<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>8/10/2007</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style="">************************************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <B>Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) GHG Emissions Data is now available online</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In English: </SPAN><A href="http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In Japanese: </SPAN><A href="http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see RESOURCES 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) - School on Climate Extremes - 21-25 January 2008 – Lecce (Italy)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see <SPAN style="">RESOURCES 2 </SPAN>below) </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SCIENCE NEWS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Researchers Work To Track North American Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070806170331.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070806170331.htm</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Namibia: Country Seeks Help to Curb Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200708060585.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://allafrica.com/stories/200708060585.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Siberian Forests Threatened by Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/uol-cct073007.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/uol-cct073007.php</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style=""><B>Extreme global weather in line with climate change predictions: UN expert</B></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/07/news/UN-GEN-UN-Extreme-Weather.php">http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/07/news/UN-GEN-UN-Extreme-Weather.php</A></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Abstracts requested: Fall 2007 AGU Session on "Carbon Sequestration: Reservoirs, Techniques, Policy" - 10-14 December 2007, San Francisco, CA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see OPPORTUNITIES 1 below)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>International conference: "Food Security and Environmental Change: Linking science, development and policy for adaptation" April 2-4, 2008 - University of Oxford (UK)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> (see OPPORTUNITIES 2 below) </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Workshop: Climate Information: Responding to User Needs: Bringing Observations, Data Management, Modeling, and Prediction into the Decision Process - October 22-23, 2007 - University of Maryland, College Park (USA)</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see <SPAN style="">OPPORTUNITY 3</SPAN> below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I>JOBS</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Physical Meteorology - SUNY-Oneonta (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.oneonta.edu/admin/humres/Pages/Faculty_Positions/1030Gearthsciencephysmeteor.asp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.oneonta.edu/admin/humres/Pages/Faculty_Positions/1030Gearthsciencephysmeteor.asp </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><I><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></I></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Instructor</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Fall 2007 - Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences - CU Denver (Colorado, USA)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 1 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Manager/professional research assistant</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Natural Hazards Center Program – University of Colorado – Boulder, CO (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 2 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">, tenure-track – Geography, Earth Systems Science (ESS) - Clark University, Massachusetts (USA)</SPAN><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 3 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Two postdocs</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - vegetation and meteorological modelling of tropical forests - Oxford University Centre for the Environment (UK)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.ouce.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/070804.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.ouce.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/070804.php</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 4 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Postdoc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> positions - climate modelling - Danish Climate Centre – Copenhagen (Denmark)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 5 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Human-Environment Interaction - Indiana University - Bloomington (USA)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 6 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>2 Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> positions: Meteorology/Climatology - University of Lisbon (Portugal)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=5977"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=5977</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 7 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Postdocs</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">: Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Predictions Studies (COAPS) - Florida State Univ (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 8 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">: Centre for Global Change Science, Earth System Evolution - University of Toronto (Canada)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 9 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Asst. Prof -</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> Political Science/environmental politics - Davidson College, North Carolina (USA)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 10 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>Principal Researcher </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- Climate Change: International Institute of Environment & Development (IIED) - Central London (UK)</SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 11 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B>10+ Assorted vacancies</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - 10+ Vacancies at the Met Office - Hadley Centre, Exeter<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(UK)<O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/recruitment/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/recruitment/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 12 below)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <SPAN style=""><B>Carbon markets;</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Assorted UNFCC positions </B></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 13 below)</SPAN><B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Resources and Funding Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(RESOURCES 1) <B>Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) GHG Emissions Data is now available online</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In English: </SPAN><A href="http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In Japanese: </SPAN><A href="http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The IGES GHG Emissions Data aimed at providing comprehensive, organised information on the GHG emissions from Annex I countries to the UNFCCC in an easy-to-understand way. This spreadsheet enables users to use relevant information for their own analytical purposes.