Talk by Dr Dan Brockington on March 14th

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited for a talk by Dr. Dan Brockington, Visiting Fellow at ATREE, affiliated with Institute for Development Policy and Management, The University of Manchester, U.K. on "Powerful Evnironmentalisms. Celebrity, Conservation and Capitalism" as per the schedule below

Date: 14th March 08 (Friday)

Time: 4.30 pm

Venue: ATREE terrace

Rgds

Kalpana Prasanna
Human Resources Officer,ATREE
email:kalpana@atree.org
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Here's Dan to tell you about his talk

There is a growing phenomenon in conservation:its creation of, and alliances with celebrities.
It is not new but celebrities are becoming increasingly important for making conservation work. But they also affect the type of conservation supported and can quite fundamentally affect popular relationships with nature which have been the driving force of so much grass roots conservation work.

In this talk I explore the phenomenon of celebrity conservation movements.

I examine:

- the forces driving the celebrification of conservation, and the general proliferation of celebrity of which it is part,

- which celebrities are getting involved in conservation,

- how people win fame for their conservation activity, and

- the work of charismatic and powerful individuals who operate behind the ranks of the celebretariat.

I will then discuss the consequences of celebrity conservation, considering:

- the sort of world which celebrity endorsement and famous conservationists promote, and

- the longer term implications for conservation of relationships with nature which are mediated by celebrities.

I will also be showing never-before-seen pictures of Salman Khan, SRK, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Sting, Robert Redford, Amitabh Bachchan, Elle MacPherson and Colonel John Blashford-Snell.
But you can close your eyes when I do.

You can contact Dr Dan Brockington at the address mentioned below:

Institute for Development Policy and Management,
School of Environment and Development,
Arthur Lewis Building,
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,Manchester,
M13 9PL, United Kingdom

http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/staff/brockington_daniel.htm

email: daniel.brockington@manchester.ac.uk
Phone: +44 161 275 3233
Fax: +44-161-275-0421

Get to Interact With Dr Ramaswamy R Iyer on Nov 21st

Dear Friends,

Arghyam cordially invites you for an interaction session with Dr. Ramaswamy R Iyer where he will talk about his new book "Towards Water Wisdom - Limits, Justice, Harmony" on November 21st, 2007.


The Event Schedule and Venue are as follows:

Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Tea : 4:30 - 5:00pm

Talk : 5:00 – 5:30pm

Interaction: 5:30 - 6:30pm

Venue: The Aeronautical Society of India, Suranjandas Road, Opp: HAL Engine Division,
New Tippasandra Post, Off Old Madras Road,
Behind Fuscos School, Bangalore: 560075
Ph: 080 25297159

RSVP is mandatory. Kindly RSVP to Nirmala at (080) 41698941-42 or nirmala@arghyam.org.

Regards,

Sunita Nadhamuni
CEO, Arghyam
Bangalore

Enough water, safe water....always and for all

Mobile: 09343718064 / Office: (080) 41698941/42
Email: sunita@arghyam.org, info@arghyam.org
Websites: www.arghyam.org, www.indiawaterportal.org


Here are some details about the book:


Towards Water Wisdom - Limits, Justice, Harmony
Authored by: Ramaswamy R Iyer
Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
________________________________________
Description:
There is a widespread view that a water crisis is looming. Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, Harmony stresses the need for an urgent and radical transformation of our thinking on water management. The first section evaluates the water scene in India, redefining the projected crisis as one of mismanagement more than scarcity. It calls for a shift from supply-side engineering to restraining the increase in demand, for conservation and more equitable management.

The second and third sections deal with water-related conflict, including detailed discussions of the Indus Treaty, Baglihar, the Cauvery disputes and rehabilitation problems in the Narmada Valley. Conflicting rights are juxtaposed: the fundamental right to water, contractual rights of corporations, economic use rights of irrigators and industries, the advocacy of property rights by the World Bank, and neoliberal economists. The analysis points to the emergence of water markets.

The fourth section examines the inadequacies of water laws and policies and the changes that are necessary. The fifth section presents national water concerns in other South Asian countries. At the international/global level, it deconstructs several notions and prescriptions currently in vogue, and takes note of significant new thinking. Finally, the author widens the perspective beyond water to the total system of which it is a part, and draws attention to a dynamic world scenario that makes a change in our thinking imperative.


