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31.01.2012 | Publikation
‘Green Economy’: Development Opportunity or Buzzword?
The term "green economy" has dominated international debates on development and environmental policies for the past two years. This can be attributed to the hope that a green economy will be a win–win solution for overcoming the current climate and financial crises. Though closely interlinked, the development agendas of industrialised, transition, and developing countries differ considerably. As this global edition of ''evidence for policy'' by the NCCR North South outlines, successful achievement of a global green economy will require harmonising these agendas and harnessing the unique potential of each context.

30.01.2012 | Ankündigung
Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development -> Information Event
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are creating a programme for research on global issues in and with developing and emerging countries. An information and networking event for interested researchers and development co-operation experts will be held at the SNSF on 8 March 2012. A detailed progamme will be out within the next two weeks.

30.01.2012 | Anderes
Making Use of Technology for Development
Better information on rice will help to stabilize food security in Asia
A group of risk transfer experts have joined forces to observe and forecast rice growth in developing countries through satellite technology and link it to insurance solutions to improve food security of more than five million small-holder farmers in developing countries in Asia. Dubbed “Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies” (RIICE), the project makes use of remote sensing technology to observe the growth of rice and thereby provides an independent and transparent tool to ascertain rice information in developing countries.

24.01.2012 | Publikation
Partnerships in Development-oriented Research: Lessons Learnt and Challenges Ahead
Bishnu Raj Upreti, Anne B. Zimmermann, Berhanu Debele, Guéladio Cissé, 2012

17.01.2012 | Ankündigung
Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation, 2012 - 2014
The MAS in Development and Cooperation of the ETH Zurich prepares students with a completed university degree for the work in the field of development cooperation.

17.01.2012 | Ankündigung
KFH-Development and Cooperation: 8th Call for Proposals
The procedure consists of two steps: Electronic submission of a project-outline (do not exceed the equivalent of 4 A4 pages) on http://kfh-dc.supsi.ch/.

16.01.2012 | Anderes
Rio+20 for a new way of doing science
The Rio+20 summit should support an international mechanism for science cooperation that draws expertise from the North and South, setting the stage for a 'sustainability revolution', say ICSU's Gisbert Glaser and Alice Abreu.

16.01.2012 | Anderes
Scientists scrutinise first draft of Rio+20 agreement
The starting document for negotiations ahead of the Rio+20 summit the 'zero draft' contains more references to science than was expected by the scientific community, but still falls short on the specifics and avoids mentioning some critical, science-related issues.

09.01.2012 | Ankündigung
New President of the KFPE
Laurent Goetschel is the new president of the KFPE. He is professor of political science at the University of Basel and director of swisspeace, a think tank on Swiss and international peace policy in Bern. He has been a lecturer with the Universities of Lausanne and Berne and visiting scholar at Harvard and Columbia University. From 1997-2000, he has directed the NFP42, a research program on the foreign policy of Switzerland. Since 2000 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the NCCR North-South. Outside academia, he has been a journalist with Associated Press and personal collaborator of Swiss foreign minister Micheline Calmy-Rey.

03.01.2012 | Ankündigung
Appels à candidatures pour des bourses de recherche Ivoiro-suisse
Dans le cadre du renforcement du partenariat scientifique Ivoiro-Suisse, l’exécution d’un projet de bourses à l’attention des chercheurs Suisses désireux de mener des recherches en Côte d’Ivoire a été confiée au Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS). Le projet prévu pour une période de deux ans est financé sur les reliquats de l’ex FISDES (Fonds Ivoiro-Suisse de Développement Economique et Social) hébergés au Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD).

03.01.2012 | Ankündigung
Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme
at the Graduate Institute in Geneva
This fellowship is open to outstanding young professors from universities from developing and emerging countries pursuing advanced research in areas bridging the fields of international and development studies, broadly defined, and working in disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics.

