One of the impacts of climate change is an increase in the incidence, severity and unpredictability of natural disasters. This e-learning course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management process through improved prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery and reconstruction.

Duration:

2 hours

Publication Date:

March 2015

Audience

The curriculum primarily addresses "change agents" - i.e. people who can have a direct impact by introducing changes in how tenure is governed. They include national policy makers and administrators, surveyors, trainers, legal support providers, civil society and non-governmental organizations, advocacy, control and monitoring professionals.

Content

The course consists of 3 lessons, of approximately 40 to 45 minutes duration each:

• Lesson 1 Responsible governance of tenure and natural disasters
• Lesson 2 Addressing tenure issues in the pre-disaster period
• Lesson 3 Addressing tenure issues in the post-disaster period

Please visit: http://www.fao.org/elearning/#/elc/en/registration/toCourse/VG8

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for professionals. The program bridges the gaps that exist between strategy and tactics, and tactics and operations. Learn to optimize supply chains, improve processes, think strategically, and manage projects more successfully.

The program is designed for humanitarian practitioners with minimum 3 years of relevant experience. The studies take 20 months to complete, with students attending five sessions in Lugano, each session lasts two weeks. All courses are taught in English.

Classes are interactive with traditional lectures complemented by games, workshops, simulations, case studies, and group work.

Students earn a master’s degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Tuition is CHF 18'000.- incl. all fees for material and exams.

The 8th edition begins January 24, 2016.

Please find all necessary application information and forms here:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

The application deadline for MASHLM 08 for students requiring a visa for Switzerland is September 30, 2015. For all others, we accept applications until December 6, 2015.

It is recommended to apply as early as possible to secure your visa.

Your application will be reviewed on an on-going basis until all places are filled.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management (MASHOM) is a project-based, part-time, executive program created exclusively for humanitarian professionals. MASHOM works closely with humanitarian organizations to design course content and select locations, making this program a true “flying masters”.

MASHOM is designed for humanitarian practitioners with a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience. Participants attend 7 one-week sessions, with courses covering strategy, project & process management, and supply chain & operations management. The program takes approximately 18 months to complete and all courses are taught in English. In addition to the master’s degree, participants earn a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Tuition costs 15,000 CHF for national staff and 20,000 CHF for international staff. This fee covers all material distributed in class. Travel and accommodation are not included.

MASHOM 01 and 02 have been based in Amman, Jordan, with the graduation ceremony in Lugano, Switzerland. The location for MASHOM 03, beginning in April 2016, will be decided in consultation with our partner organizations.

More information about the program can be found on the MASHOM website www.mashom.usi.ch or by email mashom@usi.ch

MASHOM is now accepting applications for the 3rd edition, beginning April 2016, from humanitarian professionals with:

· Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience;

· Bachelor degree or an equivalent professional diploma awarded by a recognized institution in the area of logistics, humanitarian aid, public service, or non-profit management.

Application forms are available at

www.mashom.usi.ch/application

The deadline for applying is March 5, 2016

This short 35-minute module addresses the basic terms and concepts relating to food and nutrition, malnutrition, food security and livelihoods. By the end of this module, you will be able to define and differentiate these key concepts and understand the different situations that they encompass. Understanding these concepts is indeed very important in order to be able to assess the nutrition situation, to design and implement programmes, investments and policies that address nutrition problems (also called "nutrition-sensitive"), and to evaluate the nutritional outcomes of programmes, investments and policies.

The online version of this course is a pre-release version. Please be aware that course progress will be lost when changing computer or browser.

Duration:

35 minutes

Publication Date:

August 2015

Audience

The module is designed to assist professionals from a variety of sectors (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, health, rural development, education, social protection...) that are involved in shaping and implementing nutrition-sensitive programmes, investments and policies. This includes professionals working for development partners (i.e. international organizations, donor agencies, NGOs), for national governments or as independent consultants.

Content

This module covers the following concepts:

• Food and Nutrition
• Malnutrition
• Food Security and Livelihoods

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Course is available online, may be available also for download and CD-Rom order. Please login to see the options and take the course.

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The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for professionals. The program bridges the gaps that exist between strategy and tactics, and tactics and operations. Learn to optimize supply chains, improve processes, think strategically, and manage projects more successfully.

