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Some key preliminary findings from PACE-Net project-conducted studies and Progress Report to PACE-Net questionnaire respondents

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:12:00 +0000

The survey about the state of art in S&T launched in mid-September targets the organisations involved in research activities based in the Pacific. In December, 85 organisations or bodies1, including research institutes, development organization, ministries, government departments and private countries, from within the Pacific island region were contacted to participate (23.53% response rate in December 2010).

Call for Participants to take part in the ‘Sandpit’: Delivering a Sustainable Future for Freshwater Resources

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:14:00 +0000

The Europe-New Zealand FP7 bilateral project FRENZ[1], in conjunction with the New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology (the Foundation), invites expressions of interest to participate in an interactive ‘Sandpit’ workshop to be held in New Zealand from 13 to 18 March 2011.

Call 10th European Development Fund - submission deadline 31st january 2011

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:18:00 +0000

This call for proposals for the Caribbean and Pacific regions is part of the ACP Research for Sustainable Development Programme. this guidelines for grant applicants define these priority areas: Agriculture and Post-harvest, Renewable and sustainable energy, Water and Sanitation, Climate change.

call EU-ACP

mathieu — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:56:00 +0000

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/35/10
Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme
Africa (Mwalimu Nyerere) and the Caribbean & Pacific

(deadline 6 mai 2011)

Crawford Fund Fellowship 2011

matt — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:50:45 +0000

The Crawford Fund is now calling for nominations for its Crawford Fund Fellowship for 2011.

The Crawford Fund Fellowship has been set up to provide further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This prestigious Award provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to spend a period of focussed study and training in Australia, with resulting benefits to the Awardee as well as to their country’s agriculture and to Australia.

"The Ocean of Tomorrow 2012" - INFODAY - 16/06/2011 in Brussels.

Fadhila — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:54:34 +0000

Announcement for the "The Ocean of Tomorrow 2012" - INFODAY and following calls relevant for PACE-NET - 16/06/2011 - 12:30-18:00 - Charlemagne Conference Centre, Brussels.

ProSPER.Net: An academic network for Education for Sustainable Development

Fadhila — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:19:26 +0000

ProSPER.Net: An academic network for Education for Sustainable Development

The network for the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research (ProSPER.Net) is a network of several leading higher education institutions in Asia and the Pacific that have committed to work together to integrate Sustainable Development (SD) into postgraduate courses and curricula. Member institutions involved, such as the USP, have strong education and research programmes in sustainable development and related fields.

This is relevant to:

Call from Hermes fundation : Biodiversity and local knowledge before 15th April 2011

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:57:00 +0000

Budget of 100 000 euros per project for 2 years without geographical criteria

Appel à propositions de recherche: "Biodiversité et savoirs locaux: favoriser l'innovation dans les interfaces producteurs/consommateurs"

The project

Call for papers on: “how much are we able to reconstruct even a very tiny part of the early encounters between Oceanic/Pacific Peoples and Europeans?”

Fadhila — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:15:00 +0000

Workshop: 11-12 July 2011

Venue: ANU campus, College CAP (contact: serge@pacific-encounters.net or serge.tcherkezoff@anu.edu.au) and in the National Museum of Australia (contact: Jenny Newell)

This workshop aims to be foundational towards an Oceanic/Pacific Encounters research project. (Anyone interested can attend, even without offering a presentation, is mostly welcome).

The project

Final EURASIAPAC Workshop to be held in Brussels on November 30, 2011

Fadhila — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:05:07 +0000

The EURASIAPAC project (http://www.eurasiapac-fp7.eu), aiming at significantly c

APN Calls for Proposals (and funding)

Fadhila — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:57:12 +0000

The Pacific Network for Global Change (APN) is inviting proposals under its ARCP and CAPaBLE Programmes, for funding from April 2012.
The APN is able to provide a limited amount of financial support for research and capacity development activities that fall within its areas of interest.
- Deadline for letters of intent (voluntary): 24 June 2011
- Deadline for summary proposals (mandatory): 29 July 2011
For further information and temp

ANR "FLASH" /JST "J-RAPID" coordinated call to promote urgent research activity related to earthquake disaster

Fadhila — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:56:00 +0000

World class tropical research centre opened

Fadhila — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:37:26 +0000

Solutions for sustainable natural resource use in Australia’s tropics could be closer thanks to the co-location of some of world’s best and brightest minds to a new, state-of-the-art research centre in Townsville.

Opening the Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr and Queensland Minister for Marine Infrastructure Craig Wallace said the Precinct was great news for North Queensland, whose vibrant regional communities rely on the region’s reefs and rainforests for their livelihood.

