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Department of State: Green Entrepreneurship in Morocco

Deadline: 8 July 2015

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs’ (OES) Office of Environmental Quality and Trans boundary Issues (EQT) at the Department of State is seeking applications for the Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new grant: Green Entrepreneurship in Morocco.

Through this grant program, the Department will support Morocco’s efforts to build a green economy by developing innovative commercial solutions to pressing environmental issues, such as waste management, recycling, and energy efficiency, among others, which not only support the development of Morocco’s entrepreneurial eco-system but also create green jobs.

Award Information

The awardee will get a total funding of up to $ 250,000 USD approximately.

Priority Areas

Institutional and policy strengthening for effective implementation and enforcement of environmental laws;
Biodiversity conservation and improved management of protected areas and other ecologically important ecosystems;
Improved cleaner production processes, building resilience to climate change, and encouraging the adoption of sound environmental practices and technologies; and
Environmental education, transparency, and public participation in environmental decision-making and enforcement.

Eligibility Criteria

Non- profit/nongovernmental organizations subject to section 501 (c) (3) of the U.S. tax code are eligible to apply for the program.
Foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and public international organizations can also apply for the program.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.

For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for the opportunity number OES-OTE-15-001.

The Ashden Trust: Call for Applications

The Ashden Trust is seeking call for applications from organizations to deliver innovative and effective projects in order to make lasting changes both internationally and in United Kingdom.
Through the Ashden Awards, it champions some of the world’s best green practitioners then helps them accelerate their work through its support programs.

Trust and its beneficiaries have contributed to the recognition of a wide range of environmental issues including environmental impacts of aviation, a greater understanding of the role that rain forests play in managing our climate, the broad acceptance of the benefits of sustainable regeneration and the role of renewable energy in helping create a low carbon future.

Focus Areas

Climate change
Sustainable development
Improving the quality of life in poorer communities

Challenges

Sustainable Development International
Sustainable Development UK
Sustainable Regeneration
People at Risk
Arts and Sustainability
Social Investment Fund
Low Carbon Fund

Eligibility Criteria

The applying organizations must be:

registered charities
not-for-profit organizations

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send a brief description of their proposed project at the address given on the website.
Applicants can also email their application to the address given on the website.

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CDKN Invitation to Pilot Climate Change Adaptation Measures for Quito

Deadline: will be specified in ITT documents.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is inviting proposals for “CDKN Invitation to tender: TALA-0035 Pilot Climate Change Adaptation Measures for Quito”. CDKN is searching a supplier or an association to support the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ) to review and update the analysis of threats and local impacts caused by climate change, identify and prioritize a portfolio of pilot climate change adaption measures for two DMQ rural areas, and increase local knowledge on the present vulnerabilities caused be climate change.

Eligibility Criteria

Supplier must demonstrate following knowledge:

Good awareness of the existing climate change actions carried out by the Environmental Department of the Municipality of Quito.
Strong experience in stakeholder engagement, including national and sub national governments and civil society.
Good relationships with the DMQ (preferred).
A team on ground to plan and arrange workshops/meetings as and when required.
Excellent Spanish and strong English language skills.

How to Apply

The application process consists of two steps:

Step 1: Email to the CKDN Procurement team along with following details:

Subject line: Expression of interest: Invitation to Tender: TALA-0035 Pilot Climate Change Adaptation Measures for Quito
Organization/company name
A sentence confirming your interest in bidding for the work
The name of any partner organizations you anticipate that you will work with, if known
A contact name(s), email address and telephone number for the most appropriate person(s) to send further information regarding the bidding.

Step 2: Nominated contact(s) will receive an email from the CDKN Procurement team, including Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, a Non-Disclosure Agreement, a copy of CDKN’s Expense Policy and the CDKN Terms and Conditions. Complete the documents where relevant and submit these to the CDKN Procurement team

For more details, visit CDKN’s website.

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Opportunity to apply for 2013 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards

Deadline- July 1, 2013

Applicants are invited for BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards to recognize basic research and creative work of excellence, as embedded in theoretical advances, models and fundamental perspectives for an improved understanding of the natural, social and artificial or technological worlds, technological innovations and developments, and the creation of outstanding works or new artistic or interpretative styles in contemporary classical music. Awards also go to significant achievements that advance understanding or deliver material progress with regard to two key challenges of the global society of the 21st century: climate change and development cooperation.