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All information is extracted from the publicly available sources on the UNFCCC web-site and this data will be updated regularly.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(RESOURCES 2) <B>Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) - School on Climate Extremes - 21-25 January 2008 – Lecce (Italy)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The school covers a wide spectrum of topics on extremes and climate. It is mainly addressed to PhD students and young post docs. Lectures include a general introduction to climate extremes, to methods for their analysis and description, assessment of trends and changes, data collection, analysis of climate records, identification of observed trends and future projected changes with focus on the European-Mediterranean region.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Call for Applications:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Application form and more details on the programme can be found at </SPAN><A href="http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cmcc.it:8080/web/public/eventi_CMCC</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. <B>All applications must be received by September 15th, 2007.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No registration fee is requested for attending the school. A financial support might be available in special cases to cover the cost of accommodation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For further information please contact the School Secretariat. E-mail: </SPAN><A href="mailto:alessandra.lezzi@cmcc.it"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">alessandra.lezzi@cmcc.it </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">, Phone: +39 0832 293287</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Science News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 1) <B>Researchers Work To Track North American Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070806170331.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070806170331.htm </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"There is no question now that the climate is changing on a global scale," says Takle, an Iowa State University professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and agronomy. "The evidence is so overwhelming." <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But what does that mean on a smaller scale? How are greenhouse gases changing the climate in North America? In the United States? In Iowa? <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After all, "You and I are not affected by a few tenths of a degree of temperature change on a global scale," Takle said. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Takle is working with Bill Gutowski, an Iowa State professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, and Ray Arritt, an Iowa State professor of agronomy, to find some answers about regional climate change. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The three have worked together on climate studies for 15 years. And now they've joined an international group of scientists collaborating on the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program. The assessment program is led by Linda Mearns, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. The National Science Foundation is funding the Iowa State work on the project with a $353,000 grant. (continued...)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 2)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Namibia: Country Seeks Help to Curb Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200708060585.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://allafrica.com/stories/200708060585.html</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AS an extremely arid country, Namibia is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and has a limited capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, a top Namibian diplomat has said. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For this reason, donors should meet Namibia halfway, as the country is taking decisive measures to adapt to the reality of climate change, says Dr Kaire Mbuende, Namibia's ambassador to the United Nations. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Namibia has a relatively small economy with few options for economic development," he told the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday during its debate on climate change as a global challenge.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Namibia has identified specific research needs related to climate change and in addition there is a need for interpretive and policy development capacity to be developed within Namibia," Mbuende said. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The development of a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan is planned for 2008, which will be a consultative process to ensure climate change is further integrated into policies at a national level.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Important activities will be identified and prioritised in an implementation plan with appropriate budgets."<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The third National Development Plan (NDP3) would ensure that climate change issues were mainstreamed into the national development framework, he said. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Namibian Desert Research Foundation (DRFN) was currently developing a model on Namibia's climate vulnerability by modelling climate change through rainfall patterns from 1960 to 2010.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another adaptation project was looking at the development and improvement of indigenous livestock as an adaptation strategy, he added. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"It is recognised that the industrialised countries are responsible for the bulk of the greenhouse gas emissions and there is awareness that developing and developed countries have different needs and responsibilities," Mbuende said. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Namibia is an insignificant emitter (of greenhouse gases) even though the country has been affected by the effects of climate change.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We take our responsibility to protect the climate seriously." <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Namibia has already set up a National Climate Change Office under the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. (continued...)</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 3) <B>Siberian Forests Threatened by Climate Change</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/uol-cct073007.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/uol-cct073007.php </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An international team of scientists has found that Siberian fires are influenced by climate change. The scientists used 18 years of satellite images to estimate the timing of the onset and end of the growing season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>''Last century a typical forest in Siberia had about 100 years after a fire to recover before it burned again,'' said Professor Heiko Balzter of the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester. ''But new observations by Russian scientist Dr. Kharuk have shown that fire now returns more frequently, about every 65 years. At the same time annual temperatures in Siberia have risen by almost 2°C, about twice as fast as the global average. And since 1990 the warming of Siberia has become even faster than before.''