New official source for FP7 calls for proposals

Fadhila — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:35:00 +0000

This is to acknowledge that the publication of EC FP calls has been officially switched from CORDIS to the Participant Portal. With this move, the Participant Portal becomes the European Commission's single authoritative website for the publication of FP7 calls. The Participant Portal can be accessed at:

New FP7 calls for proposals published on the Participant Portal

Fadhila — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:20:41 +0000

The Participant Portal has become the European Commission's single authoritative website for the publication of FP7 calls.

1) CALL "INCO-CAPACITIES" on
Bilateral coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T and
Bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation including priority setting and definition of S&T cooperation policies

Scientists make dengue fever breakthrough

Fadhila — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:38:00 +0000

HOPES that dengue fever may one day be eradicated have been raised by scientists who have discovered how to stop mosquitoes carrying the disease.

Groundbreaking experiments in Queensland have found a common insect bacteria - wMel Wolbachia - can dramatically reduce the presence of dengue fever in mosquitoes.
If the number of mosquitoes carrying dengue can be cut, far fewer people could end up with the disease, which infects about 50 million people worldwide each year.

Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands: Studies in Form, Meaning, and Sociocultural Context (edited by Alan Rumsey & Don Niles)

Fadhila — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:27:00 +0000

The genres of sung tales that are the subject of this volume are one of the most striking aspects of the cultural scene in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Composed and performed by specialist bards, they are a highly valued art form. From a comparative viewpoint they are remarkable both for their scale and complexity, and for the range of variation that is found among regional genres and individual styles.

Call for proposals 2012, from the French Pacific Fund (deadline: 1st December 2011)

Fadhila — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:13:00 +0000

French Pacific Fund

(French Economic, Social and Cultural Co-Operation Fund for the Pacific)

Pacific Fund objectives

Available position at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Surveillance specialist, Tuberculosis

Fadhila — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:24:00 +0000

SPC’s Public Health Division (PHD) supports the development of healthier Pacific Island communities through four broad objectives under the strategic plan 2010–2014:

1. Combat and reduce the overall impact and burden of diseases

2. Contribute to strengthening national health systems

3.Increase the capacity of Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to address non-health sector determinants of health

4.Increase the efficiency and impact of interventions

FP8 is approaching: The political message in the background and the modifications scheduled

Fadhila — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:41:00 +0000

The new framework programme of the European Union is in preparation. It will be the eighth since the foundation of the EU research collaboration in 1984.

25th International Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Christchurch, New Zealand 5-9 December 2011

Fadhila — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:59:00 +0000

Biodiversity around the world continues to decline at an ever-increasing pace, yet much of society carries on business as usual. How can conservation biologists engage with society to achieve positive outcomes for conservation without compromising our scientific rigour or integrity? We invite you to join us in Christchurch for the 25th International Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, as we explore both the science of conservation, and how we can engage all aspects of society in conservation.

See www.conbio.org/2011

Changing Contexts, Shifting Meanings: Transformations of Cultural Traditions in Oceania (Hermann, Elfriede Eds)

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:03:21 +0000

This book sheds new light on processes of cultural transformation at work in Oceania and analyzes them as products of interrelationships between culturally created meanings and specific contexts. In a series of inspiring essays, noted scholars of the region examine these interrelationships for insight into how cultural traditions are shaped on an ongoing basis.

Fiji Internships Program

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:08:51 +0000

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students: Interested in getting academic credit for a month in Fiji?

Valuable resource for Pacific history

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:11:41 +0000

Created by Michael Powles and Ian Johnstone for Radio New Zealand this newly launched website is a valuable resource for Pacific history: http://www.rnzi.com/newflagsflying

Civil Society and Community Development - Fiji (upcoming tender)

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:32:48 +0000

ANU Enterprise Projects Division is a university-owned consulting, project management and development group. We are currently seeking expressions of interest for short and long term consulting positions for an upcoming tender to support the development of civil society in the Pacific. Positions may include:
Team Leader
Grants Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Administrative and Finance Manager
Gender Advisor
Community Development Specialist
Civil Society Specialist
Disability-inclusiveness Advisor

The climate change front line

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:50:01 +0000

Our Pacific Island neighbours are on the front line of climate change. Last year, Australian photographer Rodney Dekker travelled to Tuvalu and Kiribati on behalf of Oxfam Australia. He captured stories of the climate impacts Pacific Islanders are already facing, how they are trying to adapt and their thoughts on the future.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-the-frontline-climate-change-in-the-south-pacific.htm

Publications on current and future climate of 15 Pacific island countries

Fadhila — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:55:44 +0000

New information about the current and future climate of 14 Pacific island countries and East Timor is now available in user-friendly publications that have been released in the lead up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting being held in Perth from today. This new science was highlighted in the Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s opening remarks of a meeting of Commonwealth and Developing Small States’ Foreign Ministers held in Perth on 25 October 2011.

