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9 December 2013
Research shows that rising sea levels, long spells of drought and erratic rainfall are jeopardising livelihoods in vulnerable parts of the world and leading to different types of migration. Sometimes, individuals are leaving affected areas...
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2 June 2014
As part of the Fringe at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, the the Dutch Embassy in London, UK...
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9 January 2015
A broad range of topics can be addressed under the theme "Transforming global relations for a just world", many of which are open to interdisciplinary and comparative interrogation. These topics include amongst others -- global inequalities...
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13 August 2014
In this course, you will learn the basics for developing economically viable climate-resilient plans.
The course starts with a review of the scientific consensus on changes in climate patterns and projections to the future, and explains...
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25 July 2017
Fully sponsored by the Newton Fund/British Council Researcher Links scheme, a workshop on Increasing Climate Resilience of Urban Infrastructure will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 15-17 January 2018.
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14 May 2014
The 2014 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2014) will be focussed on the various aspects of advances in Environmental Science and Development. The goal of this conference is to bring together...
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1 May 2014
ALNAP and CDA have finalised a research project looking at effectiveness of feedback mechanisms for crisis affected populations in humanitarian contexts and will...
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15 June 2017
In this course you will learn about the interaction between outdoor and indoor climate and its impact to the building's shape, material, energy and user. You will be able to analyse the thermal functionality of buildings, new and existing ones,...
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8 November 2013
UKCDS Director Andree Carter contributes to a blog for SciDev.Net with director of ESPA Paul van Gardingen to discuss how complexity science can get aid working following the launch of Ben Ramalingram’s book Aid on the Edge of Chaos.
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13 November 2013
To coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, a research and advocacy organisation based in Germany called Germanwatch has released its Global Climate Risk Index, demonstrating that Haiti, the Philippines...