</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(NEWS 4) <SPAN style=""><B>Extreme global weather in line with climate change predictions: UN expert</B></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/07/news/UN-GEN-UN-Extreme-Weather.php">http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/07/news/UN-GEN-UN-Extreme-Weather.php</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">International Herald Tribune - GENEVA: Floods in Asia, a cyclone in the Middle East and extreme temperatures around the globe since the start of the year have borne out warnings made by a key climate change report, an expert with the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The start of the year 2007 was a very active year in terms of extreme climatic and meteorological events," said Omar Baddour, a climatologist with the World Meteorological Organization.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In May the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fourth report, warning that global warming would increase the number of extreme weather events and cause more natural disasters, which will hit the poor hardest.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Global surface temperatures in January — when Europe experienced an unusually mild winter — were the highest since records began. According to data compiled by WMO measurements were 1.89 degrees Celsius (3.4 Fahrenheit) above the 127-year average.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Geneva-based agency said April temperatures around the world rose 1.37 degrees Celsius (2.46 Fahrenheit) above the historical average since 1880. Record storms, floods and heat waves have since occurred in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hundreds have died and thousands have lost their livelihoods in floods since the start of the year in China, South Asia, Mozambique, Sudan and Uruguay, while the period from May to July was the wettest in England and Wales since records began in 1766, WMO said.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It said two heat waves in southeastern Europe in June and July broke previous records, with temperatures in Bulgaria hitting 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) on July 23.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other extreme events this year include rare snowfall in South Africa and Argentina, and the first cyclone ever documented in the Arabian Sea, according to WMO.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"When we observe such extremes in individual years, it means that this fits well with current knowledge from the IPCC report on global trends," Baddour told The Associated Press.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Baddour said it was too soon to say whether global temperatures for the whole of 2007 would remain at such high levels.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But he added that climate scientists had reached a consensus that weather extremes have increased over the past 50 years and that this trend would likely continue.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"There is no other consensus model than this one," he said.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITIES 1) <B>Abstracts requested: Fall 2007 AGU Session on "Carbon Sequestration: Reservoirs, Techniques, Policy" - 10-14 December 2007, San Francisco, CA (USA)</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This Union session particularly encourages abstracts that consider the climate efficacy, technical feasibility, and political/economic needs of any large-scale carbon sequestration technique.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>U18: Carbon Sequestration: Reservoirs, Techniques, Policy<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Carbon sequestration from the atmosphere may be a critical aspect in the mitigation of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere. A number of natural carbon sinks exist and several different artificial sequestration schemes have been suggested. This session solicits presentations regarding the 1) research into natural carbon dynamics relevant to sequestration strategies; 2) research on the potential to enhance carbon sequestration in the various natural reservoirs (geosphere, soils, biosphere, ocean) and artificial reservoirs; and 3) the policy implications of these various strategies. As the goal of the session is to make a hard look at sequestration options, we encourage research presentations that emphasize either positive or negative elements of proposed sequestration initiatives. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITIES 2) <B>International conference: "Food Security and Environmental Change: Linking science, development and policy for adaptation" April 2-4, 2008 - University of Oxford (UK)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The purpose of the conference is to engage the research and policy communities addressing food security, environmental change and food policy by:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Presenting and discussing research on GEC, food security and food systems, and decision support dialogues from the broad international community<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Presenting and discussing findings from conceptual and regional research supported by the ESSP Joint Project "Global Environmental Change and Food Systems" (GECAFS)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Bringing together scientists and policy makers from diverse backgrounds to forge new partnerships<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Conference themes include: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Concepts and methods for GEC research related to food systems; vulnerability and adaptation; scenarios; and decision support<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Regional research, including case studies from the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Southern Africa, Caribbean, Europe and elsewhere<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Development agenda and policy processes regarding GEC and food security <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- Emerging issues and frameworks for analysis and policy development of adaptation options for food systems to GEC<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Call for Papers is now open and further information about sessions and how to submit abstracts can be found on </SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="http://www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="">.</SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(OPPORTUNITY 3) <B>Workshop: Climate Information: Responding to User Needs: Bringing Observations, Data Management, Modeling, and Prediction into the Decision Process - October 22-23, 2007 - University of Maryland, College Park (USA)</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A national workshop sponsored by the University of Maryland in partnership with NOAA, NASA, and the American Meteorological Society Workshop Co-Chairmen: James R. Mahoney, Environmental Consultant and former Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program (2002 – 2006) Antonio J. Busalacchi, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Earth System will experience real climate change over the next 50 years, substantially exceeding the scope of natural variability. A paramount question facing society is how to adapt to these changes. Success will require unprecedented collaborations and powerful partnerships between climate scientists and the consumers of climate information - businesses, government agencies from federal to local, policy organizations and planning offices that need specific kinds of information to ensure the best decisions in adapting to climate change.