Workpackage:

S&T Thematic documents

Climate change book launch - SPC book highlights climate change impact on Pacific fisheries

Fadhila — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:50:03 +0000

Climate change poses a fresh challenge to Pacific nations already facing many pressures to sustain their fish resources – a vital source of food. A new book, Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change, claims there will be winners and losers from climate change, and the way Pacific governments react and adapt will be vital.

Workpackage:

S&T in the Pacific

S&T Thematic documents

Pacific Regional Project implemented by the French Development Agency

Fadhila — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:51:24 +0000

Project Name: AFD Regional Solid Waste Initiative Implementation
Partners: Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Project Member Countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Fiji Islands, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu and Republic of Vanuatu
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SSH.2012.2.2-4. Climate change uncertainties: policymaking for the Pacific front - bid due in February 2012

Fadhila — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:18:13 +0000

This call states that its aim is to coordinate European based researchers with non European based researchers regarding policymaking on Climate Change in the Pacific Region. 'A network of European researchers should thus be created, which should also include European and non-European researchers from the Pacific and the Overseas Territories in the region...'.
The primary aims are twofold:
1. Make recommendations on strategies to involve Pacific and EU non-state actors, local authorities, parliaments and the private sector in addressing climate change
2.

Pacific Fund - Applications for 2012 funding

Fadhila — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:23:03 +0000

Accueil » France-New Zealand Cooperation » Pacific Fund Pacific Fund - Applications for 2012 funding The Pacific Fund, administered by the Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific and included in the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was created in 1986. It promotes cultural, economic, social and scientific cooperation in the Pacific. It contributes to the regional integration of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Islands of Wallis and Futuna.

THE PACIFIC IN DURBAN: Seeking urgency and effective outcomes

Fadhila — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:01:09 +0000

Durban, South Africa, 28 November 2011 - At the forefront of climate change impacts, the vulnerable islands of the Pacific remain a critical influence at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) that opened today in Durban, South Africa.
Some 20,000 delegates from around the world are attending the COP17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Climate change adaptation strategies and biodiversity policies of the EU

Fadhila — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:12:48 +0000

Islands and Overseas Entities are the key for successful climate change adaptation strategies and biodiversity policies of the EU

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Fadhila — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:32:19 +0000

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) was established by governments in 2001 to encourage free and open access to biodiversity data, via the Internet. Through a global network of countries and organizations, GBIF promotes and facilitates the mobilization, access, discovery and use of information about the occurrence of organisms over time and across the planet. Read more: http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/gbif-news/

Rising ocean acidity worst for Caribbean and Pacific

Fadhila — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:13:38 +0000

Rising ocean acidity worst for Caribbean and Pacific
Lisbeth Fog 7 February 2012

Through research, protection

Fadhila — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:24:23 +0000

«The AXA Research Fund was created to encourage scientific research that would contribute to understanding and preventing environmental, life, and socio-economic risks.»
Ezra Suleiman
President of the Scientific Board of the AXA Research Fund

Collective Action Needed to Respond to Climate Changes and to Better Manage Marine Resources

Fadhila — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:04:00 +0000

The first of a series of three under the PECC International Project on marine resources (2011-2012), 'Oceans at Risk: Protection from the ocean to the coast, sharing marine resources' took place in Noumea, New Caledonia on 22-24 November 2011.

A new Call for Proposals under the intra-ACP academic mobility scheme has been launched.

Fadhila — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:08:41 +0000

The intra-ACP academic mobility scheme promotes higher education cooperation between countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). It funds partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) from different countries within these regions, and grants scholarships for students and academics to carry out studies, research or teaching in another country covered by the programme.
Applications must be sent by post and e-mail by 10 May 2012.

Euromarine Mobility Fellowships Programme

Fadhila — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:49:38 +0000

Euromarine is an FP7 Coordination Action bringing together the former networks of excellence—EurOceans, MarBEF and Marine-Genomics-Europe—into a single consortium whose mission is to stimulate joint programming, create synergies and guide marine research strategy in a shared vision for the oceans of tomorrow.

Inauguration of the first Biological Security Laboratory in New Caledonia

Fadhila — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:52:24 +0000

The biosafety laboratory BSL2 within the Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia (IPNC) was inaugurated February 22, 2012 by the High Commissioner of the Republic, Mr. Albert Dupuy, the President of the Government of New Caledonia , Mr Harold Martin, in the presence of Mrs. Robineau in charge of health, Suzanne Chanteau, Director of the IPNC and all staff of the institute. This laboratory is dedicated to the diagnosis of respiratory viruses, study of the resistance to anti tuberculosis and research on arboviruses (dengue and chikungunya).

France, the EU and the South Pacific

Fadhila — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:13:12 +0000

France, the EU and the South Pacific Denise Fisher - ANU Centre for European Studies, Canberra Tuesday 27 March 2012 11.00 – 12.30.