Awards will be granted in eight prize categories, spanning three domains. First, scientific and technological research in the areas of Basic Sciences, Bio medicine, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Information and Communication Technologies, and Economics, Finance and Management. Second, the creation, direction or performance of works of contemporary classical music. Third, scientific research and/or projects that represent significant advances in two core concerns of the 21st century: climate change and development cooperation.

Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
Bio medicine
Ecology and Conservation Biology
Information and Communication Technologies
Economics, Finance and Management
Contemporary Music
Climate Change
Development Cooperation

Award–

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards will consist of €400,000, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each prize category.
In the event that an award is shared by more than one person, its monetary amount will be divided equally among all recipients.
All awards, in whatever category, will be subject to the withholding and other taxes prescribed by the applicable legislation, which will be deducted from the total.

Eligibility & Criteria–

Candidates shall be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number in the case of convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the candidate(s) belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.
Categories Climate Change & Development Cooperation, entries are also open to agencies and organizations in the public or private sector (not-for-profit in the latter case) under the conditions stipulated in the preceding paragraph, providing their institutional or organizational purpose is to undertake activities relating to climate change or development cooperation.
Awards may not be granted posthumously.

How to apply?

All nominations should be submitted through the website of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards
The nominating institution or person must provide the following information and documents, which are detailed more fully in the dedicated website mentioned-

Award category for which the candidate is being nominated.
Name of the institution and nominating officer/body, with the corresponding contact data.
Letter of nomination signed by the nominating officer/body.
Candidate particulars including his/her institutional affiliation.
A description of the salient contributions of the candidate and reasoned arguments for his/her nomination (maximum four pages, single spaced).
Candidate’s CV.

For more information, visit this link

Applications invited for 2013 Support to Improve Climate Research and Information Services in South Asia (SICRISA) by Institute of Development Studies

Deadline- 15 February 2013

UK Department for International Development is offering funding for two year SICRISA (Support to Improve Climate Research and Information Services in South Asia) project

Through fellowships and residential writing workshops, South Asian scientists (including social scientists) will be trained and supported to: -Publish in peer reviewed journals, Write for different types of publication aimed at a range of audiences, Increase their influence on policy, Raise the profile of their research through the media.

The project is managed by a group of four institutions, all with considerable experience of capacity-building activities (including running writing workshops and supporting and mentoring authors for various types of publications), producing and editing special issues of journals on climate related issues, and working with scientists and the media to improve communication and understanding. These are Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK (lead partner), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh

Eligibility-

Applicants must -be a citizen of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal or Pakistan and be resident in one of those countries.
be working on climate change, preferably in relation to the South Asia region (which may extend beyond the four focus countries to other parts of South Asia), or, if appropriate, doing work on climate change beyond the region;
be involved in a project on climate change that will produce a draft paper that can potentially be submitted for publication during the research leave enabled by the Fellowship.
have excellent English in order to benefit from the fellowship or writing workshop, and to have an enhanced chance of success in publishing in an English-language journal.
be committed to working with a mentor before, during and after the Fellowship, to complete the paper, and see it through the publications process.

How to apply?

All applicants must submit the following documents-

A fully completed application form downloaded from the project website. This must be submitted in Word format (do not convert to pdf)
A statement of support from the employer, including the arrangements that would enable the applicant to take up the fellowship
A statement of the costs of time required for up to one month, and a clear plan of how that time would be used. This should be given in the application form. Evidence for these costs may be requested.
If applicant would like to be considered for funding to improve/ expand/ analyse data, please also provide a short budget in the application form.

For more information, visit this link

UNDP Requires International Consultants- Home-based

Application Deadline : 23 Jan 2013

Starting Date : 28 Feb 2013 (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) requires applications from the eligible candidates for the post of Experts On Gender And environment, Climate Change And Sustainable Development : Establishment of Long-Term Aggrements , 8 Multiple Positions. This is Home-based job and the duration of initial contract is up to 2 years. Fluency in spoken and written English is required and Knowledge of other UN official languages will be an asset.