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of Maryland, College Park invites you to attend a two-day workshop at their Inn and Conference Center, October 22-23, 2007. This event will foster dialogue between the providers of climate information and its diverse user community to define specific measures needed to enhance the use of climate observations, data management, modeling, and predictions in support of business and policy decisions. The workshop will consist of plenary and breakout panel sessions, and a peer-reviewed poster session.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Conference Objectives:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* To identify how users, stakeholders, and decision makers are influenced by climate on time scales from seasons to decades <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* To identify the needs and requirements of users, stakeholders, and decision makers for climate information, observations, predictions, and services from global to local scales<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* To identify what adaptation measures are being considered in the private and public sectors, and how this might result in new classes of information for decision support<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* To recommend principal elements of the path forward toward more effective use of climate services in decision making <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Watch your e-mail for further details on the event or contact </SPAN><A href="mailto:csuplee@umd.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">csuplee@umd.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> for more information.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>Jobs</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Or, visit <A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></SPAN></A> and click on 'Join this group' </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 1) <B>Instructor</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Fall 2007 - Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences - CU Denver (Colorado, USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at CU Denver we need an instructor for a course (GEOG2202 Natural hazards) for the Fall 2007 August 22-December 16. Minimum qualification is a Master Degree in a related field.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Could you please pass the word and have any interested people contact me as soon as possible?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thank you in advance for your attention and help. – Rafael <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Rafael Moreno, Ph.D., Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Denver, Campus Box 172 P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone: 303-352-3762<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fax: 303-556-6197</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 2) <B>Manager/professional research assistant</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Natural Hazards Center Program – University of Colorado – Boulder, CO (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado seeks applications for the position of Center Program Manager. Since 1976, the Natural Hazards Center has served as the nation's clearinghouse for knowledge on the societal aspects of hazards, disasters, and risk. The Program Manager will report to the Center director, and in cooperation with the director, oversee the development and operations of Center programs. In particular, the Program Manager will perform the following duties: 1)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Providing assistance to the director with respect to writing grant proposals and engaging in other fundraising activities 2) Planning and coordinating the Center's annual July workshop<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3)Communicating and coordinating with the Center's national advisory committee, funding agencies, and the broader hazards loss-reduction community<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4)Managing the Center's budget<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5) Supervising staff activities in various areas, including (but not limited to) the Center's publications, Web site, library and information services, and Quick Response Research program 6) Coordinating with professional staff who oversee the Center's research activities<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>7) Managing day-to-day Center operations<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>8) Representing the Center at meetings, conferences, and other events <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Required Qualifications: 1) A minimum of a Master's degree in a discipline related to hazards research and applications<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2) Knowledge of and experience with hazard-related policies, programs, research, and knowledge transfer activities<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3)Experience in project and budget management<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4) Experience in staff supervision<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5) Willingness to travel<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6) Demonstrated success in proposal writing and fundraising is highly desirable<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information about the Natural Hazards Center, go to </SPAN><A href="http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.colorado.edu/hazards/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send a letter of application for the position, a CV or resume, a sample of written work, and the names and contact information for three references to Natural Hazards Center Director Kathleen Tierney at </SPAN><A href="mailto:tierneyk@colorado.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">tierneyk@colorado.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">. Review of candidates will begin on September 10, 2007, and will continue until a successful candidate has been identified.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 3) <B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">, tenure-track – Geography, Earth Systems Science (ESS) - Clark University, Massachusetts (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tenure-track position starting August 2008. Assistant Professor. PhD required at time of appointment.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Clark's School of Geography seeks a scholar with expertise in linked to one of our three research foci: GIScience, Nature-Society Studies, and Globalization, Cities, and Development (see </SPAN><A href="http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">).