ISEE- Job Opportunity Chair (W2) of Business Management October 19, 2018Chair of Business Management, esp. Corporate Biodiversity Management at TU Dresden, Germany As part of the Tenure Track Programme of the German Federal Government and the Federal States (Tenure Track Programme), the International Institute Zittau at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, … Continue reading → The post Job Opportunity Chair (W2) of Business Management appeared first […]
- Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary October 16, 2018ISEE member, Philip Fearnside, provides commentary on 12 October 2018 on Amazonia and the setbacks of Brazil’s political moment. The commentary begins…. Brazil’s presidential election has created virulent polarization in the country with consequences for the Amazon. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro won … Continue reading → The post Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary […]
- Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering Position October 8, 2018Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering WORK TYPE: Faculty Full-Time LOCATION: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) CATEGORIES: Engineering/Computer Science/Environmental Science/Ecology DEPARTMENT: 19070000 – EG-ENG SCH SUSTAIN INFRST ENV CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Job Description: The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) … Continue reading → The post Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering Position appeared first […]
- Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity October 1, 2018Just published: An edited volume titled “Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity”, edited by Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace and Joan Martinez-Alier and published by MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. The book is the result … Continue reading → The post Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity appeared first […]
- Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address September 26, 2018Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address Clóvis Cavalcanti, ISEE President Dear friends, With great honor and joy, I ask your permission and the organizers’, in the name of their coordinator, my old friend David Barkin, to offer you a few words … Continue reading → The post Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address appeared first on The […]
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability September 26, 2018Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Volume 34, October 2018, Pages 26-32 Gender equality, food security and the sustainable development goals by Bina Agarwal Abstract This paper examines the potential and limitations of SDG 5 (Gender Equality) in helping to achieve household food … Continue reading → The post Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability appeared first on The […]
- ReBirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero September 19, 2018Prior to ISEE2018 Conference in Puebla, Mexico, a visit to Vicente Guerrero peasant community was arranged. Here is a report from a participant. Rebirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero by Oliver Braunschweig* Rebirth, I would say, is the theme of the … Continue reading → The post ReBirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero appeared first on The […]
- World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity September 11, 2018World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist, stuart.h.scott@gmail.com I have been collaborating with the group that issued the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity – Second Notice in December 2017. The result was the ScientistsWarning.org website which … Continue reading → The post World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity appeared first on The […]
- September 24 Deadline for COP-24 September 11, 2018Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist COP-24 This year the ISEE has been granted provisional* Observer status to the UNFCCC climate negotiations. I applied for this status, with Anne Aitken’s assistance, and I am now the DCP (Designated Focal Point) … Continue reading → The post September 24 Deadline for COP-24 appeared first on The […]
- Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics September 4, 2018BINA AGARWAL PRIZE FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Call for Nominations Deadline for receipt of nominations: 28 February 2019 Nomination Form: The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) announces the Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics to be awarded biennially, for outstanding contributions in … Continue reading → The post Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics appeared first on […]
- Job Opportunity Chair (W2) of Business Management October 19, 2018
Tag Archives: Climate Change
University of Freiburg Postdoc Position
1 Postdoc position in model uncertainty analysis The inter- and transdisciplinary project RUINS (Risk, Uncertainty and Insurance under Climate Change. Coastal Land Management on the German North Sea) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF studies … Continue reading
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Addiction to Growth – Climate Change’s Root Cause
Stuart Scott and Phil Lawn at COP 23, Bonn
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMICS AND POLICY IN SPAIN AND EUROPE Job description: The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) opens a competitive call for applications for a Postdoctoral contract associated to the H2020 Transrisk (Transitions pathways and risk analysis for climate … Continue reading
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Ninth INSEE Biennial | 8-10 November, 2017 | KILA, Thrissur
The Ninth Biennial INSEE Conference will be organized jointly with the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala at KILA from 8th -10th November 2017 with the following theme: Sustainability, Institutions, Incentives: Voices, Policies and Commitments Submission of abstracts (of original … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, ecosystems, global south, Governance, insee, kerala institute, KILA, SDG, Sustainability, Thrissur, well-being
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Now that COP-22 is done…
Here are interesting, pertinent videos of our Climate Matters Shows at the annual UN climate negotiations in Marrakesh, COP-22. Please watch, ‘like’, and share through your social networks. Climate Reality – A Conversation with Ken Berlin Food Choices – The … Continue reading
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Adapting dairy farms to climate change
The BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change offers a 3 year postdoctoral fellowship. The successful applicant will assist in the development of system-based livestock farm modeling approaches in order to analyze strategies that help dairy farmers to both adapt to temperature … Continue reading
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Handbook of Research on Climate Change Impact on Health & Environmental Sustainability
Call for Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline: July 30, 2014 Full Chapters Due: November 30, 2014 Editors Soumyananda Dinda (Department of Economics, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, India) Introduction Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the human civilization and the toughest … Continue reading
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Can Cutting Down Trees Actually Help Save The Planet?
It may sound antithetical to what we usually hear about climate change, but cutting down some trees could actually be a good thing for our environment, according to new research. Trees provide natural carbon storage, and cutting them down leads … Continue reading
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Tagged Albedo, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Climate Science, Dartmouth, Deforestation, Ecological Economics, ecosystem services, forests, Green News, Ice, New Hampshire, Reforestation, Research, science, Snow, Snow Coverage, Winter
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2014 Edition of the International Spring University on Ecosystem Services Modeling
The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) in collaboration with Conservation International, the University of Vermont and Earth Economics, is announcing the 2014 edition of the International Spring University on Ecosystem Services Modeling. The International Spring University on Ecosystem Services … Continue reading
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Supporting KEEP COOL: The Board Game on Climate Change
Would you like to support the new release of the climate game KEEP COOL? This is now possible via crowd funding on http://www.startnext.de/en/keep-cool-das-klimaspiel (in English and German). As you might remember, KEEP COOL is an entertaining game that represents basic … Continue reading
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Senior Environmental Economist
Position: Senior Environmental/Ecological Economist Topic: Climate change and energy economics, ecosystems valuation sectors Salary range: Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and qualifications Start date: Fall 2012 (as soon as possible) Duty station: Tallinn, Estonia Application deadline: 15 October 2012 … Continue reading
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Transformation Conference 2013 Call for Papers
June 19-21, 2013 Call for Papers Climate change is considered by many to be the greatest challenge to humanity ― a “perfect storm” that will lead to unprecedented social and ecological impacts unless addressed in a comprehensive, urgent manner. Yet … Continue reading
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Climate Change, Science and Policy
The Ph.D. school Environment and Society at the Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change (ENSPAC) at Roskilde University in cooperation with other Danish research institutes and Ph.D. schools calls for applications for participation in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. course in … Continue reading
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ARB Chair’s Seminar Series: Heat Vulnerability in California Under Future Climate Change
We are pleased to announce the next Series topic: "Heat Vulnerability in California Under Future Climate Change (A Spatial Synoptic Classification Approach)". Scott Sheridan, Ph.D. Department of Geography, Kent State University Thursday, February 17, 2011; 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm … Continue reading
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