prepare for/anticipate labour market needs: 

  • What is the role and potential for informal and formal education programs and policies, including but not limited to, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in large-scale institutional strategies for skilling and reskilling? 

On supporting policy frameworks informed by regionally contextually evidence: 

  • What new skill sets, policy frameworks, and regulations are needed to promote quality and secure jobs and enhance economic mobility in the face of climate and technological transformations. How are they gendered in their acquisition? 
  • For example, how can social protection systems be adapted and leveraged to respond to changing forms of work and ensure effective protections for the most vulnerable workers, including those in transition and seizing new opportunities? 
  • What are the critical knowledge gaps around impacts of low carbon policy options on inclusion, in terms of the impacts on women, youth and marginalized groups?

Indicative scope of work for regional research hubs 

We are seeking two hubs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) - one to cover Eastern and Southern Africa and one to cover West and Central Africa - and one each in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Through a ‘hub and spoke’ model, critical issues in the creation of skills development systems that enhance economic mobility and future readiness/adaptability will be defined by region to ensure contextual grounding.  

Hub leads will be selected as sole grant recipient by IDRC. The lead will take responsibility for sub granting to other organizations in a timely manner. Hubs will design and launch calls for proposals that respond to thematic and regional realities, building on the body of IDRC-supported evidence and the proposed research questions above. Competitive projects selected will be funded and managed by the hubs in each region. In preparation for the development of calls for proposals, IDRC will host a workshop with all selected regional research hubs to create alignment in the process and support hubs to finalize their methods for soliciting proposals.

Hubs are expected to select sub-grantees, on a competitive basis, that propose innovative and gender responsive research initiatives to advance skills and quality of future of work. Intersectional gender approaches are expected to be central to the design of regional research networks and the research questions, with the objective of centering the analysis on excluded or underserved groups. 

Primary hub responsibilities include: 

  • Help shape an initiative-wide theory of change, including objectives, expected outcomes and outputs, and monitor against indicators. Hubs will be invited to generate a proposed workplan and a theory of change.  
  • Develop and manage an open call for proposals to select and fund applied research projects that address the initiative’s objectives and respond to regional priorities.   
  • Manage selected projects of up to 4 years, providing technical and administrative support, and ensuring project monitoring.  Support all initiative-related activities during its 5 years.  
  • Ensure quality control of the research generated by network members, providing support and guidance to enhance quality and positioning for use. 
  • Ensure that gender analysis is incorporated in all aspects of the applied research projects and throughout the project cycle, including securing multidisciplinary expertise and gender diversity in teams.  
  • Foster a network among selected teams within and across regional hubs, ensuring knowledge exchange and cross-collaboration.  
  • Support strategic positioning of results with key decisionmakers, including synthesis efforts, participating in and organizing key engagement opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the initiative, not just at the end.  
  • Ensure proper monitoring of projects, both technical and financial, report progress to IDRC, and contribute to an initiative-level monitoring and learning framework. If external evaluations are commissioned, hubs are expected to actively contribute to this process.   

The above are essential elements of the role of each regional research hub, but each hub will develop a comprehensive scope of work that reflects the initiative priorities, as well as the hubs expertise, interests and regional and thematic needs. As stated, an initiative-level theory of change will be developed collaboratively by all members. The desire of hubs is to build cohesion across projects and ensure that they establish cross-links building to more than the sum of individual project results.

The hubs will be expected to work with each other, facilitating and participating in knowledge sharing and peer learning opportunities, and participating in strategic engagement opportunities as they arise.  As part of the initiative, a knowledge translation, monitoring and learning organization(s) will be selected to support this function across hubs and help advance uptake and learning efforts for the whole initiative. Hubs will also be expected to facilitate the production, communication and marketing of research outputs stemming from the network and ensure research publication in appropriate venues in accordance with IDRC’s Open Access Policy.  

Funding and duration 

Regional research hubs can submit budget requests of up to a maximum of CAD1,700,000. 

IDRC is expecting to fund 5 regional research hubs, depending on quality, in the following regions: Asia, sub-Saharan Africa (2), MENA and LAC. The initiative’s duration is a maximum of 5 years, including all research activities and final reporting. 

IDRC reserves the right to fund additional proposals from this call if/when more funding becomes available.

IDRC is under no obligation to issue any funds prior to the applicant returning a fully executed Grant Agreement to IDRC. 

All grants are subject to sufficient funds being made available to IDRC by the Parliament of Canada. 

IDRC reserves the right to cancel this call for proposals at any time without prior notice and/or to not issue any grants under this process. 

