Sustainable Development Diplomacy Wageningen
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Hippo’s raiding the crops along the Nile, leopards stalking through Indian villages and cities, boars colliding with cars, the everlasting battle with giant hogweed, and livestock and game alike being ravished by wolves. Human-nature conflicts have always been present throughout our history on every continent where humans were already present or set foot. When the …
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It has been a good week for the Netherlands regarding their climate commitments. After launching the global centre of excellence on climate adaption they have now joined the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network. This global network brings partners together to work on climate adaptation in developing countries. Read more about the Netherlands joining the …
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When working in a highly international landscape like SDD, knowing multiple languages can be a real asset. Some languages, like French, are sometimes even required for diplomats. Learning a new language can, however, be really challenging, especially when the language you wish to learn does not come across that often in your daily life. To …
On Thursday 24 October the first SDD Community masterclass was held. This masterclass, focusing on speech writing and public speaking, was given by WUR-spokesman Simon Vink. Every participant was asked to prepare and give a small speech on a sustainable development goal (SDG) of their own liking. The level was very high, as Mr Vink …
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On 14-15 November, the first-ever Wildlife Justice Commission Public Hearing will take place in The Hague, after a year-long investigation into wildlife trafficking hub Nhi Khe, Viet Nam. Despite the “overwhelming body of evidence” presented to the Vietnamese and Chinese law enforcement authorities, there is still a lack of decisive action to prosecute and close …
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Recently, we read a very interesting essay by Loris on land issues within sustainable development. I will now discuss a very different issue regarding land: the problem of land and soil degradation. During my bachelor in environmental science I was sometimes confronted with soil problems through a course or a project by someone else. It …
One of the founding father's of SDD, Bill Moomaw, talks about applying sustainability science through SDD at a symposium of the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Watch the clip here.
A whopping 22 students have applied for the SDD track 2016-18. This is a record for the SDD track. Only 9-10 students are allowed to participate so it will be a tough selection procedure. The gender balance is a bit off with 17 females to 5 males, but quality is a criteria, not a specific …
Through the concept of the SDG Academy inspiring courses on sustainable development by world leading experts are now open for enrollment. They are on the website of the Academy (https://courses.sdgacademy.org/). Courses on a myriad of challenging topics like 'Sustainable Cities', 'Climate Change Science and Negotations' and 'Global Public Health' are available for this Fall. Go …
Today was the SDD information meeting for potential new SDD students. Hein Gevers and I assisted Bas in this effort. In preparation we set up a Skype connection with Roy Winkelhuijzen, who would be talking to us from the the UN-REDD Secretariat in Geneva. At first there was some small confusion about the starting time …
Sustainable Development Diplomacy Wageningen 