EDULINK Call for proposals launched on March 10th 2012

Fadhila — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:21:38 +0000

EDULINK II is open to public or private Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), networks of HEIs and Regional Institutions of Higher Education. The current Call for Proposals is designed to continue fostering co-operation in the field of Higher Education between the countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP States) and the European Union.

For further information please visit the EDULINK websit: http://www.acp-edulink.eu

France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) program Early Career Fellowships 2012

Fadhila — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:51:44 +0000

The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian researchers for the France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Program
Early Career Fellowships.
French researchers interested in travelling to Australia should apply through an equivalent program administered by the EGIDE.
Read more on: http://www.egide.asso.fr/jahia/Jahia/accueil/appels/phc/appelphc/fasic

Biodiversity: Call for Symposia and workshops - Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia conference 2012 (27.11.12 to 01.12.12 in Perth, Australia)

Fadhila — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:00:47 +0000

The 2012 Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA) conference is now calling for symposia and workshops.

Biodiversity in UK Overseas Territories

polo — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:59:00 +0000

April 2012. Future work programme The POST Board oversees POST's objectives, outputs and future work programme. It meets quarterly.

At the POST Board meeting on March 27th, the Board agreed the following subject areas for future POSTnotes, which will be started when resources permit. Note on biodiversity.

This note will look at the internationally signifcant biodiversity contained in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and the responsibility for its protection.

RIIP-Info : Call for proposals - Institut Pasteur International Network Regional and International Courses 2013

Fadhila — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:53:21 +0000

A call for proposals to organize regional and international courses or workshops and conferences on 2013 in the Institut Pasteur International Network is launched by the Institut Pasteur International Division.

Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

Fadhila — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:34:38 +0000

CALL TITLE: MARIE CURIE INTERNATIONAL INCOMING FELLOWSHIPS (IIF)
• Call identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF
• Date of publication: 13 March 2012
• Deadline: 16 August 2012 at 17.00, Brussels local time
• Indicative budget: EUR 40 million of the 2012 budget. The final budget awarded to this call, following the evaluation of projects, may however vary up to 10% of the total value of this call.
• Topics called:
Action: Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships

Skills-building workshop on science communication for researchers in the Pacific region from 6 – 8 June 2012, at USP (Fiji)

Fadhila — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:44:23 +0000

SciDev.Net is organising a skills-building workshop on science communication for researchers in the Pacific region from 6 – 8 June 2012, to take place at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji.

Full information about the workshop, which is being organised in collaboration with USP and the support of AusAID, can be found on the SciDev.Net website at the following address: http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/events/science-communicat...

New EU-Pacific development partnership to tackle climate change and fight poverty

Fadhila — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:08:31 +0000

EUROPEAN COMMISSION - PRESS RELEASE

AIRD-CIRAD Call for proposals (for PhD Students from countries of the South (Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea etc.)

Fadhila — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:47:28 +0000

« Doctorants du Sud » (PhD students from countries of the South, including Vanuatu, Fiji or Papua New Guinea) is a support programme aiming at strengthening and consolidating the research potential of the countries of the South.

New website (in French) on the EC 7th and next Framework programme (Horizon 2020)

Fadhila — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:56:09 +0000

A new website enterely in French to inform researchers on all the programmes of the 7th Framework programme (FP7):

http://www.eurosfaire.prd.fr/7pc/

More info on the next Framework programme of the EC called Horizon 2020 (starting on January 2014):

http://www.eurosfaire.prd.fr/horizon2020/

The Crawford Fund fellowship for 2012 - opportunity for developing country scientists

Fadhila — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:14:30 +0000

The Crawford Fund is now calling for nominations for its Crawford Fund Fellowship for 2012.

The Crawford Fund Fellowship provides further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This prestigious Award provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to spend a period of focussed study and training in Australia, with resulting benefits to the Awardee as well as to their country’s agriculture and Australia.

Orientation Paper 2013 for FP7 Cooperation Theme has been published on the EC participants portal

Fadhila — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:12:28 +0000

The Orientation Paper 2013 for FP7 Cooperation Theme has been published on the Participants' Portal (it is published on this page, http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentation under the category: Orientation Paper 2013)

French and Kiwi scientists say “oui!”