Reviews:• This authoritative and timely book will help to replace heat with light in dealing with water issues…this extraordinarily valuable contribution will make a significant impact on contemporary discussions on water conflicts. - M.S. Swaminathan
• The author must be congratulated for integrating the various issues under the important phrase in the title, [Towards] Water Wisdom, based on fundamental ethical principles of human dignity and equality, of water being a common good and participation by all concerned in its management. - M.G.K. Menon

• This book stresses the need for an urgent and radical transformation of our thinking on water management.
(e Social Science www.esocialsciences.com/booksinfo/bookdetails.asp?bookid=32 )

• Towards Water Wisdom makes a fervent plea for an urgent and radical transformation of our thinking on water. The author redefines the projected water crisis as one of mismanagement rather than scarcity, and calls for a more equitable, harmonious and sustainable management of the resource - Water Digest, Aug 15, 2007

• This is not a book therefore that has neat solutions to a massive global challenge of which the water crisis is only a part. Indeed its purpose is to convey a complexity that eludes easy solutions. According to the author, development can theoretically at least be informed by sanity, balance and wisdom; technology too could be benign. But can this transformation take place in a world where the challenge of environmental protection is global, but where any plan of action must tie together initiatives from the community upwards? - The Hindu, Tuesday, Sep 25, 2007

Be a Commutiny Fellow!

This is a fellowship for young people between the ages of 20 and 27 years

For more details check out

http://www.commutiny.in/ccc.html#contact

Plant Trees for Free!

These people - www. treesforfree.org - will come and plant trees for you wherever you ask them to, free of cost.

Just call on 98454 49703 or email: rajanetyeg@gmail.com

Companies can adopt these trees by sponsoring them at Rs.100 per tree. The organization also plants trees in schools, orphanages etc.

Of course, you need to look after them afterwards. May be you would like to get some new trees planted in Bangalore, for all the ones that are being killed.

First Announcement: International Conference on ‘Invasive plants: management, utilisation and livelihoods’

Four day Film Festival on Water starts June 7th

Bangalore Film Society and Films for Freedom, Bangalore

With support from Arghyam Foundation

and

In collaboration with Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, New York (FLEFF), Water Journeys and Urban Research Centre

present

The Second International Film Festival on Water


VOICES FROM THE WATERS

7th to 11th June 2007

10am to 9pm

at Gurunanak Bhavan, Bangalore.

4 Features

6 Water Voices

24 documentaries,

25 shorts

40 photographs

For more information, explore http://www.voicesfromthewaters.com/

You can get in touch by phone : 91- 80- 25493705/ 9886213516 or email: bfs@bgl.vsnl.net.in


About the Film Festival

Arghyam- safe, sustainable water for all, Bangalore Film Society and Films for Freedom, Bangalore in collaboration with Water Journeys- Forum for the Fundamental Right to Water, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College (FLEFF) and Urban Research Centre are proud to present the second edition of the International Film Festival on Water titled ‘Voices from the Waters 2007’.

The festival, while attempting to cast light on the looming global water crisis is a vibrant, colorful celebration of ‘water’ in all its liquid blue glory.

Featuring a stirring selection of full length films, short films, animation and documentaries - from cinema classics of Ray, Sathyu and Kasaravalli to early documentaries of Aribam Shyam Sharma to much-acclaimed and groundbreaking new works from film makers all across the globe, the festival attempts to connect the public with everyday, mundane ‘water’ as the source of all life, as the platform for civilization and society, as a precious natural gift, as culture, as pure poetry and as a scarce resource increasingly commodified.

The festival will also serve as a platform to the voices of grassroots level water activists from Bihar, Kerala, Rajasthan, Bengal and all across the nation who will narrate evocatively, testimonies from lives lived and spent in the name of water. Film-makers, present at the screening of their films will interact with the audience and share their experience.

The four days of the film festival and storytelling will culminate with a conference which will allow the general public, film-makers, policy markers and grassroots level activists to interact on a common platform.