Education:

• Master’s degree or above in gender equality, climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural resource management, economics, sustainable forestry/agriculture, REDD+, energy, health, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least seven years of experience in an international development project context working on issues of gender equality and at least one other related theme that includes climate change, sustainable development, economic growth, poverty, natural resource management, climate finance, climate change mitigation and technology, clean energy access, green growth, REDD+, forestry, climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture, health and disaster risk reduction.

• Experience working in the area of gender equality and multiple related themes that include climate change, sustainable development, economic growth, poverty, natural resource management, climate finance, climate change mitigation and technology, clean energy access, green growth, REDD+, forestry, climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture, health and disaster risk reduction is desired.

• Experience working with the UN system, in particular with UNDP and its mandate is highly desired.

Language:

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

• Knowledge of other UN official languages is an asset.

Documents to be included when submitting the applications:

• Indicate which expert position(s) you are applying for. When doing so, please list one or more of the 8 expert positions indicated under the background section of this posting. Note, when filling out this portion, applicants can apply for multiple expert positions

• Statement explaining why they are the most suitable for the work (300 words maximum)

• Provide all-inclusive daily rate in US dollars. Remuneration for specific assignments will be established based on the competencies and skills of the consultant and nature of the task to be assigned.

• Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Financial proposal (Contract based on daily fee)

The financial proposal will specify the daily fee in US dollars. Payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days-worked, satisfactory performance and acceptance of the completed work by UNDP.

Evaluation of Applications

Method: Cumulative analysis

Technical Criteria weight: 70 points

Financial Criteria weight: 30 points

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 (70%) points on technical part will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

For more information visit this link

Short Course on Climate Change Governance: Netherlands Fellowships available

The Centre for Development Innovation at the Wageningen University is organizing the ‘Climate change governance: adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processes’ from 2 September 2013 to 13 September 2013 in the Netherlands.

The course provides participants a full understanding of climate change, its impacts and adaptation and mitigation concepts. It also builds their skills to apply tools for stakeholder engagement, policy influencing, advocacy and negotiation. The training approach is interactive and hands-on; it includes practical fieldwork and development of individual action plans.

The course is intended for mid-career professionals, dealing with climate change adaptation and mitigation options in developing countries, working for a research organisation, NGO, government or civil society. Participants need to have a relevant tertiary education with at least five years of experience in a course-related discipline like agriculture, water management, biodiversity, forestry, or other natural resources management. Competence in the English language is required.

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) is offering financial support for this short course to cover your costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research, as specified in the NFP Rules and Regulations for fellowship holders.

Admission information for this course is available at this link.

The deadline to apply for NFP is 5 February 2013. To know more about this fellowship programme, visit this link.

Brock/Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2013

Deadline- January 15, 2013

Brock/Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC) is pleased to announce postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in the fields of Climate Change Adaptation & Water Governance (CADWAGO) project which is funded by trio of European Foundations (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Compagnia di San Paolo and VolkwagenStiftung), the project will develop the knowledge base and capacity to adapt to climate change through improved water governance approaches. CADWAGO brings together 10 partners from Europe, Australasia and North America who have extensive social science research experience in climate change adaptation and water governance issues, thereby extending the collective global knowledge base through sharing methods and findings. CADWAGO builds on the lessons from on-going and recent research cases to create a forum and dialogue between researchers and stakeholders at different scales.

The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for the following activities-

Developing good working relations with other CADWAGO researchers in Europe, Australia and Canada.
Working with two other Post Doctoral Fellows (at Open University, UK and University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) as a Community of Practice.
Collecting and analyzing data for the Niagara (Great Lakes) case
Facilitating the collection of data from the cases and analyzing it to understand how the ecological system is perceived.
Undertaking cross-case comparisons of the perceptions using resilience typologies.
Evaluating the implications of those perceptions for water governance.
Planning meetings, conference calls, and other forms of communications central to the project.
Preparing project-based materials and scholarly outputs (e.g., conference presentations, journal articles, book chapters).

Eligibility & Criteria

PhD in relevant field or equivalent
Excellent written and oral communication skills as evidenced by publications
Strong intellectual background relating to water governance and climate change adaptation as well as the conceptual lens outlined in the particular work package
Ability to work effectively in complex team relationships, with differing scientific and cultural contexts
Ability to organise workloads and work to challenging targets and deadlines
Willingness and flexibility to travel

For more information, visit this link

Submit Concept Bids proposals for Prosperity Fund Strategy in Mexico

Deadline- January 25th, 2013

The British Embassy Mexico City announces Prosperity Fund to promotes sustainable, global economic growth through support for an open global economy.