Eligibility criteria 

Only full proposals that meet the eligibility criteria will be considered. The following eligibility criteria apply: 

  • This call invites proposals from individual organizations or consortiums headquartered in LMICs in the respective region (MENA, LAC, Asia, SSA). If taking a consortium approach, it must be composed of organizations working in the regions of focus.   
  • This call for proposals is open to non-profit research organizations and higher education institutions. Consortia may involve government and UN agencies, but these partners are not eligible to be the lead institution or to have salary costs included. This call is not open to individuals. 
  • International organizations with offices in LMICs playing a leadership role in this proposal are eligible. 
  • A demonstrated track record leading and supporting high quality research in the FOW field, through a strong publication record. 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of regional priorities in the FOW field is a must. 
  • Proven high capacity to support networks or partners, including demonstrated experience fostering knowledge exchange and learning opportunities, both virtually and in person.  
  • Demonstrated experience through a record of publication in conducting gender analysis and ensuring the integration of gender, equity, and inclusion considerations in all project activities.  
  • Proven administrative capacities, including demonstrated expertise in managing research projects, ability to disburse funding to other organizations and in different countries.  
  • Ability to work in English and the working languages of the region (e.g., Spanish for LAC, French for West and Central Africa) at a minimum. Other languages are considered an asset. 
  • Applicants must have independent legal status (or “legal personality”) and be capable of contracting in their own right and name, receiving and administering funds, and have authority to direct proposed project activities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate legal status through written documentation. Legal status will only be reviewed if and when applicants are selected following technical selection.  
  • Only complete applications are eligible.  

For more informeation about the call and the submission process, please visit: https://idrc.ca/en/call-proposals-managing-organizations-regional-research-networks-foster-inclusive-and-sustainable

2023 Institutional Grant Cycles

Deadline: July 26, 2023 (pre-proposal, letter of enquiry) 

Aim: Tinker Foundation funds research and advocacy, experimentation, scaling up of promising interventions, and exchange of knowledge and models – with the overarching goal of contributing to large-scale change in policy and practice. We award grants through three program areas that we have prioritized during the last decade because of their importance to the region. Sustainable Resource Management is one of the key priority areas with funding available for projects concerned with a) Promoting Sustainable Management Practices b) Water scarcity and quality issues. Funded activities may include, but are not restricted to, community engagement and capacitybuilding, applied research, measurement and evaluation activities, and workshops and conferences related to the Foundation’s areas of interest. We welcome collaboration among organizations in Latin America and prefer to fund institutions that are actively engaged with a broad array of stakeholders impacted by the identified challenge.

Eligibility:

• The Tinker Foundation provides grants only to organizations that are charitable in nature, i.e., with a United States 501(c)(3) tax status or its equivalent if the organization is located outside the U.S. Organizations from Latin America do not need to have United States 501(c)(3) status.

• Our funds may not be used for: Individuals, including individual research, Direct or grassroots lobbying, annual or other fund-raising appeals, school tuition or scholarships, or child sponsorships, support for building construction or major equipment purchases, production costs for film, television, and radio projects, art museum collections, films, and exhibits endowments

Fund: $50,000 to $150,000 per year, for up to three years

Description of Priority Areas:

1. Promoting Sustainable Management Practices

Projects should address the crucial links between effective resource management and communities that use them and seek to ensure that economic returns resulting from improved management policies benefit local populations. Potential strategies include assessing and establishing best practices; developing the human talent required to manage and conserve resources (i.e., technical training); and identifying mechanisms, practices and/or policies that avoid or mitigate overexploitation. Issues of interest include sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry, and non-timber forest products. Projects may also consider the conservation and livelihood aspects of sustainable tourism, fisheries management, and payment for environmental service programs.

2. Water

Water scarcity and quality issues have emerged as critical concerns worldwide. In Latin America, as elsewhere, the shortage of water and the resulting social, economic, and health costs disproportionately impact the poor. For that reason, the Foundation has a particular interest in projects that promote equitable access to a clean and secure water supply. Ideally, proposals should offer innovative ideas and policies that improve locally determined mechanisms for watershed management with an emphasis on governance; develop water policies and management methodologies based on local hydrological assessments; or identify, implement, and replicate workable models of freshwater management and protection.

 

For more information please visit: Institutional Grants Apply Page - (tinker.org)

Closure Date

: 16/May/2023, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: ESP

Job Type

: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location

: Various Locations-Various Locations
Duration: Up to 11 months

ESP in Rome is looking for a specialist to help link investments in social protection with climate change adaptation action. Under the overall technical supervision of SOCPRO’s Team Leader (part of the ESP Division), and under the coordination of the Lead of the Thematic Area on Social protection, economic inclusion and climate change, the incumbent will:

•    Document good practices and lessons learned in including social protection within investment programmes for climate resilience and mitigation (e.g. the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), the Adaptation Fund (AF) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) 
•    Technically review an analysis of international and national climate finance flows to social protection
•    Develop a guidance note to inform the different options for including social protection within investment programmes for climate resilience and mitigation 
•    Contribute to developing investment plans and other proposals on climate finance and social protection in partnership with county office colleagues.
•    Perform other relevant research duties under the guidance of the thematic leader and the Social Protection Team Leader

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    University degree in social policy, international development, sustainable development, climate change, development economics or related subjects.
•    At least 12 years (for COF) or 15 years (for PSA) of professional experience for Level A, and five years for Level B in designing investment plans and/or programmes for poverty reduction and/or climate change adaptation programmes, strengthening national social protection systems.   
•    Working knowledge (level C) of English and limited knowledge (level B) of one of the other official languages of the organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian). For PSA, working knowledge of English.

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills  

•    Knowledge in areas of FAO’s mandate, in particular social protection;
•    Knowledge in climate change adaptation programmes and policies, in particular climate finance;
•    Strong writing, communication and presentation skills;
•    Strong organizational skills and ability to deliver outputs by agreed deadlines;
•    Ability to establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds
•    Excellent writing skills

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
•  We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

 

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For more information about the vacancy please visit this website: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2301180&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FBerlin