The program is designed for humanitarian practitioners with minimum 3 years of relevant experience. The studies take 20 months to complete, with students attending five sessions in Lugano, each session lasts two weeks. All courses are taught in English.

Classes are interactive with traditional lectures complemented by games, workshops, simulations, case studies, and group work.

Students earn a master’s degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Tuition is CHF 18'000.- incl. all fees for material and exams.

The 8th edition begins January 24, 2016.

Please find all necessary application information and forms here:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

The application deadline for MASHLM 08 for students requiring a visa for Switzerland is November 22, 2015. For all others, we accept applications until December 6, 2015.

It is recommended to apply as early as possible to secure your visa.

Your application will be reviewed on an on-going basis until all places are filled.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for humanitarian professionals. The program is designed to bridge the gaps that exist between strategy and tactics, and tactics and operations. Participants learn to optimize supply chains, improve processes, think strategically, and manage projects more successfully.

The program welcomes humanitarian practitioners with at least 3 years of relevant experience. Students attend five sessions in Lugano, Switzerland. Each session lasts two weeks and all courses are taught in English. Students earn an advanced master’s degree from the Università della Svizzera italiana and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

MASHLM is more than just logistics. Participants work in diverse fields within a humanitarian context including logistics, procurement, HR, WASH, ICT, child protection, and transportation. They bring a wealth of knowledge from the field into the classroom, enriching lessons and ensuring project work is highly relevant.

MASHLM 08 is now accepting applications for the spring intake.

Forms and information can be found at:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

The application deadline for students who do not require a visa for Switzerland is April 1, 2016.

Classes begin April 18, 2016.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for humanitarian professionals.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend five sessions in Lugano, Switzerland. Each session lasts two weeks and all courses are taught in English. This part-time format allows participants to earn their master's degree while working full-time.

The program welcomes humanitarian practitioners with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

Participants come from all over the world and work in diverse fields within a humanitarian context including logistics, procurement, HR, WASH, ICT, child protection, and transportation. They bring a wealth of knowledge from the field into the classroom, enriching lessons and ensuring project work is highly relevant.

Students are awarded an Advanced Master’s Degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from the Università della Svizzera italiana.

Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until all places are filled. Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

Forms and information can be found at:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

MASHLM 09 begins Jan. 22, 2017 in Lugano, Switzerland.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for humanitarian professionals.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend 6 blocks in Lugano, Switzerland.

• The first 5 blocks are 1 week each.
• Block 6 is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation.

All courses are taught in English and the full program takes 1 year to complete. This part-time format allows participants to earn their master degree while working full-time.

The program welcomes humanitarian practitioners with at least 3 years of related experience. MASHLM students come from all over the world and work in diverse fields within a humanitarian context including logistics, procurement, HR, WASH, ICT, child protection, and transportation. They bring a wealth of knowledge from the field into the classroom, enriching lessons and ensuring project work is highly relevant.

Participants are awarded an Advanced Master’s Degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from the Università della Svizzera italiana.

Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until all places are filled. Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

Forms and information can be found at:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

Webinars presented through the NAP-AG Programme are open to the public and will address technical topics related to the integration of agriculture into national adaptation planning.

The series is organized jointly between FAO and UNDP, along with other partner institutions, such as UNITAR, the Least Developed Expert Group (LEG) and the UNDP/UNEP NAP-Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP). To receive more information on knowledge exchange activities, as well as updates on the NAP-Ag Programme, register here.

Upcoming Webinars

NAP-Ag Webinar: The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture

• Disaster risk management/reduction and adaptation planning
• Integrating risks into planning and budgeting
• NDC, SDGs and NAP
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Social protection and climate change adaptation
• Gender and market development

Webinar Archives

Listen to session recordings, view PowerPoints and connect with the community of practice.

• Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation Plans
• Economics of adaptation in agriculture: Impact evaluations and cost-benefit analyses
• Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation planning for the agriculture sectors
• Effective individual and institutional capacity development approaches to address the agriculture sectors in NAPs

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The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program designed for humanitarian professionals who want to enrich their capacities and enhance their careers.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend 6 blocks in Lugano, Switzerland.