The Prosperity Fund in Mexico supports projects that aim to have an impact on public policy on climate change, energy and economic reform. Priorities are outlined in each topic below-

Climate Change–

Policy impacts for the implementation of the climate change law, and PACMUN and PEACC plans
Sustainable urban development policies including housing, transport and infrastructure areas
Development of a Mexican Emissions Trading scheme
Channelling of private and/or public funding (including carbon markets) for implementation of low carbon policies.

Energy–

Oil and gas policy framework
Energy sector regulation
Renewable energy policy framework
Technical skills and capacity building frameworks for the energy sector
Resource/food security policy development

Economic Reform–

Development of regulatory frameworks in-

Competition
Science and innovation
Education
Infrastructure (including telecommunications)
Health reform/social security

Policy development to reduce the impacts of security, corruption and the lack of transparency on the Mexican Economy.
Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights framework in Mexico
Improve open market regulations specifically in customs procedures, normalisation and standardisation, and sanitary requirements.

Once the concept bids are approved by the Prosperity Fund Programme Board successful bidders will be asked to submit their Full Bids. These will then be subject to a final evaluation of the Prosperity Fund Programme Board.

Eligibility–

Project proposals must contribute directly to the Programme Strategy. If there is any doubt, potential bidders can consult the programme team in Mexico to check strategic relevance of the project purpose, before submitting concept bids.
The primary beneficiary of the project proposal submitted to the Prosperity Fund must be Mexico (included in the OECD DAC list), in line with DAC criteria. Project proposals must be submitted in the Concept Bid form .
Project ideas must be accompanied by detailed budget proposals submitted in the Activity Based Budget .
Embassy is looking for practical interventions that will lead to a real and timely difference to decision-making. Proposals focusing purely on research, analysis, seminars or workshops will not be relevant unless they lead to specific and measurable action. Infrastructure projects are not funded by the Prosperity Fund.
Proposals should outline impact. They want to know what changes the project will make.
Proposals should demonstrate that host governments have been consulted and are supportive or, if they have not, the project proposal should explain how the project has sufficient buy-in from the necessary stakeholders to deliver expected outcomes.
Proposals should demonstrate that the project will produce sustainable outcomes.

Countries/Region- Mexico

For more information, visit this link

Global Power Shift in Istanbul: A new international climate change movement You can Apply to Participate

Global Power Shift is an event which will bring together hundreds of climate leaders from around to world to begin a new phase in the international climate movement. It will be held from June 10-17, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. You can apply to attend this event.

The event is part of the Phase 1 activity where over 500 young grassroots activists and leaders will gather to meet, train, share skills and stories, and prepare for the next phase of the global climate movement. In the Phase 2, these young leaders will fan out across the world to catalyze powerful national movements calling for bold climate action. Through a series of national summits and trainings, they will unleash a new wave of climate activism.

Global Power Shift (GPS) will be a multi-pronged project to scale up the movement and establish a new course, like never before. The basic plan is this:

“In June of 2013, 500 of us will gather in Turkey — from leaders to engaged community members
We’ll train in grassroots and digital organizing, share our stories, and chart a strategy for the coming year
Attendees will then return to their home countries in teams to organize mobilizations
These national or regional events will be launchpads for new, highly-coordinated campaigns targeting political and corporate levers of power
Together, we will truly shift the power and spark the kind of visionary transformation we need to fight the climate crisis”

The criteria to apply for this event is that you should have the commitment to the climate movement; willingness and perseverance to organize powershifts and/or other climate action, and the ability to demonstrate the capacity to follow through with these commitments. Each candidate will be selected based on their previous work for the climate movement and/or their future plans for it, as well as candidate’s experience in online and offline campaigning, communication, fundraising, mobilizing, networking, and movement building. As National Power Shifts play a big part in our long-term strategy, willingness and capacity to organize national and/or regional events back in your country is also a massive plus!

The organizers will do our utmost to cover the travel costs of participants who cannot afford it themselves.

The application deadline is December 16, 2012. For more information, visit this link.