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Call for Participants: Jolkona Catalyst Summer 2016 Accelerator in USA

Jolkona Catalyst brings high potential social entrepreneurs from emerging countries to Seattle for an intensive 3-week mentor-driven accelerator. Our mentors include some of Seattle’s best startup talent who prepare these founders to scale and engage with investors at home & abroad.

To apply, check http://www.jolkona.org/jolkonacatalyst/

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Usman

Nominations Open Now for World of Children Award 2016

World of Children Award is currently inviting applications for its 2016 Grants Program. They provide funding and recognition to support life-changing work for children by discovering and elevating only the most effective change makers for children worldwide.

The Award mission is to support life-changing work for children; they seek out only the most effective change makers for children worldwide.

To apply go to https://nominations.worldofchildren.org/

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Scholarships for Online Course on Using Knowledge in Policy Making in Africa

The emerging trend to incorporate knowledge in policymaking and implementation faces challenges as well as opportunities.  The complexity of policymaking, with many players intervening in the process with their interests and resources, means that the interaction between the available knowledge and its creators and users will vary in diverse contexts. Therefore agents of change will need to effectively interplay with politics, and develop various skills to match evidence with decisions and policy management.

UN-ESCAP report: Integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development

The UN-ESCAP report on integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development introduces useful concepts and practical tools to assist policymakers in promoting integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development across the policy cycle. It explores the use of qualitative scenarios and quantitative input-output analyses for sustainable development policymaking, outlining the limitations and knowledge and information requirements of each.

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OECD Report 2015: Ten success factors for effective post-2015 partnerships

The Development Co-operation Report 2015: Making Partnerships Effective Coalitions for Action is based on analysis and experience, it draws out ten success factors that will enable us to ensure, as we go forward, that partnerships function to their maximum potential and that they are fit-for-purpose in addressing the imposing challenges of the post-2015 world. Among these success factors, strong leadership, country ownership, right-sizing partnerships to the challenge at hand and a focus on results are key.

10 YFP on SCP calls for proposals on Sustainable Buildings and Construction

 The 10 Year Framework on Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production launched the 5th call for proposals on Sustainable Buildings and Construction. Governments and NGOs in developing countries and countries with economies in transition are invited to submit proposals. Up to USD 500,000 are available to support up to 3 project proposals.

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Call for Papers: Symposium on Sustainable Development Research in Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, Australia, 1st-2nd August 2016

The "Symposium on Sustainable Development Research in Australia and New Zealand" will be held in Melbourne, Australia on 1st-2nd August 2016. The event, hosted by RMIT University, is co-organised by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP), run by Manchester Metropolitan University and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, and involves a number of institutions of higher education active in this field, from across the region.

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Master of Education in Sustainability, Creativity and Innovation, Nova Scotia, Canada

A unique graduate learning experience is set to launch in Canada and internationally in February 2016. The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Sustainability, Creativity and Innovation (SCI) at Cape Breton University (CBU) will offer a flexible online program delivery designed for part time study that can be completed in 36 months.

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MCII helps “G7 InsuResilience” implement climate insurance for the vulnerable

At COP21 in Paris, the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) presented key findings on how the G7 InsuReslience Initiative can meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people facing climate risks.

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