21.12.2011 | Publikation
Harnessing Intellectual Property Rights for Development Objectives
The current system of intellectual property rights hinder equal research partnerships between the South and the North, and often result in unnecessary delays in achieving some of the Millennium Development Goals. ''Harnessing Intellectual Property Rights for Development Objectives'' focuses on the double role of intellectual property rights in the context of facilitating the MDGs.

13.12.2011 | Anderes
Global Open Access Portal
The Global Open Access Portal, launched last month by UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) at its general conference, will provide policymakers with information on the global OA outlook and situations at country level. It will also point to examples of successful OA initiatives. The Global Open Access Portal presents a current snapshot of the status of Open Access (OA) to scientific information around the world. For countries that have been more successful implementing Open Access, the portal highlights critical success factors and aspects of the enabling environment. For countries and regions that are still in the early stages of Open Access development, the portal identifies key players, potential barriers and opportunities.

29.11.2011 | Anderes
Science on the Road to Rio+20
News and analysis by 'Science and Development Network' about the role of science in debates leading up to the Rio+20 meeting on sustainable development next June

16.11.2011 | Anderes
Personnel Exchange Programme - New Call
The Indo Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) is launching a new call for proposals for exchange projects, which aims at connecting ongoing research projects in India and Switzerland. It offers funding for several exchange visits between two research teams over the course of two years. Applications are accepted from all science and technology disciplines.

10.11.2011 | Publikation
Migration and Global Environmental Change - Foresight Report Published
The Migration and Global Environmental Change project by Foresight has explored the global patterns and impacts of migration over the next 50 years arising from environmental change as well as the challenges that could result from changing migration patterns and how these might be managed. The project has involved around 350 leading experts and stakeholders from 30 countries across the world.

09.11.2011 | Publikation
Gender Equality and Development - the World Development Report 2012
The 2012 WDR on Gender Equality and Development finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions.

09.11.2011 | Publikation
Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All
Human Development Report 2011
The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals.

04.11.2011 | Anderes
International Roadmap for a Green Economy
On 1 November 2011 Switzerland submitted its contribution to the paper which will form the basis of negotiations at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. The submission includes a proposal for the adoption of an international roadmap towards a green economy.


