his year’s World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 8 and 10 June 2020, in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP), Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAfrica), the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), and the Government of Ghana. Webinar Invitation Date: Monday, 8 June 2020 at 10:00-12:15 and on Wednesday,10 June 2020, 13:00hr to 15:00hr (Accra time) Please...Read More
Careers Programs and Internships Recruitment Drive for Fragility, Conflict and Violence Initiative Recruitment Drive for MNA Fellows Program Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) WBG Analyst Program Internship Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP) Global Secondment Program Saudi Recruitment Program Benefits Employment Policy Diversity and Inclusion The WBG YPP is a starting point for an exciting career...Read More
Fifty-nine percent of Sub-Saharan African urban populations live in informal settlements (UN-HABITAT 2019), expected to triple by 2050. Despite an increase in improved housing from 11% to 23% between 2000-2015, 53 million urban Africans were still living in unimproved housing in 2015, often in hazardous sites such as riparian corridors and on steep slopes (Shatterthwaite...Read More
The International Centre of Insect Physiology (icipe), is pleased to announce and share with you the Third Call for RSIF PhD Scholarships tenable at selected African universities in partnership with advanced international partner institutions. The Scholarships are supported by African Governments and key partners (World Bank, Government of Korea) through the Partnerships for skills in...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture has now developed Regulations and Guidelines for guiding higher degree students and instructors on online training and management of postgraduate matters as an alternative model of the traditional face-to-face option. Click to view view Regulations and guidelines for higher degrees to support online training and management of postgraduate studies here (pdf)Read More
The term “ecosystem” was first used in 1935 in a publication by British ecologist Arthur Tansley. Tansley devised the concept to draw attention to the importance of transfers of materials between organisms and their environment. Tansley later defined the spatial extent of ecosystems using the term “ecotope” What is the concept of ecosystem? In biology, an ecosystem is a...Read More
Policy Advocacy Officer at World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Position: Policy Advocacy OfficerReports to: Project Lead (Forest Program Coordinator cum Policy Advisor) WWF TANZANIACoordinates: All policy advocacy activities under the Voice for Diversity ProjectDuty Station: WWF Country Office – Dar es SalaamI. The project GoalThe desired goal that this programme aims to achieve is to...Read More
Key Information This Postdoc position has been established in co-operation with the Norwegian State Forest Agency, Statskog (www.statskog.no) and will involve research and further development around the GEOSKOG forest and forest management simulator. The position is based in the city of Steinkjer in central Norway. The candidate will work with Statskog on an ongoing basis...Read More
