Learning and Capacity Strengthening Newsletter
January 2007
- Announcements
- Institution Profile
- Network Profile
- Courses/Workshops
- Conferences
- Fellowships / Scholarships / Competitions
Announcements
- Information Resources
Capacity Development Group Library, United Nations Development Programme, United States
The Capacity Development Group website offers a library of linked, searchable databases. The library is searchable by document type, region, and keyword. Documents can be downloaded for free.
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Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) CD-ROM 1995-2005, United States
CAPRi recently updated the program’s CD-ROM to include all 2004 and 2005 materials. The CD-ROM contains CAPRi working papers, briefs, books, a bibliography, a CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) CAPRi project inventory, and background information on the program. The CD-ROM can be ordered for free.
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Eldis OnDisc, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom
Eldis, an online gateway to development information, has recently initiated a project to produce CD-ROMs containing selected documents from its website. The project aims to grant those with poor or no internet connection access to resources from its site. The Eldis OnDisc blog will document the progress of the project. To receive the Eldis OnDisc CD-ROMs, either for your own use or to distribute to other users, please complete the registration form.
More info... - Call for Papers
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL), Canada
IRRODL, in collaboration with five other scholarly journals, is launching a call for research and good practices papers concerning distance education and its role in securing the right to education. The deadline for submitting summaries of article proposals is January 31, 2007.
More info. . . - IFPRI Dataset
Bangladesh: Coping Strategies, 1998-99
The data covers 757 households in seven flood-affected rural areas at three different times over the course of a year (November 1998 to December 1999). The aim of the study was to capture the difference in labor participation and food security after the flood. Topics in the household survey include household information, education, employment and training, agricultural activity, fishing and livestock activity, allocation of family labor, social assistance, household assets, credit, housing and sanitation, nonfood spending, food expenditure and consumption, health status, and anthropometry. Topics in the community survey include level of agricultural production, employment, prices, cost of farming, economic activity, law and order, intervention programs, and information about the flood at the thana, union, and village levels.
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Institution Profile
- The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Netherlands
ECDPM is an independent foundation, with offices in Maastricht and Brussels. It builds partnerships between the European Union and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (the ACP countries). The centre’s objectives are to improve international cooperation and development policies in the ACP countries by strengthening the capacity of their public and private sectors, and to improve cooperation between development partners in these countries and in Europe.
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Network Profile
- The Danish Network for Agricultural Research for Development (NETARD), Denmark
NETARD is a network of agricultural research institutions, NGOs, consultancy firms, and individuals working in the fields of agriculture and development. The network aims to bridge the gap between development research, advisory service, and development assistance by offering a platform for agricultural research findings so that they may be utilized and incorporated in development projects.
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Courses/Workshops
Asia
- Organization: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), Thailand
Title: Income Generation and Enterprise Development for Natural Resource Management
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: February 27 – March 5, 2007
Fees: $ 1,250
Contact: Somjai Srimongkoltip
RECOFTC
P.O. Box 1111
Kasetsart University
Bangkok 10903
Thailand
Phone: (66-2) 940-5700 Ext.1234; Fax: (66-2) 561-4880, 562-0960
Email: contact@recoftc.org
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Europe
- Organization: Wageningen UR, Netherlands
Title: Food and Nutrition Security
Location: Wageningen, Netherlands
Date: February 12 – April 27, 2007
Fees: € 5150
Contact: Wageningen International
P.O. Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)317 495495; Fax: +31 (0)317 495395
Email: training.wi@wur.n
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North America
- Organization: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), USDA; and Departments of Crop Science and Horticultural Sciences, North Carolina State University
Title: “Plant breeding: A Vital Capacity for U.S. National Goals
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Date: February 8 – 9, 2007
Fees: $ 225
Contact: Ann Marie Thro
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Waterfront Centre
800 9th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202)401-6702
Email: athro@csrees.usda.gov; tom_stalker@ncsu.edu
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On-Line
- Organization: Lund University GIS Centre, Sweden