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		News 31.01.2012 \| Publikation ‘Green Economy’: Development Opportunity or Buzzword? The term "green economy" has dominated international debates on development and environmental policies for the past two years. This can be attributed to the hope that a green economy will be a win–win solution for overcoming the current climate and financial crises. Though closely interlinked, the development agendas of industrialised, transition, and developing countries differ considerably. As this global edition of ''evidence for policy'' by the NCCR North South outlines, successful achievement of a global green economy will require harmonising these agendas and harnessing the unique potential of each context. 30.01.2012 \| Ankündigung Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development -> Information Event The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are creating a programme for research on global issues in and with developing and emerging countries. An information and networking event for interested researchers and development co-operation experts will be held at the SNSF on 8 March 2012. A detailed progamme will be out within the next two weeks. 30.01.2012 \| Anderes Making Use of Technology for Development Better information on rice will help to stabilize food security in Asia A group of risk transfer experts have joined forces to observe and forecast rice growth in developing countries through satellite technology and link it to insurance solutions to improve food security of more than five million small-holder farmers in developing countries in Asia. Dubbed “Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies” (RIICE), the project makes use of remote sensing technology to observe the growth of rice and thereby provides an independent and transparent tool to ascertain rice information in developing countries. 24.01.2012 \| Publikation Partnerships in Development-oriented Research: Lessons Learnt and Challenges Ahead Bishnu Raj Upreti, Anne B. Zimmermann, Berhanu Debele, Guéladio Cissé, 2012 17.01.2012 \| Ankündigung Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation, 2012 - 2014 The MAS in Development and Cooperation of the ETH Zurich prepares students with a completed university degree for the work in the field of development cooperation. 17.01.2012 \| Ankündigung KFH-Development and Cooperation: 8th Call for Proposals The procedure consists of two steps: Electronic submission of a project-outline (do not exceed the equivalent of 4 A4 pages) on http://kfh-dc.supsi.ch/. 16.01.2012 \| Anderes Rio+20 for a new way of doing science The Rio+20 summit should support an international mechanism for science cooperation that draws expertise from the North and South, setting the stage for a 'sustainability revolution', say ICSU's Gisbert Glaser and Alice Abreu. 16.01.2012 \| Anderes Scientists scrutinise first draft of Rio+20 agreement The starting document for negotiations ahead of the Rio+20 summit the 'zero draft' contains more references to science than was expected by the scientific community, but still falls short on the specifics and avoids mentioning some critical, science-related issues. 09.01.2012 \| Ankündigung New President of the KFPE Laurent Goetschel is the new president of the KFPE. He is professor of political science at the University of Basel and director of swisspeace, a think tank on Swiss and international peace policy in Bern. He has been a lecturer with the Universities of Lausanne and Berne and visiting scholar at Harvard and Columbia University. From 1997-2000, he has directed the NFP42, a research program on the foreign policy of Switzerland. Since 2000 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the NCCR North-South. Outside academia, he has been a journalist with Associated Press and personal collaborator of Swiss foreign minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. 03.01.2012 \| Ankündigung Appels à candidatures pour des bourses de recherche Ivoiro-suisse Dans le cadre du renforcement du partenariat scientifique Ivoiro-Suisse, l’exécution d’un projet de bourses à l’attention des chercheurs Suisses désireux de mener des recherches en Côte d’Ivoire a été confiée au Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS). Le projet prévu pour une période de deux ans est financé sur les reliquats de l’ex FISDES (Fonds Ivoiro-Suisse de Développement Economique et Social) hébergés au Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD). 03.01.2012 \| Ankündigung Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme at the Graduate Institute in Geneva This fellowship is open to outstanding young professors from universities from developing and emerging countries pursuing advanced research in areas bridging the fields of international and development studies, broadly defined, and working in disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics. 21.12.2011 \| Publikation Harnessing Intellectual Property Rights for Development Objectives The current system of intellectual property rights hinder equal research partnerships between the South and the North, and often result in unnecessary delays in achieving some of the Millennium Development Goals. ''Harnessing Intellectual Property Rights for Development Objectives'' focuses on the double role of intellectual property rights in the context of facilitating the MDGs. 13.12.2011 \| Anderes Global Open Access Portal The Global Open Access Portal, launched last month by UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) at its general conference, will provide policymakers with information on the global OA outlook and situations at country level. It will also point to examples of successful OA initiatives. The Global Open Access Portal presents a current snapshot of the status of Open Access (OA) to scientific information around the world. For countries that have been more successful implementing Open Access, the portal highlights critical success factors and aspects of the enabling environment. For countries and regions that are still in the early stages of Open Access development, the portal identifies key players, potential barriers and opportunities. 29.11.2011 \| Anderes Science on the Road to Rio+20 News and analysis by 'Science and Development Network' about the role of science in debates leading up to the Rio+20 meeting on sustainable development next June 16.11.2011 \| Anderes Personnel Exchange Programme - New Call The Indo Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) is launching a new call for proposals for exchange projects, which aims at connecting ongoing research projects in India and Switzerland. It offers funding for several exchange visits between two research teams over the course of two years. Applications are accepted from all science and technology disciplines. 10.11.2011 \| Publikation Migration and Global Environmental Change - Foresight Report Published The Migration and Global Environmental Change project by Foresight has explored the global patterns and impacts of migration over the next 50 years arising from environmental change as well as the challenges that could result from changing migration patterns and how these might be managed. The project has involved around 350 leading experts and stakeholders from 30 countries across the world. 09.11.2011 \| Publikation Gender Equality and Development - the World Development Report 2012 The 2012 WDR on Gender Equality and Development finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. 09.11.2011 \| Publikation Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All Human Development Report 2011 The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals. 04.11.2011 \| Anderes International Roadmap for a Green Economy On 1 November 2011 Switzerland submitted its contribution to the paper which will form the basis of negotiations at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. The submission includes a proposal for the adoption of an international roadmap towards a green economy.