Knowledge for Development

Judith's pick - End of July 2014 - Calls and events edition

29/07/2014 - Judith Francis

Dear colleagues,

First, I wanted to share three developments which are directly linked to universities. One is Bill Gates' acceptance speech given in July 2014 at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Notable keywords: "the countries of Africa are learning from each other", "support programs developed by Africans, for Africans", "emphasize two things: health and agricultural development", "modernized approach to development finance"... Well, an optimistic and insightful speech. You can read it here.  

Another are my 'Reflections on RUFORUM 10th Anniversary Biennial Celebrations'. My reflections led me to consider four critical issues and pose four direct responses/conclusions. In doing so, I approached the reflections through the lens of my collaborations with RUFORUM over the past 10 years - (i) CTA as a RUFORUM partner connecting RUFORUM within the continent, across the other CTA regions (Caribbean and the Pacific) and in Europe; (ii) as a member of the International Advisory Panel of RUFORUM; (iii) as Executive Secretary of the European Forum for Agricultural Research for Development and (iv) in my own professional and personal capacity. During my speech, which you can download at the end this post, I talked about the lack of 'hardware' and infrastructure in university labs and why African universities must be more responsive to societal challenges and more accountable for Africa’s progress.

Finally, this publication by EADI, "North-South Research Partnership. Academia Meets Development?" is a great read. Find it here (PDF).

The funding and event season is in full swing: here's a list of upcoming events and deadlines for calls.

EVENTS

Second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

Dates: 14-17 October 2014

Venue: Rabat, Morocco

http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/rabat-to-host-2nd-ministerial-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-in-africa-13358/

Conference on policies for competitive smallholder livestock production

Dates: 26-28 November 2014

Venue: Gaborone, Botswana

Send abstracts by 15 August 2014

http://botswanalivestock.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/call-for-abstracts-conference-on-policies-for-competitive-smallholder-livestock-production/

5th YOUMARES convention for young marine scientists and engineers

Dates: 10-12 September 2014

Venue: Stralsund, Germany

http://www.youmares.net/ym5.html

 

Information for Meeting Africa's Agricultural Transformation and Food Security Goals (IMAAFS)

Dates: 1-3 October 2014

Venue: Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

http://mars.jrc.ec.europa.eu/News-Events/IMAAFS

Agriculture and Climate Change: Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty

Dates: 15-17 February 2015

Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Send abstracts by 17 October 2014

http://www.agricultureandclimatechange.com/index.html

International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition

Dates: 18-19 September 2014

Venue: Rome, Italy

http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/get-involved/events/2014/fao-syposium-agroecology

 

International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI)

Dates: 17-19 November 2014

Venue: Seville, Spain

http://iated.org/iceri/announcement

3rd UNCCD international scientific conference

Dates: 9-12 march 2015

Venue: Cancun, Mexico

http://www.agropolis.fr/actualites/2015-unccd.php

 

West African Workshop on Research by and with Smallholders / West Africa Farmer Innovation Fair

Dates: 25-27 November & 28-29 November 2014

Venue: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

http://www.prolinnova.net/content/west-africa-farmer-innovation-fair-and-francophone-west-african-workshop-approaches-research

 

CALLS

AWARD fellowships 2015

Apply before 8 August 2014.

http://www.awardfellowships.org/the-award-fellowship/applicants/faq

 

First call: Africa Climate Change Fund

Apply before 8 August 2014.

http://www.acp-st.eu/content/africa-climate-change-fund-launches-first-call-proposals

Call for abstracts: Conference on policies for competitive smallholder livestock production

Send abstracts by 15 August 2014.

http://botswanalivestock.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/call-for-abstracts-conference-on-policies-for-competitive-smallholder-livestock-production/

CTA: Call for 'Agricultural Value Chain Training Material'

Send before 31 august 2014.

http://caast-net-plus.org/object/link/911

 

PhD Fellowship­: Ecological and socio-economic impacts of exotic plant invasions in the Dutch Caribbean

Deadline: 1 September 2014.

http://www.earth-observation-directory.com/jobs/details.php?id=51524&repeter=1

Call for abstracts: 3rd UNCCD international scientific conference

Deadline: 15 September 2014.

http://3sc.unccd.int/participants/submit-an-abstract

Call for abstracts: Agriculture and Climate Change: Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty

Send abstracts by 17 October 2014

http://www.agricultureandclimatechange.com/index.html

Kwame Kruma 2014 Scientifc Awards

Deadlines: Regional Award for Women – 30 October 2014. Continental Award – 15 November 2014.

http://www.acp-st.eu/content/kwame-nkrumah-2014-scientific-awards-launched

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