• Blocks 1 -5 are 7 days
• Block 6 is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation

The entire program takes 1 year to complete. This format allows participants to earn their master's degree while still working full time.

Why MASHLM?

| The FORMAT: You continue to work full time while earning your degree.

| The IMPACT: You can immediately apply the tools and methodologies learned in class. You learn key skills through real-world humanitarian challenges.

| The FUTURE: You gain core skills that employers need. MASHLM students have been rewarded with greater responsibility, promotions, and career advancement.

| The NETWORK: You are welcomed into our global community made up of your peers and faculty from all over the world, from a wide range of organizations. You can tap into this network to bring a global perspective to your humanitarian issues.

| The FACULTY: You work in small groups with experts and scholars from leading universities and humanitarian organizations including MIT, Georgia Tech, USAID, and the Red Cross

| The LEAN SIGMA SIX: Students earn a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt certification in addition to their Master (MAS) degree.

MODULES:

Course work is organized into 5 main areas of study: supply chain management, humanitarian action**,** strategic management, process and project management, and research methods.

MASHLM applications for upcoming 10th edition starting on August 26, 2018, are now open.

We welcome applications for the 2018 cohort and individual certificates!

In order to apply, please send the following documents to mashlm@usi.ch:

• A complete and updated Curriculum Vitae
• Application Form (please fill it out and send it as signed PDF)
• Motivational Essay
• Two letters of reference (signed and stamped)
• Diplomas (scanned copies)
• Digital photo
• Digital passport copy

Please put MASHLM APPLICATION as the subject of your email.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates who meet the initial requirements will be invited for a skype/phone interview for further assessment.

Once admitted, students must pay a registration deposit before they can receive their visa invitation letter.

Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for humanitarian professionals.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend 6 blocks in Lugano, Switzerland.

• The first 5 blocks are 1 week each.
• Block 6 is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation.

All courses are taught in English and the full program takes 1 year to complete. This part-time format allows participants to earn their master degree while working full-time.

The program welcomes humanitarian practitioners with at least 3 years of related experience. MASHLM students come from all over the world and work in diverse fields within a humanitarian context including logistics, procurement, HR, WASH, ICT, child protection, and transportation. They bring a wealth of knowledge from the field into the classroom, enriching lessons and ensuring project work is highly relevant.

Participants are awarded an Advanced Master’s Degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from the Università della Svizzera italiana.

Why MASHLM?

| The FORMAT: You continue to work full time while earning your degree.

| The IMPACT: You can immediately apply the tools and methodologies learned in class. You learn key skills through real-world humanitarian challenges.

| The FUTURE: You gain core skills that employers need. MASHLM students have been rewarded with greater responsibility, promotions, and career advancement.

| The NETWORK: You are welcomed into our global community made up of your peers and faculty from all over the world, from a wide range of organizations. You can tap into this network to bring a global perspective to your humanitarian issues.

| The FACULTY: You work in small groups with experts and scholars from leading universities and humanitarian organizations including MIT, Georgia Tech, USAID, and the Red Cross

| The LEAN SIGMA SIX: Students earn a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt certification in addition to their Master (MAS) degree.

Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until all places are filled. Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

Forms and information can be found at:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

One of the impacts of climate change is an increase in the incidence, severity and unpredictability of natural disasters. This e-learning course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management process through improved prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery and reconstruction.

Duration:

2 hours

Publication Date:

March 2015

Audience

The curriculum primarily addresses "change agents" - i.e. people who can have a direct impact by introducing changes in how tenure is governed. They include national policy makers and administrators, surveyors, trainers, legal support providers, civil society and non-governmental organizations, advocacy, control and monitoring professionals.

Content

The course consists of 3 lessons, of approximately 40 to 45 minutes duration each:

• Lesson 1 Responsible governance of tenure and natural disasters
• Lesson 2 Addressing tenure issues in the pre-disaster period
• Lesson 3 Addressing tenure issues in the post-disaster period

Please visit: http://www.fao.org/elearning/#/elc/en/registration/toCourse/VG8

This short 35-minute module addresses the basic terms and concepts relating to food and nutrition, malnutrition, food security and livelihoods. By the end of this module, you will be able to define and differentiate these key concepts and understand the different situations that they encompass. Understanding these concepts is indeed very important in order to be able to assess the nutrition situation, to design and implement programmes, investments and policies that address nutrition problems (also called "nutrition-sensitive"), and to evaluate the nutritional outcomes of programmes, investments and policies.

