Vacancy Number: PDMD/BECA/04/2013 BecA-ILRI Hub Location: Nairobi, Kenya Duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal Base salary dependent on skills and experience – from USD 35,000 per annum with an attractive international benefits package (t…
Archive for April, 2013
From local knowledge to national policy: how can China’s mountain communities better adapt to climate change?
Mountain communities in rural Yunnan developed new strategies to cope with water-related climatic risks – from changing cropping varieties and cropping patterns, to using water-saving technologies, improved irrigation methods and engaging in off-farm…
Alliance meeting this week to battle global ‘goat plague’
Assembling for two days this week (29–30 Apr 2013) in Nairobi, Kenya, are members of a global alliance against ‘peste des petits ruminants’, abbreviated as ‘PPR’ and also known as ‘goat plague’ and ‘ovine rinderpest’.
Science Meeting 2013, Bodega Bay (USA)
The 2013 Science Meeting aimed to showcase past and on-going participatory work and experiences from CCAFS and the wider CGIAR, and develop ways in which participatory (social learning) approaches could inform and improve current and future CCAFS work….
Technical Partnership to Improve Aquaculture Activity of SHOUHARDO II Program
The sandy beach at Cox’s Bazar stretches unbroken for further than the eye can see, and is the pride of the Bangladeshi people. Located in the country’s southeastern corner, the beach is a popular tourist destination for Bangladeshis and internatio…