Fadhila — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:05:48 +0000

French and Kiwi scientists say “oui!” to stronger scientific cooperation in the South Pacific

A framework agreement on "research in humanities and social sciences in Oceania" was signed at IRD on June 12th 2012

Fadhila — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:52:59 +0000

The École des hautes études en sciences sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences"; EHESS), the University of New Caledonia (UNC), the Institute of Research for Development (Institut de recherche pour le développement: IRD) and the Cultural Centre of Vanuatu (Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta: VKS) have signed a framework agreement aimed at promoting researchers and knowledge exchange and research projects and training programmes in humanities and social sciences in Oceania

Video recordings from our Conference in Brussels (20-23 March 2012

Fadhila — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:05:34 +0000

The video recordings from the Funding and networking opportunities day (20/03/2012) and the Dialogue platform (23/03/2012) are available at: http://brussels-conference-2012.pacenet.eu/all-videos-0

Pacific Islands: Disaster Risk Reduction and Financing in the Pacific (News & Broadcast from the World Bank)

Fadhila — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:58:21 +0000

The Pacific Islands Countries (PICs), with a combined population of almost 10 million people, are highly exposed to natural disasters. In 2007, the World Bank established the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) to develop disaster risk assessments tools and practical technical and financial applications to reduce and mitigate the countries' vulnerability to natural disasters.

Advertisement for a Post-Doc position at IRD (Laboratory of Applied Botany and Plant Ecology of Noumea, New-Caledonia)

Fadhila — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:39:53 +0000

As part of the IRD 2012 post-doctoral programm, the Laboratory of Applied Botany and Plant Ecology of Noumea, New-Caledonia (UMR 123-AMAP) (http://www.botanique.nc/) invites candidates to submit their application.

Call for Proposals: Grand Challenges Canada

Fadhila — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:06:29 +0000

Grand Challenges Canada is seeking bold ideas for humanity through the Stars in Global Health call for proposals. This round of proposals enables innovators in low-and-lower-middle income countries and Canada to develop their bold idea with a big impact to improve global health conditions.

IPCC announces call for applications for second round of awards under the IPCC Scholarship Programme

Fadhila — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:45:10 +0000

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chance (IPCC) has opened a call for applications for the second round of awards under the IPCC Scholarship Programme.

New calls for proposals under the 2012 and 2013 ‘Cooperation’, ‘Ideas’, ‘People’ and ‘Capacities’ work programmes of the FP7

Fadhila — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:54:30 +0000

New calls for proposals under the 2012 and 2013 ‘Cooperation’, ‘Ideas’, ‘People’ and ‘Capacities’ work programmes of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities.
Read more: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2012:202:0006:0008:EN:PDF

SPC and MSG (Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat) forge partnership

Fadhila — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:25:36 +0000

Tuesday 17 July 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia

Future of coral reefs at stake in PNG

Fadhila — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:27:40 +0000

Future of coral reefs at stake in PNG, By JASON GIMA WURI in Cairns
Wed. 11 July 2012

THE international Coral Reef Science Community is calling on all governments including Papua New Guinea to ensure the future of coral reefs, through global action to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and via improved local protection of coral reefs.

2012 Asia-Pacific Human Development Academic Fellowship

Fadhila — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:17:48 +0000

Embedding Environmental Concerns into Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth

PLANT-KBBE "PLant Alliance for Novel Technologies - towards implementing the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy in Europe"

Fadhila — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:06:45 +0000

The 'Transnational PLant Alliance for Novel Technologies – towards implementing the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy in Europe' (Plant-KBBE) is funded in partnership between ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche), the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) in Spain, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Germany and the FCT (Fundação para a Ciênca e a Tecnologia) in Portugal.

2013 Pacific Research Colloquium (Developing Pacific Scholarship)

Fadhila — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:09:00 +0000

2013 PACIFIC RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM Developing Pacific Scholarship
ANU Campus, Canberra 28 January – 7 February 2013

Call for Applications
State Society and Governance in Melanesia Program is offering twelve scholarship awards to graduate students and scholars from universities, research institutions or professional bodies in the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste, to participate in the 2013 Pacific Research Colloquium.

Jobs at NOC (National Oceanography Centre in UK)

Fadhila — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:17:38 +0000

NOC is recruiting for several research posts:

* Ocean Environmental Management Researcher (Including deep-sea ecology work)
* Marine Carbon Dioxide Researcher
* Marine Geoscience Researcher (2)
* Post-Doctoral Research Assistant – Microbial Ecologist
* Post-Doctoral Research Assistant – Marine Geoscience (2)

For more details, follow the link: http://noc.ac.uk/jobs

Regional cooperation on fishery science training at SPC and IRD

Fadhila — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:49:13 +0000

How old are these fish?
Regional cooperation on fishery science training at SPC and IRD Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday 6 September 2012

SPC guides health workers in the battle against STIs, 11-09-2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Nadi, Fiji

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:55:17 +0000

The President of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, today participated with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in the launch of Comprehensive Sexually Transmitted Infections Management Guidelines. The guidelines are a significant weapon in the battle against STIs in the Pacific, and the result of extensive training and consultation with Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs).