<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We seek a faculty member to join our growing ESS concentration in the Environmental Science major at Clark, and whose research interests link systematically to one or more of geography's graduate-level foci. Applicants are expected to engage in cutting edge scholarship in integrated environmental science and to be committed to securing extramural funding and teambased activities to support our research program. All facets of ESS will be considered. Examples of linkages to our research foci include geoscience and land degradation, climate change and ecological processes, and biodiversity and urban ecology. Strong undergraduate and graduate teaching, advising, and mentoring are required.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Send CV, statements about current and future [1] research program and [2] teaching interests and philosophy, and contact information for three references to:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ms. Jean Heffernan, School of Geography, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610.</SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOBS 4) <B>Two postdocs</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - vegetation and meteorological modelling of tropical forests - Oxford University Centre for the Environment (UK)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.ouce.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/070804.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.ouce.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/070804.php </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications are invited for two post-doctoral research associate positions to work on developing a coupled high-resolution vegetation-atmosphere model for the lowland and montane forests of the Andes and Amazon, based at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The work will nest into an extensive ongoing field work program looking at the interaction between cloud forests and climate.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One postdoctoral position is to develop a high resolution vegetation physiology and dynamics model modified from existing vegetation models to incorporate key montane forest processes. The second postdoctoral position is to implement a mesoscale meteorological model run in multiple nested modes from continental to sub-km resolution. In both cases the model development will utilise ecological and meteorological data being collected from our field sites, and use data assimilation techniques such as Bayesian network analysis to help inform model set-up and development. The ultimate aim is to develop a fully coupled vegetation-atmosphere model that utilises and integrates the field observations. There are likely to be opportunities to travel to the Andes to participate in field data collection.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOBS 5) <B>Postdoc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> positions - climate modelling - Danish Climate Centre – Copenhagen (Denmark)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Danish Climate Centre is responsible for the provision of plausible future climate conditions for Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Danish Climate Centre (DKC) is involved in many international collaborative projects, where modelling and analysis of the results are central elements. Both Global Climate Models (GCMs) and Regional Climate Models (RCMs) are used. We seek two post-docs to join our energetic research team. You should have some experience running a GCM or RCM, be literate in UNIX, and have a working knowledge of C or FORTRAN. As part of the DKC team you will work on refining climate models, utilize and improve climate models, implement ensemble simulations, or undertake research on methods for assessing probabilistic climate change from multi-model ensembles. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Within the many projects that the group is involved in, you will have scope to develop your own specific foci while supporting the broader project objectives. DKC is a leading climate research group in northern Europe, active in applied modelling activities in climate change, seasonal forecasting, and climate system processes. The group has a strong emphasis on multi-disciplinary integration and is seeking to get further engaged with stakeholders in the water, agricultural, and policy communities, particularly within Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Employment and salary will be according to existing Danish agreements. It will be possible to apply for an addition to the basic salary. For further details about the positions, contact Director Anne Mette Jørgensen +45 3915 7450 / </SPAN><A href="mailto:amj@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">amj@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> or Head of Programme Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen +45 3915 7428 / </SPAN><A href="mailto:jhc@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">jhc@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> or senior scientist Martin Stendel +45 3915 7446 / </SPAN><A href="mailto:mas@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">mas@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The application marked "07-041-xxx" enclosed relevant documentation, including examination results and CV, a brief letter of interest, and the names and contact details for three referees, should be sent to DMI <B>not later than September 10, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> to: The Director General, Danish Meteorological Institute, Lyngbyvej 100, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø or </SPAN><A href="mailto:job@dmi.dk"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">job@dmi.dk</FONT></SPAN></A> <SPAN style="">Duration 3 years, starting October 1, 2007 or as soon as possible after<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">this date.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DMI is an institution under the Ministry of Transport and Energy. DMI is responsible for the meteorological service to society within the Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland with surrounding seas and air space). DMI performs forecast and warning duties as well as surveillance of weather, climate and related topics in the atmosphere, on land and at sea - on one hand with the purpose of securing human lives and material values, and on the other hand for use in economical and environmental planning of the society. Besides these tasks, research and development within the expertise of DMI is also important in order to ensure an optimal solution to the tasks.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 6) <B>Asst Prof</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - Human-Environment Interaction - Indiana University - Bloomington (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The position announcement below is broadly written, but applications from climatologists are strongly encouraged. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Geography at Indiana University – Bloomington invites applications for a tenure-track position. Research and teaching specialization is open, but we seek candidates who can contribute to our programs in atmospheric science or geographic information science. Examples include, but are not limited to, biogeography, climate impacts, hydroclimatology, land-cover change, landscape ecology, and water resources. Teaching duties include both undergraduate and graduate courses. Applicants should have or expect to receive the doctoral degree by August 2008. <B>Applications received by October 15, 2007 are guaranteed full consideration</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">; the position will remain open until filled.