The Second Nordic International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: “Adaptation Research Meets Adaptation Decision-Making”

will be held in Helsinki, Finland on 29-31 August 2012. The Call for Abstracts (deadline Friday 30 March 2012) and Registration details can be found at the Conference website:

http://www.nordicadaptation2012.net

Confirmed Plenary speakers include: Dr Shardul Agrawala (OECD, France), Dr Alain Bourque (Ouranos, Canada), Dr Mar Cabeza-Jaimejuan (University of Helsinki, Finland), Prof. Carina Keskitalo (Umeå University, Sweden); Prof. Karen O’Brien (University of Oslo, Norway), Dr Anthony Patt (IIASA, Austria), Dr Pekka Sauri (City of Helsinki, Finland) and Dr Paul Watkiss (University of Oxford, UK).

This is organised jointly by two networks operating as part of the NordForsk TFI Network initiative on Effect Studies and Adaptation to Climate Change (NORDCLAD-Net and NONAM), with major co-funding from the Swedish Mistra-SWECIA research programme and supplementary funding from the Academy of Finland?s Finnish Research Programme on Climate Change (FICCA) and the City of Helsinki.

Please pass on this announcement to interested colleagues and feel free to post links through your networks. You can also download an A3-sized poster from the website.

Welcome to Finland!

Kind regards,

Tim Carter and Mikael Hildén (Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE and NORDCLAD-Net)
Adriaan Perrels (Finnish Meteorological Institute and NONAM)

Ennakkotietona, että Tieteiden talossa (Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki) järjestetään 21.5.2012 klo 9-12 Pohjoismaisen Afrikka-instituutin juhlaseminaari.

Seminaari Ihmisoikeudet + kehityspolitiikka Afrikassa on osa Afrikka-instituutin 50-juhlavuoden tapahtumia. Tilaisuuden pääpuhujaksi tulee Harri Englund Cambridgen yliopistosta. Juhlapuheen lisäksi pidetään paneelikeskustelu koulutuksen ja tutkimuksen merkityksessä Afrikan kehitykselle. Panelisteina suomalaisia Afrikan tutkijoita ja toimijoita.

Lähetän seminaarista lisätietoa lähemmin. Kutsu on avoin kaikille ja tätä viestiä saa lähettää asiasta kiinnostuneille.

Ystävällisin terveisin,

Silja Nurkkala
Ulkoasiainministeriö
Kehityspoliittinen osasto, KEO-10
puh. 09 160 56393 / +358 40 8359364

Save the date

CIMO is organizing a Seminar on

The Role of Higher Education in Capacity Building in Developing Countries

3-4 May 2012 in the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki

The aim of the seminar is to:

-          provide a forum for discussion on the recently developed  Finnish Development Policy Programme and the involvement of the Higher  Education sector

-          explore cooperation openings between various Finnish actors  in the field of HE capacity building in developing countries

-          provide information about available funding opportunities
Further information on  the event can be found in the attachment. The  seminar will be open to all stakeholders involved in developing  country capacity building activities, where Finnish HEIs could have an  active role.