SPREP launches Pacific climate change portal

Fadhila — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:03:01 +0000

The Pacific Climate Change Portal was launched in Noumea at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

International Funding Opportunity for 87 Developing Countries from USAID

Fadhila — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:13:18 +0000

Deadline: December 4. 2012

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) in conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSF) has a science funding opportunity known as PEER (Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research) Science.

Pasteur Paris University International Doctoral Program, starting October 2013

Fadhila — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:50:29 +0000

The Pasteur-Paris University International Doctoral program was created in 2008 in the vibrant research environment of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France.

The Institut Pasteur is now accepting applications for the graduate Program starting October 2013. The deadline for application is December, 15th 2012. General information about the Ph.D. Program and its application procedures can be found online: http://www.pasteur.fr/doctoralpositions

Institut Pasteur Korea - Internship Position in Applied Molecular Virology

Fadhila — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:56:31 +0000

Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK), a part of the Institut Pasteur International Network, is located in Pangyo Techno Valley in close proximity to Seoul. IPK is a translational research institute connecting excellent academic research for the discovery of new therapies for diseases with high medical needs to pharmaceutical companies. The institute research focuses on cutting edge approaches in cell biology, automated microscopy and computer-aided image analysis to understand disease mechanism.

Resilience of agricultural systems against crises

Fadhila — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:01:47 +0000

Resilience of agricultural systems against crises Joint Pacific-European presentation of the Pacific perspective at the Tropentag - a development-oriented and interdisciplinary agricultural conference, Germany, 20th Sep. 2012

Building Pacific operational research capacity in health, SPC Noumea, September 2012

Fadhila — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:20:42 +0000

Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, 28 September 2012 – Twelve Pacific Island health professionals from seven countries, who participated in the first module of a Pacific Operational Research course at the beginning of September, have developed research protocols on several health topics — tuberculosis, diabetes, other non-communicable diseases and leprosy – of particular concern to their country.

Pacific governments plan a better future from aquaculture

Fadhila — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:02:16 +0000

Monday 15 October 2012, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea – ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is the main message emerging from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/SPC Regional Workshop on Aquatic Biosecurity and Aquaculture Data and Statistics in the Pacific Region held in Nadi, Fiji, last week.

Giant clam aquaculture: development of the sector needs market research (Min. of marine resources, French Polynesia)

Fadhila — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:22:39 +0000

On coming into office, the present government decided to prioritise the development of the primary sector through a policy that included the goal of reviving the economic health of our remoter island groups. Within the scope of his areas of responsibility — pearl culture, fisheries, aquaculture and renewable energies — Temauri Foster, Minister for Marine Resources, worked on giving fresh momentum to all these sectors.

Call for Applications: 2013 Greg Urwin Awards

Fadhila — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:39:03 +0000

The Greg Urwin Awards were established in 2008 to honour the memory and legacy of the former Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.

SPC Meeting on ensuring food security, preventing non-communicable diseases and adapting to climate change, November 2012

Fadhila — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:22:20 +0000

Government representatives from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s 26 member countries are meeting in Noumea this week to discuss new approaches to addressing overlapping regional challenges, such as ensuring food security, preventing non-communicable diseases and adapting to climate change.

Spotlight on Ocean Resources at CRGA, 13. November 2012, SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia

Fadhila — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:37:50 +0000

‘With water covering some 98.5 per cent of the region’s total area, it is not surprising that many countries and territories regard marine resources as the key to their future development,’ says Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. ‘

Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) 7. November 2012

Fadhila — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:14:05 +0000

A meeting of vice-chancellors and senior level representatives of interested universities and stakeholders was held at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, between November 5 – 7, 2012, to discuss the formation of a network of universities from the Pacific Island countries and territories to support intra- and inter- regional knowledge creation and sharing, and to prepare succinct recommendations for the development of a regional Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy framework.

UNDP/NGO Pacific Resilience Program

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:47:08 +0000

The Pacific is one of the more vulnerable regions in the world threatened by disasters such as cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts and floods, in addition to the possible impacts of climate change, global economic fluctuations, and in more recent decades, internal conflict[1]. In recent years there has been a marked shift in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) policy from focusing on disaster response to reducing disaster risks[2]. DRM is now recognized as a key development challenge that is integral to development programming.

Pan-European call for international research proposals on “Invasive species and biological invasions”

Fadhila — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:56:11 +0000

Announcement of Opportunity

Call for nominations for the 2013 Ebbe Nielsen Prize

Fadhila — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:05:03 +0000

GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) invites nominations for the 2013 Ebbe Nielsen Prize, awarded annually to a person or team who demonstrates excellence in combining biodiversity informatics and biosystematics research. 07.12.12

The €30,000 award is intended to allow the recipient(s) to engage in biosystematics/biodiversity informatics research outside his/her/their country of residence for a period of 3-6 months.