The Festival Conferences will focus on water equity and ecological issues. Water Equity will address the issues of how the poor will access safe, potable water for their daily necessities as well as for their livelihood, while ecological issues primarily will focus on management of water resources and sustainability.

Since its conception, the second festival of ‘Voices from the Waters’ has been generating a lot of national and international interest. We have received over 140 films from 40 countries across the globe for the 2007 edition.

We invite you to participate in this celebration of life itself and lend further color, noise and depth to the festival. The festival venue provides you with an opportunity to exhibit/share your publications, films, songs, posters on the water issues.

The space for the stalls will be provided free of cost. (on first come, first serve basis)

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water" - Loran Eisley

For more information, please contact:-
Georgekutty A.L.
Secretary
Tel: 91- 80- 25493705/ 9886213516 Email: bfs@bgl.vsnl.net.in

Programme Schedule: FOR CHILDREN

Total Screening Time – 90 minutes

Batch 1 and 3

Name of Film, duration and time of screening

1. LET’S NOT DISTURB THE WATER - 22 min - 10-10.22
2. VILLAGE OF DUST, CITY OF WATER - 28 min - 10.22-10.50 am
3. RADIO NONMDAA - 15 min - 10.50 am-11.05 am
4. CAPTAIN PLANET - 23 min - 11.05 am-11.30 am

Batch 2 and 4

Time of screening the above mentioned films

1. 11.45 am-12.07 pm

2. 12.07-12.35 pm

3. 12.35 pm-12.50 pm

4. 12.50 pm-1.15 am

JUNE 7, 2007 (Thursday) – REGULAR SCREENINGS + INAUGURATION

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Session 1 - (2pm - 4pm)

1) 1000 DAYS AND A DREAM (77) - 2pm-3.30 pm
2) ZONE OF INITIAL DILUTION (30) -3.30 pm-4 pm

Tea Break - 4 pm - 4.15 pm

Session 2 - (4.15 pm – 5.45 pm)

1) WATER AND FILM EVENT SPOTS -4.15 pm-4.20 pm
2) GANASHATRU(93) -4.20 pm-5.50 pm

Break (To prepare auditorium for Inauguration) -5.45 pm - 6.15 pm

6.15 pm – 7.15 pm

Inauguration
Invocation - A WINDOW FACING THE SUN (12mins)
Water Songs
Floating of Lamps and Speeches

Inaugural Film - WE CORNER PEOPLE (50mins) - 7.15 pm – 8.15 pm

JUNE 8, 2007 (Friday)

(Session 1) -2 pm - 4 pm

1) CUTTING OFF A LIFELINE (62) - 2 pm-3.15 pm
2) GANGA FROM THE GROUND UP (43.41) - 3.15 pm-4 pm

Coffee / Tea Break - 4 pm - 4.15 pm

Water Voice – Shivaji Kagnikar (Belgaum) - 4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
Semi-arid and drought prone area - 4.45 to 6.45 pm

(Session 2)
DWEEPA (100) - 4.45 – 6.45 pm

Coffee / Tea Break -6.45 - 7 pm

7– 7.30 pm
Water Voice – Pokkudan (Kerala) -
Coastal Littoral Zone - where land meets the sea

(Session 3) - 7.30 pm to 9 pm

1) THE LOST WATER (25.21) - 7.30 pm – 8.15 pm
2) SOLITARY CEDAR (4) - 8.15 pm – 8.20 pm
3) MOUNTAINS IN THE MIST (42) - 8.20 pm – 9.02 pm

JUNE 9, 2007 (Saturday)

(Session 1) - 10 am to 11.15 am

1) FLOW (4.26) - 10.05 am-11.15 am

2) FAECAL ATTRACTION (32) - 11.15 to 11.30 am

Tea Break - 11.30am – 1.30 pm

(Session 2)

1) THE DESERT’S VOICE (9.50) - 11.30 am-11.40 am
2) SVARAJ (90) - 11.45 am-1.30 pm

