Africa and Middle East
Species, healthy rivers and healthy people
Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Wed, 2016-01-20 13:21Using the South African Scoring System (SASS) a spectrum of approximately 90+ aquatic invertebrate families in South African rivers has, since the 80s, been sampled in a standardised manner and used on a regular basis as an indicator of the health of the river system.
Youth Virtual Conference 2016 Registration Form
Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Wed, 2015-11-25 11:23RCE Kano launches one million tree campaign against Sahara encroachment
The RCE Kano stakeholder, the Center for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change together with RCE Kano is launching a campaign to plant one million economic trees to condense the Sahara desert encroachment .
Launch of 1 Million Economic Trees for the Sahel Initiative: Towards reversing desert encroachment and restoring degraded lands along 11 frontline states in Northern Nigeria
28 November, 2015, Zamfara State, Nigeria
The invitation letter can be downloaded below.
RCE Minna-2015
Crete-2015
5th African RCE Conference, Report on RCE Members' Session
Meeting brief on RCE members' session, 15 October, 2015
by David Ongare, NEMA
edited by Hanna Stahlberg, UNU-IAS
The African RCE Conference took place on 14-16 October, 2015 in Entebbe, Uganda. With 32 participants from different parts of the African continent, the closed strategic RCE member session on day two of the conference was well attended. The three hour meeting (14:00-17:00) gave the opportunity to discuss several major items on the agenda.
Report on the 5th African RCE Conference by Ibrahim Akibu Ja'Afaru, RCE Minna
Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Tue, 2015-11-10 09:07Vacancy: Green Growth Indicator Consultant in Mongolia
Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Fri, 2015-11-06 10:18This is a vacancy announcement for a Green Growth Indicator Consultant based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the period of November 2015 – May 2016.
Kindly send applications to: chiden.balmes@gggi.org
For more information on this position please click here.
Cycle Logistics - an example of a successful business model tackling climate change by Jos Hermans
Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Fri, 2015-11-06 08:46The European Union is finally officially acknowledging the importance of cycling as a climate-friendly means of transport (see EU Declaration of Cycling as a means of climate-friendly transport). The Declaration's action plans invites local, regional and national focal points on cycling as a means of transport.