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Friday 12 October 2007

Nobel Peace Prize 2007

Congratulations to IPCC and Al Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize (2007) for their work on Climate Change.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLWgzABvJQ9s&refer=home

The announcement came at an IPCC dissemination workshop in Calcutta organized by SANDEEite Joyashree Roy of Jadavpur University. It was fun to be part of breaking news and see Bert Metz, co-Chair IPCC cut a cake in Calcutta. Note that Joyashree is one of the contributing authors of the 4th assessment report of the IPCC.

Congratulations!

Offers for Research Economists

Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany) is seeking applicants for Research Economists in its research area "The Environment and Natural Resources" Applicants will have completed at least a master's degree. Applicants are supported to pursue their PhD. For applicants holding a PhD, the Kiel Institute as an internationally renowned, policy oriented research institute provides excellent opportunities for professional development in research and teaching. For further inquiries feel free to contact Sonja Peterson at sonja.peterson@ifw-kiel.de (phone: +49-(0)431-8814-406). Please send applications, including CV and a list of academic publications, until April 19, 2007, to Applications via email are encouraged.

Cozzarelli Prize 2006: Congrats Jeff and Ram

UC San Diego Researchers Share Prestigious Cozzarelli Prize National Academy of Sciences recognizes excellence, originality of 2006 research paper

March 9, 2007

By Robert Monroe


V. “Ram” Ramanathan and Jeffrey Vincent

A paper co-authored by two UC San Diego researchers showing that reductions of air pollution could create agricultural benefits in one of the world's poorest regions was one of six awarded the Cozzarelli Paper of the Year Prize by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

UC San Diego scientists V. “Ram” Ramanathan, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography climate scientist and Jeffrey Vincent, an economist in the Graduate School of International Affairs and Pacifc Studies, collaborated with Maximilian Auffhammer of UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources on the winning paper, entitled “Integrated model shows that atmospheric brown clouds and greenhouse gases have reduced rice harvests in India,” which appeared in the Dec. 4 issue of PNAS. The paper related trends in Indian rice production to the influence of climate trends from the 1960s through the 1990s. For further details follow link:

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/03-07Cozzarelli.asp

Message from Porf. J. Roy, Jadavpur University

Announcement

Researchers’ Alliance for Development (RAD) is an informal network of researchers supported by the World Bank External Affairs. The membership of RAD is free. Interested persons can apply online at: http://go.worldbank.org/G3HV0FE5L0

The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), 2007 is being held in Slovenia. The theme for this year’s conference is “Private Sector & Development”. Interested persons can apply online for the Support Grant for attending the conference at : http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/EURVP/survey.nsf/abcdegrant?OpenForm

Other useful websites

http://www.worldbank.org/sup

This is an opportunity for age group 18-25 http://www.essaycompetition.org

Environmental Economics World wide

» European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)Founded in 1990, EAERE currently has around 500 members from Europe and beyond, from academic institutions, the public sector, and private industry. Interests range from traditional economics, agricultural economics, forestry, and natural resource schools. Through the Association's Journal, Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE), the Annual Conference, the annual Summer Schools, and affiliation with organisations in America (AERE) and Latin America (ALEAR), EAERE provides many forums for exchanging ideas relevant to the allocation and management of natural and environmental resources. » The Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)EEPSEA is similar to SANDEE and supports training and research in environmental & resource economics in South East Asia. This web site offers downloadable Research reports on issues relevant to developing countries. » The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (ALEAR)The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Environmental and Resource Economists - ALEAR (Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Economistas Ambientales y de Recursos Naturales) is a Non-governmental organization (NGO), that assembles institutions and professionals interested in investigation, application and disclosing of environmental and natural resource economics. » Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP)The Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP) was launched on July 1 with a grant from IDRC. The program will operate in ways similar to EEPSEA and its South Asian counterpart SANDEE, offering research awards, short courses, workshops and mentoring. » Resource Accounting Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA)RANESA was established in 1998 to support capacity in sustainable development planning and integrated economic and environmental management and policy design in Sub-Saharan Africa. This network is coordinated by the Center for Environmental Economics and Policy at the University of Pretoria, While the main focus of RANESA is Natural Resource Accounting, its group of environmental economists engage in a wide-range of interesting research. » Bangladesh Environment Network(BEN)A useful site if you are interested in contacting professionals in Bangladesh and discussing Bangladesh related issues. » International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)The International Society for Ecological Economics facilitates understanding between Economists and ecologist and the integration of their thinking into a trans-discipline aimed at developing a sustainable world. » Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)Home to the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. The site contains information on jobs and graduate programs in the US and links to web- pages of several environmental economists. » Global Network for Environmental Economists (gNee)The Global Network for Environmental Economists aims at helping researchers, policymakers, academics, environmentalists, from all countries in the world to exchange their view and information inorder to increase and share knowledge, to promote co-operation, to improve quality and effectiveness of research in environmental economics.

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