ACP-EU Cooperation programme in S&T (deadline: Feb. 7th 2013)

Fadhila — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:55:56 +0000

Reminder: Call for proposals from EUROPAID - ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Science and Technology II (S&T II)

Deadline: February 7th 2013

A Guide to 1,000 Foraminifera from Southwestern Pacific, New Caledonia

Fadhila — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:03:14 +0000

With about 10,000 species living in salted and brackish waters, foraminifera constitute the most diverse group of shelled microorganisms in modern oceans, and substantially contribute to biodiversity. Abundant and sensitive to environmental conditions, they constitute one of the most valuable tools for environmental assessment and monitoring programs. Preservation of their mineralized test in the sediment allows the reconstruction of past conditions, including Global Change.

Research and Innovation: Commission widens search for expert advisors for Horizon 2020

Fadhila — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:52:37 +0000

The European Commission has today launched a call asking experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation. This marks the first time that the Commission has launched such a call for its research and innovation programme. Advisory groups will provide high quality and timely advice for the preparation of the Horizon 2020 calls for project proposals.

12th Annual Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology & Society (IAS-STS)

Fadhila — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:50:41 +0000

12th Annual Conference of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS) 6th-7th May 2013, GRAZ - AUSTRIA,

25th anniversary, Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture (IFZ)

Climate Change Advisers wanted at SPC Suva (Fiji Islands)

Fadhila — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:14:51 +0000

The Climate Change Advisers are accountable to the GCCA: PSIS Project Manager based in Suva. The role is responsible for providing climate change policy and technical support directly to nominated Pacific small island states to increase their capacity to manage and respond to the impacts of climate change. This will involve delivering country level project outputs and contributing to regional capacity building via training and technical exchange.

Experts for Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups: Call for expressions of interest

Fadhila — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:54:07 +0000

The European Commission is widening its search for experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation. The experts of the advisory groups will provide high quality and timely advice for the preparation of the Horizon 2020 calls for project proposals.

3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress, from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2013 in Marseilles and Corsica (France)

Fadhila — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:57:47 +0000

The official website of the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress, which will take place in Marseille and Corsica, France, from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2013 has just been launched.

The new website is your one stop for an overall view of the event’s concept, objectives, themes and practical organization. It complements our Facebook wall and Twitter feed, so you can still keep posted at www.facebook.com/IMPAC3 and twitter.com/IMPAC_3.

World Tuberculosis Day – 24 March 2013: SPC supports national efforts to eliminate TB in the Pacific

Fadhila — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:12:27 +0000

The theme for this year’s World TB Day – Stop TB in my lifetime – challenges us to strengthen our efforts.

Commission takes initiative to support Blue Growth through sustainable management of marine and coastal areas

Fadhila — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:57:57 +0000

The European Commission has launched on the 13th of March 2013 a proposal to improve the planning of maritime activities at sea and the management of coastal areas. The proposal – which takes the form of a draft directive – aims to establish a common European framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management in EU Member States, with a view to ensuring that the growth of maritime and coastal activities and the use of resources at sea and on coasts remain sustainable.

Fellowship calls from Germany: Announcement 2013

Fadhila — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:37:30 +0000

Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)
Joint NAM S&T Centre – ZMT Bremen (Germany) Fellowship in Tropical Coastal Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry Announcement for 2013

Regional cooperation of EC-funded projects in the Pacific

Fadhila — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:40:27 +0000

Pacific network mobilised to help control Solomon Islands dengue outbreak

Fadhila — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:48:17 +0000

Experts mobilised by the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) are helping the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dengue Taskforce with the surveillance, analysis and control of the current dengue type 3 outbreak.

“Help us save Tokelau!” Oceania 21 Joint Declaration Noumea, 27 April 2013

Fadhila — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:53:12 +0000

Pacific leaders attending Oceania 21 Meetings signed a final declaration titled "Help us saving Tokelau" ...

Read the English version of the final decalaration attached here after.

Find more about Oceania 21 (Oceanian Sustainable Development meetings) at: http://www.oceania21meetings.nc/English_r7.html

Call for strengthening the science collaboration with developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, Latin America and the Caribbean

Fadhila — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:46:01 +0000

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published a call for fostering the collaboration in science and innovation with developing countries including ACP-countries of the Pacific.

The thematic areas of the call are:
- health (e.g. epidemiology)
- biotechnology including biodiversity
- environmental research with emphasis on environmental technologies, energy, water, climate and marine research
- engineering (e.g. manufacturing, architecture, logistics)
- information and communication technologies

“Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development”

Fadhila — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:52:18 +0000

Reminder: Green Talents wanted
Are you willing to take up the challenge of making the world more sustainable?
Time is running out, 09 June is nearing, and the opportunity to apply for the Green Talents Competition of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is closing soon.
So take your chance and apply now on www.greentalents.de.