Lunch - 1.30 pm – 2 pm

(Session 3) - 2.00 pm - 4 pm

1) SEA IN THE BLOOD (26) - 2 pm-2.26 pm
2) SHADOWS OF TEHRI (45) - 2.30 pm-3.15 pm
3) THE DISAPPEARING OF TUVALU (50) - 3.15 pm-4.05 pm

Tea Break - 4 pm to 4.15 pm

4.15 to 4.45 pm
Water Voice – FARHAD CONTRACTOR
Desert and Semi arid area

(Session 4) - 4.45 pm to 6.45 pm

1) VILLAGE OF DUST CITY OF WATER (28) - 4.45 pm-5.30 pm
2) NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK (23) - 5.30 pm-6 pm
3) THE NEVER NEVER WATER (48) - 6 pm-6.48 pm

Tea Break - 6.45 pm - 7 pm

7 pm to 7.30pm
Water Voice – CHATTER SINGH
Desert Eco- Systems

(Session 5) - 7.30- 9 pm

1) BHANGAN (60) - 7.30 pm-8.45 pm
2) LET’S NOT DISTURB THE WATER (22) - 8.45 pm – 9.10 pm

JUNE 10, 2007 (Sunday)

(Session 1) - 10 am to 11.15 am

1) THE BEGINNING (3.31) - 10 am-10.05 am
2) AL OTRO LADO (70) - 10.05 am-11.15 am

Coffee - Tea Break - 11.15 to 11.30 am

(Session 2) - 11.30am-1.30pm

1) LOKTAK (58) - 11.30 am-12.45 pm
2) THE RAINY SEASON (38) - 12.45 am-1.30 pm

Lunch - 1.30 pm – 2 pm

(Session 3) - 2 pm - 4 pm

1) THE DEVIL’S WATER (53) - 2 pm – 3 pm
2) DUI PAATON KE BEECH MEIN (53) - 3 pm –4 pm

Coffee / Tea Break - 4 pm to 4.15 pm

4.15 to 4.45 pm
Water Voice - EKALAVYA PRASAD AND GROUP
Flood plains of Bihar

(Session 4) - 4.45 pm to 6.45

1) OLD SEA AND THE MAN (74) - 4.45 pm –6.15 pm
2) GHARAT (41.00) - 6.15 pm – 6.45 pm

Tea Break - 6.45 pm - 7 pm

7 pm to 7.30 pm

Water Voice - PREMJI
Flood plains of Bihar

(Session 5) - 7.30- 9 pm
1) BARA (120) -7.30 pm-9.30 pm

Source: email communication from Arghyam Foundation

Announcement

Environment Support Group cordially invites you to the release of Green Tapism : A Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification – 2006


Dr. B. K. Chandrashekar, Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Council has kindly consented to release the book and speak at the event.

The release of Green Tapism will be followed by a Panel discussion.

Date: Monday, 4th June 2007

Time: 2.30 pm - 6.15 pm

Venue: Institute for Agricultural Technologists Auditorium, Queens Road, Bangalore.

Programme : 2.30 p.m.

Tea and Registration 3.00 p.m.

Welcome address : Ms. Bhargavi S. Rao, Environment Support Group 3.10 p.m

Presentation on Green Tapism: Mr. Leo F. Saldanha and Ms. Arpita Joshi, Environment Support Group 3.40 p.m.

Release of Green Tapism by Dr. B. K. Chandrashekar, Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Council followed by his presiding remarks 4.00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Chair : Dr. Vinod Vyasulu, Economist & Director, Centre for Budget & Policy Studies, Bangalore

Panel

Dr. H. C. Sharatchandra, Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

Dr. Ravi Chellam, Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology & the Environment (ATREE)

Ms. Madhu Bhushan, Social Activist, CIEDS Collective/Vimochana

Dr. Subbarayan Prasanna, Urban & Regional Planner and Retd. Professor from Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore.

Mr. R. C. Purohit, President, Federation Karnataka Chamber Commerce & Industry

Mr. Nagesh Hegde, Senior Journalist & Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore

Mr. A. B. Harapanahalli, Director, Regional Office, Ministry of Environment and Forest (Southern Cell) 5.30 p.m.

Comments and questions from the floor 6.15 p.m.

