Deadline: 4 November 2018
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is accepting applications for its International Training Programme entitled “Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation” to combat the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable people living in poverty by increasing knowledge, strengthening institutions, and developing capacity related to climate change in the co-operating countries.
This shall be achieved through supporting processes of change in organisations responsible for taking national strategies/policies into action on national, district or local level.
The ultimate beneficiaries of actions taken against a changing climate and its negative impacts are the general public in a country, most often women, children and poor. This training programme, which is designed for persons holding positions in their home organisation with mandate to initiate change on local to national level, therefore places great emphasis on the end-user of climate information, as well as on technical and hands-on content.
Benefits
- Valuable exchange of knowledge and experience
- Build and expand international and national networks
- Initiate capacity building and organisational change
Topics
The programme has a strong focus on water resources, planning and communication of climate information. The following topics will be addressed:
- Climate data
- Impacts on water resources
- Impacts on agriculture
- Further impacts
- Vulnerability analysis and risk assessment
- Climate change mitigation, incl. international law
- Adaptation and preventive actions
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Institutional development
- Climate information services and communication
Programme Structure
- Phase 1 – Preparation (part-time, in home country)
- Phase 2 – Start-up seminar in Lusaka, Zambia (1 week)
- Phase 3 – Advanced training in Sweden (3 weeks)
- Phase 4 – Work with the Change Project (6 months, part-time, in home country)
- Phase 5 – Regional follow-up seminar in Mozambique (1 week)
Eligibility Criteria
- Only candidates nominated by the appropriate organisation and in accordance with national rules will be considered.
- The programme is primarily intended for individuals who have key positions in organisations related to national, regional or local community planning, who are actively involved in strategic decision making.
- Candidates representing government organisations, private companies or NGOs/CSOs at national, regional or local level are encouraged to apply.
- The candidates should hold an academic degree or have equivalent knowledge with at least five years of professional working experience.
- To achieve a good gender balance, applications from qualified women are especially welcome.
- Candidates who have earlier participated in a training programme financed by Sida cannot apply for this programme.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
Eligible Countries: Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
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