2012

23 Jan 2012 3 Feb 2012	Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security
	Every man, women and child has the right to adequate food. Adequate food means enough food in quantity and quality, safe and culturally acceptable. A right-based approach is a different way to... more
30 Jan 2012 10 Feb 2012	Course: Climate change governance
	Adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processesThe impact on food production, food security and natural resources in developing countries by climate change is likely to be severe. At... more
20 Feb 2012 2 Mar 2012	Course: Competing claims on natural resources
	professional qualities for managing conflict in NRM towards sustainable development The sector of natural resources management is subject to continuous change; change caused by larger societal... more
27 Feb 2012 9 Mar 2012	Course: Local governance and rural decentralisation
	Multi-stakeholder processes for institutional strengthening Thinking about the relationships between government, the private sector and civil society has changed considerably. Instead of being... more
5 Mar 2012 16 Mar 2012	Course: Climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resource management
	Policy making and programming for sustainable development Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to have severe negative impacts on food production, food security and natural resources... more
12 Mar 2012 30 Mar 2012	Course: Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
	Navigating and managing for impact The course recognises that "blue print planning" has become unworkable and often counterproductive. Instead, more flexible, adaptive and process orientated... more
	Course: Governance and food safety in international food chains
	Safe, good quality food is essential to food security, public health and economic development. Increasing the supply of safe, wholesome food reduces the impact of food-borne diseases which cause many... more
22 Mar 2012	Conference: Developmental evaluation expert seminar with Dr. M.Q. Patton
	'Developmental Evaluation' expert seminar with Dr. M.Q. Patton, 22 March 2012, Wageningen, the NetherlandsAn expert seminar will be organised on Developmental Evaluation by the world famous... more
23 Mar 2012	Conference: Hot issues on the M&E agenda with Dr. M.Q. Patton
	'Hot issues on the M&E agenda' with Dr. M. Q. Patton, 23 March 2012, Wageningen, the NetherlandsA follow-up expert seminar with Dr Patton will be organised on March 23: ‘hot issues on the M&E... more
16 Apr 2012 27 Apr 2012	Course: Media design for social change
	Rural development professionals increasingly use media as innovative strategies in facilitating processes of change in agriculture and rural development. Therefore they often search for new ideas and... more
16 Apr 2012 4 May 2012	Course: Contemporary approaches in genetic resources conservation and use
	The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with the management of genetic resources activities and programmes. In addition, relevant policies... more
	Course: HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security
	As the causes and consequences of AIDS epidemics become clearer, so does the fundamental importance of food and nutrition security to address these. In most countries the response on the HIV/AIDS... more
30 Apr 2012 11 May 2012	Course: Agriculture in transition
	Global challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, scarcity of inputs, and increasing demand for safe food present a sharp call to agricultural practice to become more sustainable.... more