Vote of Thanks Ms. Harminder Kaur, Environment Support Group

About Green Tapism : Green Tapism, a publication of Environment Support Group, comprehensively analyses the legal, historical and political basis of the formulation of the controversial Environment Impact Assessment Notification – 2006, a critical legislation supporting consideration of environmental and social justice in developmental decision making.

Read the Introduction Chapter to Green Tapism at www.esgindia.org

You can get in touch with the Environment Support Group at:
105, East End B Main Road, Jayanagar 9th
Block East Bangalore 560069 INDIA Tel. : 91-80-22441977/26531339 Fax: 91-80-26534364

Email: esg@esgindia.org or esg@bgl.vsnl.net.in Web: www.esgindia.org

Source: email communication from Dr Robert John Chandran, ATREE Fellow

ATREE Research Seminar 2007 is on 30-31st May 2007

Program details of the ATREE Research Seminar 2007 - Governance and Policy

Session 1: Policies and Institutions - 30. 5. 07 (Wednesday)

Moderator : Ganesh
Rapporteurs : Vivek and Chetan

9.40-9.45 am - Welcome and introduction - Ravi Chellam

9.45-10.00 am - Conservation governance and policy at ATREE - Seema P

10.00-10.30 am - National Capacity Self Assessment in Biodiversity - Ravi Chellam

10.30-11.00 am - Biodiversity Act 2002 - Priyadarsanan

11.00-11.15 am - Break

11.15-11.45 am - Defining Forests - Arpana B

11.45-12.15 am - Coastal Regulations - Aarthi Sridhar

12.15-12.45 am - Conservation and livelihoods in protected and other forests - Siddharth Krishnan

12.45-1.15 am - Socio ecological and institutional issues in forested landscapes - Nitin Rai

1.15–2.00 - Break

Moderator : Ankila Hiremath

Rapporteurs : Bharat Sundaram and Aravind

2.00-2.30 pm : Adaptive management for conservation and sustainable use - Sushmita Mandal

2.30-3.00 pm : BCRLIP – summary of social and institutional assessment across landscapes Nitin Rai

3.00-3.30 pm : Citizenry in green space management - Savitha Swamy

3.30-4.00 pm : Land tenure and coffee plantations - Prakruthi P

4.00-4.15 pm : Break

4.15-4. 45 pm : Ecotourism: institutions, indicators and incentives - Sheetal Patil

4.45–5.00 pm : Strengths and gaps in policy related work - Gopal Kadekodi & Sharad Lele

5.00-5.15 pm : Open discussion

Jeevika announces film competition

Perhaps you would like to participate in the Jeevika South Asia Livelihood Documentary Competition for 2007. If so, then here are the guidelines :

Jeevika Entry Form & Guidelines

Jeevika is open to all: young filmmakers are particularly encouraged to participate.

The Entry can be in any language with English subtitles, in any format, any length

There is no cut-off date: Entries made in any year can be submitted.

Entry Deadline: 31 May 2007

Awards & Festival: 20-23 July 2007

Awards : Prizes worth Rs 2 lakhs.

For more information contact: Nidhi Chadha,
Centre for Civil Society, K-36 Hauz Khas Enclave,
New Delhi 110016; Tel: 2653 7456/ 2651 2347
www.ccs.in , mailto:jeevika@ccs.inhttp://www.ccs.in/jeevika/submit-entries.htm

image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_film_cameras#Super_8_Film_Camera_photos

Celebrate World Migratory Day this weekend!

Perhaps you would like to spend this weekend informing people in your community about the need to protect the habitats of migratory birds.

Here's the World Migratory Day Poster for you to download and share with your friends and relatives.

The World Migratory Bird Day campaign is promoted by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) and the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS).

