Tue. May 8, 2018, 10am in  SEEC S228

Lauren Gifford,  See the forest through the trees: Market-based climate change mitigation, forest carbon offsets, and the uneven power of carbon accounting

May 21, 2018 at 10am in CIRES Fellows Rm, S274

Rebecca Page, Finding new ground for advancing hydro-climatic information use and adaptive capacity among water systems

Fri. May 11, 2018 at 1pm

SEEL 303

Evidence Based Decision-making as a Practical Tool

May 22, 2018, 12-1:30pm at the  Posner Center

How can organizations use the data they collect to actually shape decision-making and action? It's a deceivingly simple question, yet organizations often fail to act on the data that they collect. Join IDinsight as they share several examples from work in Africa and India that demonstrate what kind of change is possible when organizations ask the right questions, collect good data, and use that to inform their work. Examples will range from readily-available data to impact evaluation and randomized control trials.

CVEN/EVEN 4834/5834 Environmental Impact Assessment

June 4 - July 6, 2018 with Paola Almeida Guerra, Visiting Associate Professor - ESPOL

This course will cover impact analysis of engineering projects considering the cause-effect relationship between project activities and the affected environmental components. International environmental laws will also be covered for context in proper judgement to evaluate environmental impacts in developing economies. The course will propose development methods for Environmental Management Plans to establish mitigation measures for environmental impacts.

Tue. May 8, 2018, 2-3:30pm

Does the humanitarian sector require a cultural shift to recognize the value of understanding context? What does 'understanding context' mean? Put on by Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP), this webinar is a launch of their new study on urban 'context tools', featuring key findings and presentations from two organizations currently using these tools. 

Webinar Part Two: Tribes & Water Quality & Quantity

Wed. May 23, 2018, 10am

This is the second of two webinars presented by the Universities Council on Water Resources. This webinar will feature two papers on tribes and water quality and quantity from the April issue on tribal waters in the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Educations.

Conflicts and natural disasters impact women, men, girls and boys differently. As humanitarians, we need to understand these gender-specific issues properly to take well-considered decisions and avoid doing harm. This e-learning pathway includes: using a "gender lens" in humanitarian programming; and how to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence. Register for free

While global development is known for valuing high levels of education and technical expertise, when it comes down to actually succeeding, many HR professionals and managers say soft skills matter most. So the ability to talk about your soft skills and demonstrate how they can help you succeed in a new role could be critical to landing your dream job. +Read More on Devex

The Pardee Center invites applications for 3 postdocs looking to apply quantitative skills to challenges related to the interaction of human systems and the physical environment, with a focus on environmental governance, climate change adaptation or significant development challenges, such as urbanization in developing countries. For more information 

due May 30th at 5pm

USAID/OFDA and Habitat for Humanity International offer this fellowship to support the thesis or professional report writing efforts of 2 fellows during the summer of 2018, with a focus on shelter and settlements in humanitarian settings. For more information

Fri. June 15, 2018 - Submission deadline

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

The 5th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM5) has issued a call for abstracts in three tracts: city case studies, industry and exhibition, and applied research. Preference will be given to abstracts that present practical and applicable results. Learn more and submit your abstract. 

Using the light on his phone as a torch, James worked into the early evening to reconnect the water supply to a refugee housing unit on a long-term camp in Greece. It was well past curfew and unsafe for him to be on camp. He was not supposed to fix the plumbing for individual units in any case. But that night, none of that mattered to him; people needed his help. That is why he volunteered in the first place, after all.

James - an education training manager and student with no experience in crisis response - could have put himself and the family he wanted to help in danger, but he didn't know any better. He only had a 45-minute briefing in a hotel and a one-hour walk through the camp before he interacted with the vulnerable population. With a high turnover of volunteers, it was all the new NGO could manage. 

This story is not unique.  This can affect both volunteers' well-being and the vulnerable populations they are serving. So, how can new NGOs help to prepare their ground staff, even with limited time and resources? Devex explores stories from the ground and tips on building basic principles, creating team dynamics via video chat, and hosting post-deployment debriefs. +Read More