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicants should send a letter of application describing research and teaching interests, c.v., sample publications, and syllabi. Three letters of reference should be mailed under separate cover. Apply:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scott M. Robeson, Chair, Department of Geography, Indiana University, 701 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405-6101, USA.</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOBS 7)<B> 2 Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> positions: Meteorology/Climatology - University of Lisbon (Portugal)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=5977"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=5977 </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of Lisbon is offering 2 research positions at the IDL research institute. The contracts require a PhD in Meteorology, Climatology or related subject. The contracts are for 5 years at a gross salary of about 42k€, and <B>applications must be received before August 27</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Applications must include a motivation letter and a full cv sent to </SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:pmmiranda@fc.ul.pt"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">pmmiranda@fc.ul.pt</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any questions, please contact Pedro Miranda at </SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:pmmiranda@fc.ul.pt"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">pmmiranda@fc.ul.pt</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 8) <B>Postdocs</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">: Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Predictions Studies (COAPS) - Florida State Univ (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Predictions Studies (COAPS) at the Florida State University (FSU) invites applications for <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a) a postdoctoral position in the area of seasonal climate prediction using coupled ocean-atmospheric models. The candidate will be based at FSU, but will work closely with the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and their Coupled Forecast System (CFS). Research foci will be on the evaluation and improvement of the CFS seasonal prediction capabilities. The successful candidate will be part of a strong climate modeling group and will have many opportunities for independent research. Experience with weather or climate models and familiarity with Fortran, UNIX, shell scripting, etc. are essential.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>b) a postdoctoral position in the area of ocean model evaluation and validation. The candidate will work closely with the Naval Research Laboratory (Stennis Space Center, MS) to validate the performance of the global HYCOM ocean prediction system. The successful candidate will be required to identify processes and observational datasets suitable for validation against global HYCOM. Validation efforts will focus on both model analysis and forecast skill out to 5 days.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. A Ph. D. in Meteorology, Physical Oceanography, or related field is required. A curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and three letters of recommendation should be sent electronically to: </SPAN><A href="mailto:mslaton@coaps.fsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">mslaton@coaps.fsu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 9) <B>Post-doc</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">: Centre for Global Change Science, Earth System Evolution - University of Toronto (Canada)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Centre for Global Change Science (CGCS), University of Toronto has openings for two or more positions in interdisciplinary research in any aspect of Earth System Evolution. The goal of the CGCS programme for postdoctoral scholars is to foster interactions between the disciplines involved in global change science. Successful applicants will be co-supervised in their research by faculty from two different university departments. Potential applicants may wish to visit the CGCS website < </SPAN><A href="http://www.cgcs.utoronto.ca/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.cgcs.utoronto.ca/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">> to learn more about its activities and about the affiliated research faculty. The CGCS committee will <B>begin to review applications on September 15th, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">. Successful applicants may begin their appointments at a date to be determined by their individual circumstances.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicants for these positions should forward a curriculum vitae, together with a statement of research interests, and have three letters of reference sent directly to: Mrs. Ana Sousa, CGCS Secretary, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7, e-mail: </SPAN><A href="mailto:ana@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ana@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">, tel: 416-978-2933, fax: 416-978-8905.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family:Helvetica">********************</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 10) <B>Asst. Prof -</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> Political Science/environmental politics - Davidson College, North Carolina (USA)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Davidson College seeks applications for an Assistant Professor of Political Science beginning August, 2008. Emphasis will be on environmental politics. Teaching load is five courses per year and would include both a course in public policy and an interdisciplinary course in environmental studies. This position is intended to strengthen the college's offerings in environmental studies, supporting a curricular option in that area. The initial appointment will be for three years. At end of that period, the College will review the appointment and likely conduct a national search for a permanent tenure-track position in the same field. Completed Ph. D. and a record of exemplary teaching are required. If interested, complete the online application at </SPAN><A href=""><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">https://jobs.davidson.edu/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="https://jobs.davidson.edu">https://jobs.davidson.edu</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, three letters of recommendation, and reports of teaching experiences/student evaluations can be sent by regular mail to: Michelle Gruslin, Human Resources, Box 7163, Davidson, NC 28035-7163. Alternatively, these documents can be emailed to <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>igruslin@ </SPAN><A href="http://davidson.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">davidson.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Review of applications will begin September 21, 2007</B></SPAN><SPAN style="">, and continue until the position is filled. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-family: Helvetica">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOB 11) <B>Principal Researcher </B></SPAN><SPAN style="">- Climate Change: International Institute of Environment & Development (IIED) - Central London (UK)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Are you a flexible team player with excellent people management skills who enjoys networking and building relationships? <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Climate Change Group is now recruiting a Principal Researcher to develop its research and policy advocacy activities and help with the Group's management. The post-holder will help the Group Head coordinate projects and activities and develop his/her own area of climate change and development related work. This position is the most senior of the researcher grades at IIED, and could evolve into the Group Head position.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant discipline, you will have a proven ability to manage and lead a research team working on large, multi-country research projects involving multiple stakeholders. You will have excellent project management and planning skills, and the ability to design and implement policy-orientated research. Other essential requirements include a significant record of innovative and influential work demonstrated by lead authorship of peer-reviewed publications and/or impact on policy.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An application form and job description can be downloaded from </SPAN><A href="http://www.iied.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.iied.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted. <B>Closing date for applications: Friday 31 August 2007</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="">Interviews: 18/19 September 2007<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">********************<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOBS 12) <B>10+ Assorted vacancies</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> - 10+ Vacancies at the Met Office - Hadley Centre, Exeter<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(UK)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/recruitment/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/recruitment/index.html </FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Head of Climate Impacts Team<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Applications Scientists: tropical cyclones and seasonal forecasting<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Prediction group (modeller) <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Research Scientist - Climate Variability Group<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Scientists: Mitigation advice<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Consultants<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Impacts Team: urban areas<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Impacts Team: agriculture<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Impacts Team: fresh water resources<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">- Climate Impacts Analyst</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">(JOBS 13) <B>Carbon markets;</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Assorted UNFCC positions</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>PDD and Climate Change Documentation Specialist </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">BalanceCO2 Ltd. - </SPAN><A href="http://www.balanceco2.com/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.balanceco2.com</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Duty Station: Pune, India<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Deadline: 15 August 2007 - </SPAN><A href="mailto:hr@balanceco2.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">hr@balanceco2.com</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Special Requirements: Must have at least one complete UNFCCC registration<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Associate Information Systems Officer (P2) - Sustainable Development</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> <B>Mechanisms Programme -</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/2860.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/2860.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.034.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.034.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Duty Station: Bonn, Germany<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Deadline: 24 August 2007 - Chief - Human Resources Unit -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">mailto:</SPAN><A href="mailto:vacancies@unfccc.int"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> vacancies@unfccc.int</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -Associate Information Systems Officer (P2) - Sustainable Development</B></SPAN><SPAN style=""> <B>Mechanisms Programme -</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/2860.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/2860.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.033.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.033.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Duty Station: Bonn, Germany<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Deadline: 24 August 2007 - Chief - Human Resources Unit -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">mailto:</SPAN><A href="mailto:vacancies@unfccc.int"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">vacancies@unfccc.int </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">_<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Project Assistant (Data) (G5) - Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme -</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/2860.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/2860.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.035.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.035.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Duty Station: Bonn, Germany<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Deadline: 27 August 2007 - Chief - Human Resources Unit -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">mailto:</SPAN><A href="mailto:vacancies@unfccc.int"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">vacancies@unfccc.int </FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="">_<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Associate Programme Officer - 4 posts (P2) - Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme -</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/2860.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/2860.php</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.037.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie07.037.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""> -<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/vacancies/items/1216.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; 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"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">vacancies@unfccc.int </FONT></SPAN></A>_<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>CDM Executive Board - CDM Methodologies Panel - Panel Expert Members-</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="http://cdm.unfccc.int/EB/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cdm.unfccc.int/EB/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="http://cdm.unfccc.int/Panels/meth/callforMP.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cdm.unfccc.int/Panels/meth/callforMP.html </FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Duty Station: Bonn, Germany<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Deadline: 31 August 2007 - Lydia Braun - <A href="mailto:lbraun@unfccc.int"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; 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