A special announcement for children :

World Migratory Day Painting Competition

Children, here's your chance to express your concern for migratory birds. Send your paintings by 1 August 2007 to the address given below:
AEWA Secretariat (WMBD 2007)
UN-Premises, Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, Germany

For more details explore this link at: http://www.unep-aewa.org/wmbd/2007/painting_competition/en/join.htm

The report from the Convention on Migratory Species is shocking. The report states that, 84 % of the species may be affected by climate change. If you would like to know more about the effects on climate change on migratory birds, you can explore this link at: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/regions/arctic_climate.cfm

Workshops at ICIMOD

9-11 May 2007: Workshop on Sharing Knowledge and Bridging Gaps in Disaster Preparedness Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Dr. Mats Eriksson

May 21-25 2007: Regional Workshop on Diversification of Knowledge Sharing Methods
Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Dr Beatrice Murray at bmurray@icimod.org

You can check out the ICIMOD calendar online: http://www.icimod.org/webcalendar/month.php

source: ICIMOD enewsletter

Celebrate International Biodiversity Day

International Day for Biological Diversity - May 22nd is just a fortnight away.

Here's a useful resource link for you to check out - http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/outreach/awareness/biodiv-day-2007.shtml

Don't forget to download the ebooklet, poster and video!

Invitation to attend a talk on Social Development and Agricultural Transition in Kerala

Hello Readers,

You are cordially invited to attend a talk at ATREE on Social Development and Agricultural Transition in Kerala by Forrest Fleischman as per the schedule below:

Date: 18th May (Friday)

Time: 4.00 pm

Venue: ATREE terrace

Forrest Fleischman, who is a new graduate student at Indiana University, has been conducting some research in Thrissur forthe past several months. He will be visiting ATREE on 18 May and talking to us.

Here is the title & Abstract:
=========================================================================================================Title: Social Development and Agricultural Transition in Kerala

Abstract
Kerala is considered a model for social development policies, howeverthe impact of those policies on natural resources has not been wellstudied.

I am in the midst of a field survey of farmers in Thrissur district, examining the impact of social change in Kerala, including land reform, widespread education, economic growth, andpanchayat-based planning, on agriculture.

Land reform and past population growth (resulting in very small average landholdings), high labor costs, and the availability of high paying jobs to educated Malayalees who are willing to migrate, are driving forces in the expansion of highly biodiverse home gardens, which decrease labor inputs and produce goods which are more useful in the homes of the rising middle class.

The sustainability of this agro-ecosystem is threatened by increasing construction and a lack of interest in agriculture among the younger, more educated generation.
=================================================================================================================
Regards,

Kalpana Prasanna

Executive Assistant to the Director
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology & the Environment
No.659 5th A Main Road Hebbal, Bangalore 560024

kalpana@atree.org
tel: +91-80-23530069

Best of Success to you, Irfan. Do stay in touch with ATREE

Mrs Kalpana Prasanna, Executive Assistant to ATREE's Director wishes Dr Irfan all the very best on behalf of all Atreans .

Yes, I have to move...my family needs me

Dr Jagdish Krishnaswamy, ATREE Fellow

and Dr Irfan in conversation

Book Launch

Invitation to attend the launch of the book "India After Gandhi"


Hello Readers,

We would like to invite you all for the launch of a book titled "India After Gandhi" written by Ramachandra Guha on 8th May, 2007 at 7.15 pm at the Regency-Lobby level.

The book will be released by Shri Nandan Nilekani, CEO - Infosys.

This will be followed by a talk by the author.

Hope to see all of you there.

With best regards,
CISED

Announcement

You can now register for your PhD degree with ATREE

Hello Readers,

Information on the new Ph.D. research programme at ATREE has been uploaded on the ATREE website.

You can download your application form here at http://www.atree.org/phd_desc.html

Do circulate this information to potential students or departments / institutions that you have direct contact with.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the programme.

Best,

Dr Robert John Chandran, ATREE Fellow
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
659, 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, 560 024, India.

Phone: +91-80-2353 0069 Ext-47
Fax: +91-80-2353 0070
Web: http://www.atree.org/robertjc.html

Events Watch

High-Level Panel of a Special Session on "Global Environment and International Environmental Conventions"
Venue: Montreux, Switzerland
Date: 23 - 27 April 2007
Organized by: European Space Agency
Contact person: Mr. Diego Fernández Prieto
EO Science & applications Department
Phone: +39 06 94180 676 Fax: +39 06 94180 552

20th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)
Venue: Rome, Italy
Date: 25 - 28 April 2007
Organized by: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization - FAO
Phone: +39 0657051 Fax: +39 0657053

