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Deadline for application: 23 February 2007 at 15:30 hours. Posted on: 23-01-2007 Read more 9th World Congress on Environment Management, 8-10 June 2007, Palampur, India With the overall theme "Securing our future: Combating Climate Change Carbon Trading and Energy Security" the congress will focus on the following sub-themes: Climate Change; Carbon Trading; Sustainable Energy, and Food Processing Industries. Posted on: 22-01-2007 Read more Mali på dagsordenen, 25 Januar 2007; Borups Højskole, København Formålet med mødet er at sætte fokus på civilsamfundets og kulturens rolle i udviklingen i dagens Mali. På talerlisten finder man direktør for Mali Folkecenter Dr. Ibrahim Togola, udviklingsminister Ulla Tørnæs og ambassadør Margit Thomsen. Posted on: 19-01-2007 Read more PhD-defense by Mogens Pedersen: Land-Use change and Migration in Southeast Asia. A study of the influence of labour migration and remittances on agricultural practices in northern Thailand, 24 January 2007 The defense will take place at 13:00 in the small auditorium in building 01 at Roskilde University. Posted on: 19-01-2007 Read more Public lecture by Dr. Philip Hirsch: Scale, space and governance in mainland Southeast Asia: between theory and practice, 24 January 2007, Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen With this rather broad title of the lecture, Philip Hirsch intends to reflect on his experiences of working between critical approaches to "construction" of community, nation etc on the one hand, and applied work on community based natural resource management, river basin management etc on the other. Posted on: 11-01-2007 Read more PhD-defense by Lotte Isager: Fields of Attraction - Social Implications of Institutional Restructuring of Agricultural Development in Thailand, 24 January 2007 The defense will take place at 13:15 in Aud.1, 2. floor, Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen Posted on: 11-01-2007   Fra Borgfred til Borgerlig ulandspolitik - Vælg ulands- eller udviklingspolitik og brug det konsekvent, 6 Februar 2007, København En forsker og to politikere giver deres bud på baggrunden for ændringerne i dansk udviklingspolitik samt en klargørelse af, hvad borgerlig udviklingspolitik egentlig er. Posted on: 11-01-2007 Read more 17th Sahel Workshop: Natural Resource Management in Sahel - Lessons Learnt, held 6-7 November 2006 The proceedings from the workshop is now available Posted on: 10-01-2007 Read more Proceedings from the ReNED-supported workshop ‘Conservation through Utilisation – Case Studies on Tropical Tree Species’ Proceedings from the ReNED-supported workshop held 7 november 2006 at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark. Posted on: 04-01-2007 Read more Meeting the MDGs - Exploring the Natural Resource Dimensions, 22-24 january 2007, Delhi, India The 2007 edition of the DSDS will focus on assessing the achievements, disappointments, and lessons from seven years of action towards the attainment of the MDGs. DSDS 2007 will specially focus on exploring the natural resource dimensions of sustainable development. The incessant depletion of natural resources, both a cause and consequence of varied forms of human deprivation, will be examined at length during the deliberations. Posted on: 21-12-2006 Read more Danida’s funding for research relevant to development and research capacity building Applications may be submitted for major research projects, research capacity building projects (ENRECA projects) and individual research projects, as well as travel grants and participation in/holding of conferences and seminars. Deadline for applications: 15 March 2007 at 12:00 Posted on: 13-12-2006 Read more 25 MSc scholarships in Tropical Forestry The two-year MSc course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) is a top-level programme aimed at preparing qualified graduates to deal with contemporary tropical forestry. It provides students with direct access to the best tropical forestry teaching in Europe. It is financed by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus. Application deadline for non-EU students is 1 February 2007, for EU students 17 August 2007. There are 25 scholarships available for non-EU nationals; each scholarship is € 42,000 (€ 21,000 annually for two years). Posted on: 08-12-2006 Read more WWF-legatet 2007 WWF Verdensnaturfonden og Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond har oprettet et Projekt- og Rejselegat for at imødekomme ansøgninger om økonomisk støtte til unge danske forskeres projekter om samspillet mellem naturbevarelse og samfundsmæssige udviklingsinteresser. Ansøgningsfrist: 12 Februar 2007. Posted on: 05-12-2006 Read more Minutes from ReNED General Assembly 2006 Please find the minutes from the ReNED General Assembly held on 31 October 2006. Posted on: 01-12-2006 Read more Urban Planning and Environment: Strategies and Challenges, 30-31 January 2007, Mumbai, India This conference aims to tackle some of the major issues related to environment and urban planning, coastal regulations and strike a balance between environmental degradation and metropolitan growth. Posted on: 01-12-2006 Read more Minutes from the General Assembly of the Danish Development Research Network Please find the minutes from the first General Assembly of the Danish Development Research Network held on 21 November 2006. Posted on: 29-11-2006 Read more Global Forum: Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction, 13-15 February 2007, Washington The Forum will seek to understand the lessons of previous and ongoing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) capacity building experiences and map out new and more effective ways for governments, industry, academia, foundations, and donors to work together to apply STI capacity building to development in low and middle-income countries. Posted on: 21-11-2006 Read more Alle past and future ReNED events Proceedings, presentations, programmes etc. are all stored for previous ReNED events. See the link below. Posted on: 14-01-2005 http://www.rened.dk/seminars.asp?group=1 International conferences on the seminar pages. Announcements for international conferences concerning environment and development are continuously provided on the seminar pages. Follow the link below to see the list of seminars. 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