An Information-communication Revolution in the Pacific

Fadhila — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:05:42 +0000

Increased access to mobile phones has improved communication for Pacific Islanders. High-speed broadband is coming next.

Tobacco control vital to health (SPC media release)

Fadhila — Thu, 30 May 2013 05:09:35 +0000

Every year, tobacco kills nearly six million people. It remains the largest preventable cause of death on the planet.
Tobacco use contributes immensely to the nearly 80% of deaths due to non-communicable diseases in the Pacific region, including heart disease and cancer.
Yet, while the Pacific region leads the world in signing up to a global initiative to protect people from the harmful effects of tobacco, there is still a long way to go to ensure polices are put in place and enforced.

Wanted: Monitoring & Evaluation Adviser (MEA) at SPREP

Fadhila — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 03:28:49 +0000

The establishment of the corporate Monitoring & Evaluation function is part of improving the internal controls of SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme) to ensure effective systems and processes are in place to strengthen the Secretariat's accountability and reporting roles.

Health Expert Group ensures relevance to Pacific Island needs (SPC press release)

Fadhila — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:09:42 +0000

Scientific and public health experts will meet at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea today and tomorrow (17 and 18 June) as part of the Public Health Division’s new Scientific and Technical Expert Group.

Competition between local and industrial fishers heats up in Pacific (SPC media release, 8th July 2013)

Fadhila — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:31 +0000

Increased competition for tuna is causing tension between local fishers and industrial vessels in some Pacific Islands, and the Heads of Pacific Island Fisheries Departments have tasked the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to examine the issue.
The problem occurs when industrial vessels compete with small-scale local fisheries (‘artisanal fisheries’) for the same fish, in the same area and during the same season. It is worse in areas where the industrial catch is large.

Emerging environmental issues & Concept note UNEP foresight process in Small island Developing States (SIDS)

Fadhila — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:07:38 +0000

A Compilation of Initial Ideas on Emerging Environmental Issues from the Perspective of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Connecting Australian‐European Science and Innovation Excellence (CAESIE)

Fadhila — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:28:32 +0000

‘Connecting Australian‐European Science and Innovation Excellence’ (CAESIE) is a new vehicle for driving collaboration between Australian and European researchers and small‐to‐medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). CAESIE aims to promote collaboration to address some of the world’s grand challenges: covering Clean Energy; Healthy Ageing through enabling technologies; Sustainable Cities

Read more on CAESIE on: http://www.caesie.org/

Request for quotations from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Government of Samoa

Fadhila — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:24:39 +0000

ADAPTATION FUND PROJECT (Request for quotation) “Enhancing resilience of coastal communities of Samoa to Climate change“

The Government of Samoa through the Mnistry of Natural Resources and Environment wishes to invite applications from qualified individuals for the following positions under the Adaptation Fund Project with the Planning and Urban Management Agency.
1. Project Manager
2. Project Assistant
3. Technical Advisor

SPREP 2012 Annual Report available!

Fadhila — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:33:07 +0000

The SPREP 2012 Annual Report is now available on SPREP website.

Link as follows: English version: http://www.sprep.org/attachments/Publications/Corporate_Documents/AnnRep2012.pdf

and French version: http://www.sprep.org/attachments/Publications/Corporate_Documents/AnnRep2012_FRE.pdf

Invitation to Nominate Trainees for Solid Waste Management Training in Suva, Fiji, 2014

Fadhila — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:43:07 +0000

The second year of a training programme on environmentally sound and practical waste management techniques and landfill/dumpsite management will be held at the Fiji National University (FNU) as part of the Agence Française De Développement (AFD) Regional Solid Waste Management Initiative implemented by SPREP.

Request for tenders – Preparation of Guidelines for Undertaking Rapid Biodiversity Assessments

Fadhila — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:21:15 +0000

SPREP has received funding under the - Support for Climate Change Adaptation Activities under Australia’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative – [ICCAI] to carry out a review and formulate guidelines for a Pacific wide approach for planning, and implementation of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments [BIORAP].

Pacific Regional tourism capacity building programme

Fadhila — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:33:03 +0000

The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is pleased to confirm that the European Union signed the 10th European Development Fund (EDF10) contract between EDF Regional Authorising Officer, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), and the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) as well as with the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat.

Reinforcing the Pacific-Europe Network for Science, Technology and Innovation (PACE-Net Plus)

rado — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 04:39:36 +0000

PACE-Net Plus is a three-year project, funded by the European Commission that will strengthen bioregional cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI) between the Pacific region and Europe.

Approximately twenty-five representatives of Pacific countries and partner organisations took part in the project’s first workshop, from 9-11 October 2013 at IRD Noumea.

The main objectives of PACE-Net Plus are: