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Subject: Fw: UN University Postgraduate Courses
on Building Resilience to
Climate Change, 13 September 2010 Tokyo
From:
"Carmen Capriles" <
carmen_...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, July
7, 2010 11:37 pm
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Autumn 2010
Postgraduate
Courses on
Building Resilience to Climate Change
13 September - 1
October 2010
Tokyo, Japan
www.isp.unu.edu/cecar****************************
DEADLINE
15
July 2010 for overseas applicants
31 July 2010 for applicants currently
residing in Japan and who are
enrolled in a
university.
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The United Nations
University Institute for Sustainability and Peace
(UNU-ISP), Tokyo, invites
applications for the new intensive 3-week
postgraduate programme
on
"Building Resilience to Climate Change"
developed under the
framework of the University Network for Climate and
Ecosystems Change
Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR).
The new courses, conducted at UNU-ISP,
cover a range of issues on
sustainability and adaptation to climate and
ecosystems change. Topics
include climate and atmospheric science, impacts
assessment, climate and
society, ecosystems resilience, risk and uncertainty,
integrated solutions
for mitigation and adaptation, mainstreaming adaptation
into development
planning and community-based adaptation. Students also will
receive
practical training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and
in downscaling rainfall forecasts.
Students who successfully
complete the course will be awarded a
certificate with transcripts from
UNU-ISP. Each course is designed to be
worth 2 credits and comprises of 30
hours of teaching
time.
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FELLOWSHIPS
A limited number
of fellowships (covering tuition fees and living
expenses) are available for
outstanding students from developing countries
and who can demonstrate a need
for financial assistance. All students are
expected to pay for their own
travel expenses.
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ELIGIBILITY AND
APPLICATION
The programme is open to Master's and Ph.D students who are
currently
enrolled in a university postgraduate programme and who have
already
identified their thesis topic prior to arriving in
Japan.
Applicants must provide:
1) a completed Application &
Fellowship Form with photo and signature;
2) proof that they are
currently enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. degree
programme;
3) a
detailed proposal of their research topic, and explain how it will
link their
current university thesis topic to that of climate change;
4) TOEFL
scores or equivalent proof of English-language proficiency; and
5) two
references; one from the student’s supervisor and one from
another faculty
member.
For detailed information on the application and admission
procedures, and
to download the application form, please visit the UNU-ISP
website at:
http://isp.unu.edu/cecar.
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