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Month: September 2014

26/09/2014 Now available: Report ‘The global Jatropha Curcas hype: What can we learn from the boom and bust of a miracle crop’ (19-20 June 2014)

The final report of the conference ‘The global Jatropha Curcas hype: What can we learn from the boom and bust of a miracle crop?’ held on 19 and 20 June 2014, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is now available…. Read More

18/09/2014 – Call for cases

LANDac is calling for cases of domestic or foreign investments or activities in agriculture in the Global South that are models in which due attention is paid to issues of sustainable development, inclusive growth and food security; with… Read More

12/09/2014 – Successful launch World Bank report Voice & Agency

Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LANDac organized the Dutch launch of the World Bank report ‘Voice & Agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity’ last week in The Hague. The launch was attended by more… Read More

09/09/2014 – Call for papers: World Bank Conference 2015

The World Bank announces that the 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will be held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., from March 23 – 26, 2015. The conference theme will be “Linking… Read More

04/09/2014 – Indigenous peoples groups organize walk to Rome

On May 1, 2015, a group of indigenous peoples, hereditary chiefs and elders will arrive in the city of Paris France where they will take their first steps of a historic pilgrimage towards Rome, Italy, along the ancient… Read More

04/09/2014 – Consultancy: Global Land Tool Network partnership and networking officer

Organizational Location: Land/GLTN Unit, ULLG, UN-Habitat – UNOPS Functional Title: Consultancy: Partnership and Networking Officer Duty Station: Nairobi Duration: 12 months (with possible extension) Closing Date: 15 September 2014 The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN/the Network) is an… Read More

04/09/2014 – Postdoc vacancy at CICAM: land conflicts, land governance and justice

Postdoc Land Conflict and Local Governance Reform in Eastern DRC and South Sudan (0,8 rte) Nijmegen School of Management Maximum salary: € 4,462 gross/month Vacancy number: 27.13.14 Application deadline: 28 September 2014 Responsibilities As a post doctoral researcher… Read More

03/09/2014 – Food Security consultation: open until 14 September 2014

A review of Dutch food security policy is in the makings. By the end of this year, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs will send a joint food security policy paper to the Dutch Parliament. The… Read More