Title: Master's program in Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Location: Online, except presentation and defense of the final thesis
Date: First course begins September, 2007; 2 year program
Application Deadline: March 15, 2007
Fees: Free
Contact: LUMA-GIS
Lund University GIS Centre
Sölvegatan 12
SE-223 62 LUND
Sweden
Phone: ; Fax: +46 46 222 83 91
Email: luma-gis@giscentrum.lu.se
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Conferences
Africa
- Organization: eLearning Africa
Title: Second International Conference on ICT for Development, Education, and Training
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: May 28- 30, 2007
Email: info@elearning-africa.com
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Asia
- Organization: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Title: International Forum on Water Environmental Governance in Asia
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: March 14 – 15, 2007
Email: contact@wepa-db.net
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Europe
- Organization: Mälardalens University, Sweden
Title: 13th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference
Location: Mälaren, Sweden
Date: June 10 – 12, 2007
Deadline for abstracts: January 31, 2007
Email: sdconf07@mdh.se
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- Organization: The World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Finland
Title: Fragile States - Fragile Groups Tackling Economic and Social Vulnerability
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Date: June 15 – 16, 2007
Deadline for abstracts: March 16, 2007
Email: fragile1@wider.unu.edu
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- Organization: International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research ( ICABR )
Title: Agricultural Biotechnologies: New Frontiers and Products – Economics, Policies and Science
Location: Ravello, Italy
Date: July 26 – 29, 2007
Deadline for abstracts: February 20, 2007
Email: icabr@economia.uniroma2.it
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- Organization: University of Hohenheim, Germany
Title: Tropical Pastures and Global Change
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Date: February 16, 2007
Deadline for registration: February 2, 2007
Email: fischere@uni-hohenheim.de
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North America
- Organization: International Association for Society and Natural Resources, United States
Title: 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Place: Park City, Utah, United States
Date: June 17 – 21, 2007
Deadline for abstracts: January 31, 2007
Email: issrm2007@usu.edu
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South America
- Organization: International Association of Food and Agro-Industrial Economy (AIEA2) and Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural (SOBER), Brazil
Title: Knowledge, Sustainability and Bio-resources in the Further Development of Agri-food Systems
Location: Londrina, Paraná, Brasil
Date: July 22 – 27, 2007
Deadline for abstracts: March 1, 2007
Email: aiea2@stat.unibo.it
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Fellowships / Scholarships / Competitions
- Organization: The West African Research Association (WARA), Senegal
Title: West African Research Center Travel Grant
Eligibility: The applicant has to be a West African scholar or a graduate student
Deadline: March 15, 2007
Contact: West African Research Center/Centre de Recherche Ouest Africaine
B.P. 5456 (Fann Residence)
Rue E x Léon G. Damas
Dakar, Senegal
Tel: 221-865-22-77
Fax: 221-824-20-58
Email: warc_croa@yahoo.fr; Web: program brochure / application
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- Organization: Future Lab, United Kingdom
Title: Innovative tools for future teaching
Eligibility: Future Lab welcome ideas from individuals, teams, and organizations and companies of all sizes in the UK.
Deadline: March 2, 2007
Contact: Future Lab
1 Canons Road
Harbourside
Bristol BS1 5UH
Email: projects@futurelab.org.uk; Web: program brochure / application
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- Organization: American Agricultural Economics Association
Title: Extension Competition for Graduate Students
Eligibility: Eligible candidates are graduate students currently engaged in agricultural economics, agribusiness, natural resources, community resource economics, or similar economics MS or PhD programs related to agriculture or the food system. Those who graduated from such programs in
2006 or later, and those who identify a mentor with experience in outreach or extension activities are also eligible.
Deadline: February 1, 2007
Contact: Dr. Larry Sanders
Competition Committee Chair
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
513 Ag Hall, OSU
Stillwater, OK 74078
United States
Email: larry.sanders@okstate.edu
More info… - Organization: Life Science Foundation India (LSFI)
Title: LSFI Overseas Scholarships 2007
Eligibility: Students or professionals who have applied or will apply for study, training, or visiting any foreign educational institute, research center, university or college are all eligible. Those who have already secured admission, received the invitation for training, or are currently studying overseas are also eligible. Candidates must be between 16 to 40 years old and possess good academic record in any discipline.
Deadline: January 31, 2007
Contact: Life Science Foundation India
Morigeri (P)
HB Halli (Tq)
Bellary (Dt)
Karnataka
India, Pin Code: 583220
Email: lsfindia@yahoo.co.in, lsfindia2@yahoo.co.in
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