Ninth session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
Date : 30 April - 3 May 2007
Organized by: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Contact person: Ms. Renate Christ, Secretary to the IPCC
Phone: 41 22 730 8208, 8254 Fax: 41 22 730 8025, 8013

Advisory Group for the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions
Venue: Montreal, Canada
Date: 30 April - 3 May 2007
Organized by: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact person: Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary
Phone: +1 514 288 2220 Fax: +1 514 288 6588

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15)
Venue: New York, United States of America
Date: 30 April - 11 May 2007
Organized by: United Nations - UN
Contact person: Mr. Zehra Aydin
Phone: 1 212 963 8811 Fax: 1 212 963 1267

Eco-Minds 2007
Venue: Mahidol University, Bangkok
Date: May 31 - June 3, 2007.
http://www.eco-minds.bayer.com/Program___Activity.aspx

International Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources
Date: Apr. 25-28, 2007
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

International BioEnergy Forum for South East Europe
Date: Apr. 25-28, 2007
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
mailto: tel.%20+359%2032%20/945%20459%20;%20960%20011%20 email:%20office@viaexpo.com http://www.viaexpo.com/

EPTEE 2007 - The 8th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition.
Date: April 27-29, 2007. Venue: Intex Shanghai / Shanghai Mart, Chinahttp://www.eptee.com/en/
Shanghai Zhongmao Exhibition Service Co., Ltd.A/10, Hua Ding Tower, No.2368Zhongshan Road West, Shanghai, 200235 ChinaTel: 86-21-54592323Fax: 86-21-54253480E mail: http://www.environmental-expert.com/storefrontemailformbd.asp?codi=20634&company=EPTEE%202007&emailcompany=eptee@zhongmao.com.cn

Grant Watch

Global Fund for Women has $ 1.9 million available. The Global fund for women offers 152 grants for women from 68 countries. Grants are available in 3 categories: general support grants, travel and event grants, organizing meeting / event grants.

To know more, check out Global Fund for Women at www.globalfundforwomen.org/3grant/.
The closing date for sending your grant application is 31 May 2007

Contact details : Email: gfw@globalfundforwomen.org

Open Society Institute (OSI): OSI Women Program: Call for Proposals
Last date: May 15, 2007
Contact Information: Network Women’s Program
Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019 USA
Fax: +1-212-548-4616 Email: women@sorosny.org
Website: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/news/multiple_20070302

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Graduate Scholarships
Last date: July 30 each year
Contact Information: Graduate Scholarship Department, SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna
Philippines. Email: gsd@agri.searca.org
http://web.searca.org/elibrary/brochures/Graduate%20Scholarship%20Dept%20brochure.pdf

International Foundation for Science (IFS) and Swedish International Development Agency (Sida/NATUR)
Subject: Use of Water as a Scarce Resource in Biological Production
Last date: June 30 2007
Website: http://www.ifs.se/Programme/water_scarce_resource.asp

Topic: Sustainable Sanitation in developing countries (individual and team)
Last date: June 30 2007
Website: http://www.ifs.se/Programme/ifs_sida_sanitation_2007.asp

Birkbeck, University of London Commonwealth Scholarships
Last date: 1 May 2007
Contact person: Maureen Austin, School of Crystallography.
Email: m.austin@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/courses.html#distancelearning

Leverhulme Trust : Visiting Professorships
Last date: are 15 May 2007 and 15 October 2007.
Website: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/visiting_professorships/

Leverhulme Trust : 25 Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Last date: midnight on 4th May 2007
Website: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/major_research_fellowships/

The Oak Foundation
Issues of global social and environmental concern, especially those that affect the lives of the disadvantaged.
Contact Information: Oak Foundation USA , 47 Winter Street-6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. E-mail: oak@oakfnd.org : http://www.oakfnd.org/

Center for the Study of Philanthropy Senior International Fellows Program
Last date : June 22, 2007
Contact Information: Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, suite 5401, New York, NY 10016, USA
Phone: 212. 817 . 2010, Fax: 212 . 817 . 1572
E-mail: info@philanthropy.org. Web site: http://www.philanthropy.org/programs/ifp/senior.html