The online version of this course is a pre-release version. Please be aware that course progress will be lost when changing computer or browser.

Duration:

35 minutes

Publication Date:

August 2015

Audience

The module is designed to assist professionals from a variety of sectors (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, health, rural development, education, social protection...) that are involved in shaping and implementing nutrition-sensitive programmes, investments and policies. This includes professionals working for development partners (i.e. international organizations, donor agencies, NGOs), for national governments or as independent consultants.

Content

This module covers the following concepts:

• Food and Nutrition
• Malnutrition
• Food Security and Livelihoods

Start course

Course is available online, may be available also for download and CD-Rom order. Please login to see the options and take the course.

Login

Register

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program designed for humanitarian professionals who want to enrich their capacities and enhance their careers.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend 6 blocks in Lugano, Switzerland.

• Blocks 1 -5 are 7 days
• Block 6 is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation

The entire program takes 1 year to complete. This format allows participants to earn their master's degree while still working full time.

Why MASHLM?

| The FORMAT: You continue to work full time while earning your degree.

| The IMPACT: You can immediately apply the tools and methodologies learned in class. You learn key skills through real-world humanitarian challenges.

| The FUTURE: You gain core skills that employers need. MASHLM students have been rewarded with greater responsibility, promotions, and career advancement.

| The NETWORK: You are welcomed into our global community made up of your peers and faculty from all over the world, from a wide range of organizations. You can tap into this network to bring a global perspective to your humanitarian issues.

| The FACULTY: You work in small groups with experts and scholars from leading universities and humanitarian organizations including MIT, Georgia Tech, USAID, and the Red Cross

| The LEAN SIGMA SIX: Students earn a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt certification in addition to their Master (MAS) degree.

MODULES:

Course work is organized into 5 main areas of study: supply chain management, humanitarian action**,** strategic management, process and project management, and research methods.

MASHLM applications for upcoming 10th edition starting on August 26, 2018, are now open.

We welcome applications for the 2018 cohort and individual certificates!

In order to apply, please send the following documents to mashlm@usi.ch:

• A complete and updated Curriculum Vitae
• Application Form (please fill it out and send it as signed PDF)
• Motivational Essay
• Two letters of reference (signed and stamped)
• Diplomas (scanned copies)
• Digital photo
• Digital passport copy

Please put MASHLM APPLICATION as the subject of your email.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates who meet the initial requirements will be invited for a skype/phone interview for further assessment.

Once admitted, students must pay a registration deposit before they can receive their visa invitation letter.

Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

The Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) is a part-time executive program for humanitarian professionals.

MASHLM provides training in the key areas of supply chain management, process and project management, strategic management, and humanitarian action. Students attend 6 blocks in Lugano, Switzerland.

• The first 5 blocks are 1 week each.
• Block 6 is 12 days and includes thesis defense and graduation.

All courses are taught in English and the full program takes 1 year to complete. This part-time format allows participants to earn their master degree while working full-time.

The program welcomes humanitarian practitioners with at least 3 years of related experience. MASHLM students come from all over the world and work in diverse fields within a humanitarian context including logistics, procurement, HR, WASH, ICT, child protection, and transportation. They bring a wealth of knowledge from the field into the classroom, enriching lessons and ensuring project work is highly relevant.

Participants are awarded an Advanced Master’s Degree and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from the Università della Svizzera italiana.

Why MASHLM?

| The FORMAT: You continue to work full time while earning your degree.

| The IMPACT: You can immediately apply the tools and methodologies learned in class. You learn key skills through real-world humanitarian challenges.

| The FUTURE: You gain core skills that employers need. MASHLM students have been rewarded with greater responsibility, promotions, and career advancement.

| The NETWORK: You are welcomed into our global community made up of your peers and faculty from all over the world, from a wide range of organizations. You can tap into this network to bring a global perspective to your humanitarian issues.

| The FACULTY: You work in small groups with experts and scholars from leading universities and humanitarian organizations including MIT, Georgia Tech, USAID, and the Red Cross

| The LEAN SIGMA SIX: Students earn a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt certification in addition to their Master (MAS) degree.

Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until all places are filled. Students requiring a visa for Switzerland are strongly urged to apply as early as possible. The visa process can take up to 3 months.

Forms and information can be found at:

http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/application

Thursday, October 26

8:30-9:30 Colombia |3:30-4:30 Rome| 9:30-10:30 Boston| 20:30-21:30 Bangkok

In this webinar, experts from the Latin American and Caribbean Climate Finance Group (GFLAC), UNDP and the National Planning Department of Colombia, will share insights and lessons learned from a study conducted by the joint UNDP-FAO NAP-Ag Programme (NAP-Ag) in partnership with GFLAC on tracking domestic climate finance. The study and webinar sessions will focus on adaptation climate financial flows in six countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Nepal, The Philippines and Zambia.

Climate finance is a crucial element for the implementation of more effective climate actions and the goals outlined by the Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda. In order to understand the financing gaps and the financial opportunities available to developing countries to fund climate resiliency efforts, it is important to understand the levels of funding available through global climate funds and domestic sources. In an effort to increase the transparency of climate finances, countries worldwide are starting to track both domestic and international finance flows. This is an important step to comply with the Paris Agreement’s Transparency Initiative.

This webinar is presented through the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme (NAP-Ag), an initiative jointly led by UNDP and FAO, with funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.

Webinar Objectives

• Present the results of the study conducted by the NAP-Ag Programme regarding domestic climate finance, particularly adaptation climate flows in six countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Nepal, The Philippines and Zambia.
• Discuss the challenges and the lessons learned in this study to provide inputs and recommendations for the actual process of the negotiation under UNFCCC.
• Receive inputs from participants to further strengthen the results and support the work related to tracking climate finance at the national level.

Presenters

• Sandra Guzmán, General Coordinator, GFLAC
• Joanne Manda, Climate Finance Specialist, UNDP
• Sebastian Lema, Coordinator Financial Management Committee, National Planning Department, Colombia (TBC)
• Moderator: Claudia Garcia, FAO

Register

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4058113086282145027

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4058113086282145027

This e-learning course, entitled Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) - version 2.0, provides an overview of IPC approach. The goal of this course is to provide guidance on how to use IPC tools and procedures specifically focused on acute food insecurity.

Audience

The target audience of the e-learning course includes:

• Food security analysts, technical staff, field personnel who are involved in the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of food insecurity information.
• Mid-level managers, policy formulators and programme managers who are involved in monitoring progress in poverty reduction, and meeting food security goals and targets.

Content

The course consists of 11 lessons, of approximately 15 to 150 minutes duration each:

• Lesson 1 Introduction
• Lesson 2 Why use the IPC?
• Lesson 3 Building Technical Consensus
• Lesson 4 IPC Analytical Approach and Overview of Tools
• Lesson 5 IPC Analytical Framework
• Lesson 6 IPC Reference Tables and Analysis Worksheets
• Lesson 7 Key Parameters for the IPC Classification
• Lesson 8 IPC Classification Procedures Step by Step
• Lesson 9 Communicating for Action
• Lesson 10 IPC Quality Assurance
• Lesson 11 IPC Implementation process

FAO, in its position as IPC Global Partner, has developed the full course and made it free on its e-learning centre as part of the "Improved Global Governance for Hunger Reduction Programme”, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by FAO.

Course is available online, may be available also for download and CD-Rom order. Please Register to see the options and take the course.

CAS in MIGRATION and DIVERSITY

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Migration and Diversity analyzes changes in social structures and cultural processes owing to migration. It teaches the skills to engage with others, create solutions that turn problems into opportunities, and explores conditions for larger social inclusion.

Migration streams affect all aspects of social life (public institutions, policy-making, businesses, media, health services, religion and ethics, gender and family). Diversification boosts enrichment and creates challenges.

LEARNING GOALS

You will learn to apply theory in hands-on exercises;

You will develop communication skills and strategies that foster social inclusion and cohesion;

You will learn to analyze intercultural interactions in interpersonal, organizational and social settings, policies and organizational practices, and media.

WHOM IS THE CAS FOR?

Professionals seeking career advancement in public institutions that serve or employ migrants or address migration issues such as federal or local institutions, non-governmental organizations, or corporate organizations with diverse migrant workforce.

ORGANIZATION

Master of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland | MIC USI

American University in Beirut, Lebanon | AUB

Swiss Forum for Migration and Populations Studies, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland | SFM

MODULES

The modules cover structural and cultural aspects of migration, integration, and diversity including political participation, social mobility and market inequality, inclusion and belonging, governance of international migration, prejudice and stereotyping, refugee processes, policies and social needs.

Week 1 | 12 - 17 November, 2018
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• Migration as a Challenge to Democracy
• Policies and Processes of Integration in Society

Week 2 | 21 - 26 January, 2019
Beirut, Lebanon

• Contemporary Governance of International Migration
• Sustainability, Change, and Migration

Week 3 | 25- 30March,2019
Lugano, Switzerland

• Multiculturalism and Integration
• Psychology of Prejudice and Stereotyping

TUITION FEE

Certificate of Advanced Studies - CAS (15 ECTS)

Early Bird Fee until June 10 - CHF 6'100

After June 10 - CHF 6'500

Deadline for application - September 10

ACCREDITATION

USI Università della Svizzera italiana is one of 12 universities under the Swiss university system, coordinated by the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities (swissuniversitites). swissuniversities represents all 12 Swiss universities and maintains relationships with other accredited universities outside Switzerland. As a recognized university that is part of the public system, the degree-granting body of the MIC is USI Università della Svizzera italiana.
To ensure international recognition, in 2002 USI became the first Swiss university to adopt the Bologna Reform and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The Bologna Declaration mandates that all taught courses and coursework are to be quantified in ECTS points. The ECTS guarantees that credits are wholly compatible and transferable within and across the broader European university system.
The certificate awarded is a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Migration and Diversity (15 ECTS) from Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences.

For admission instructions please access: http://www.mic.usi.ch/admission

This event is organized through the 11-country program Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag). Light lunch and coffee

About this Event

FAO and UNDP partner in support of gender mainstreaming in adaptation for agriculture

Light lunch and coffee will be served.

This side event is designed to spark discussion on successful and transformative approaches that can be scaled up and replicated in countries, including in Small Island Developing States, to achieve the system-wide impacts needed that will transform gender and climate change commitments into concrete results and benefits for rural populations.

The event will feature country speakers providing insights based on national experiences in mainstreaming gender in adaptation for agricultural development, in line with the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan. Panelists will include representatives from Guyana, Kenya, Tonga and Uruguay.

Audience participation will be encouraged to discuss gender-transformative approaches to adaptation in agriculture.

This event is organized through the 11-country program Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag). The programme supports partner countries to identify and integrate climate adaptation measures for the agricultural sectors into relevant national planning and budgeting processes. The programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), through its International Climate Initiative (IKI).

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fao-and-undp-gender-transformative-adaptation-in-agriculture-registration-52923876740?ref=ecal

Background

Since 2007, FAO has piloted in Uganda, together with its partners, a community-driven approach, called “Caisses de Résilience” (CdR), which reflects a new way of thinking for FAO’s resilience agenda. The approach promotes an integrated way of programming by working simultaneously on three mutually reinforcing dimensions: technical, financial and social. The objective is to engage and empower rural smallholders to leverage their existing capacities to better manage risks and to seize local opportunities.

The webinar presents the basic concepts of the 'Caisses de résilience' and highlight the adaptability of this approach in order to tailor resilience-building to varying contexts and challenges, from protracted crisis to natural hazards. It gives concrete examples of implementation and scaling-up in a number of African countries, from Uganda to Central African Republic, Liberia, Malawi, Mali and Chad, and recently also in Burundi, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo. The session also illustrates how the approach was adapted in 2013 in Honduras and Guatemala to address the natural hazards context of the Dry Corridor area in Central America with an initiative called “Fondos Mutuos de Contingencia (FMC)” (or Community Contingency Funds, CCFs).- See more at: http://www.fsincop.net/news-events/detail/en/c/421951/#sthash.qhPQKlQn.dpuf

Watch a recording of the webinar here.