[voew-listserver] WG: COST supported PhD training school on REDD+, Netherlands April 2012

From: Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner <bernd.siebenhuener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "voew-listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <voew-listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:25:15 +0000

Dear COST IS0802 Action colleagues,

Please find herewith information about the COST supported PhD training event on 
REDD+ to be held at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, from April 10-14, 
2012. [See below for all details].

We can support the participation of at least 7-8 COST PhDs in this event.

Therefore, please circulate this announcement widely within your networks, and 
encourage your PhD students working on REDD+ at apply/attend!! We look forward 
to an enthusiastic response from our COST network!

Application process and deadline:
As per COST rules, the names of all participants in the training school have to 
be shared with the COST office at least a month before the event. Hence, the 
deadline to apply for COST-funded PhD participants is 27 February, 2012. 
[Please note: This is earlier than the deadline for those not being supported 
through COST]

COST PhD applicants are asked to send a motivation letter (including relevance 
of this training school for the candidate's research), a reference letter and 
their resume. These materials can be sent by email to: 
marjanneke.vijge@xxxxxx<mailto:marjanneke.vijge@xxxxxx>

Information about COST procedures regarding reimbursement of participants:

 *
Participants should be from COST countries. A general rule of the thumb is 2 
participants per COST country but this is only a guideline to ensure a balanced 
distribution of participants.
 *   Reimbursement procedure and amounts for PhD participants:  for COST 
training schools, a fixed amount is paid after the end of the training school 
in form of a grant. According to COST rules, we can calculate per participant: 
a daily allowance of 60 to 90 Euros and 300 Euros travel costs. Thus, for a 3 
day meeting costs per participant are around: 540 to 660 Euros. However, 
depending upon how applications are received, and to accommodate as many 
applicants as possible, a flat 500 Euro as contribution to each participant's 
expenses may also be considered.



With these technicalities out of the way, see below (and related links) for 
details of the PhD training course:



REDD+SCIENCE+GOVERNANCE:

Opportunities and Challenges

Post-graduate (PhD training) course



Wageningen University, the Netherlands

10-13 April 2012





The post-graduate course REDD+SCIENCE+GOVERNANCE: Opportunities and Challenges 
provides post-graduates (PhD candidates) an opportunity to expand their 
knowledge and understanding of REDD+ issues. The course will use an 
interdisciplinary approach to address current debates and challenges inherent 
in the design and implementation of REDD+.



Participants will interact with high-level experts on REDD+ with different 
scientific backgrounds. The post-graduate course includes a mix of theory and 
practice, and will focus on current REDD+ debates and implementation of REDD+ 
activities. Various topical issues will be covered from natural and social 
science perspectives, including: REDD+ governance; monitoring, reporting and 
verification of REDD+; co-benefits and safeguards in REDD+; REDD+ in relation 
to forest management; and REDD+ finance and economics.



The post-graduate course is organised by Wageningen University and Research 
Centre (WUR) and will be held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 10 to 13 
April 2012. The course is an initiative of the recently established 
interdisciplinary REDD@WUR network that facilitates exchange of research 
related to REDD+.



For more information about the REDD@WUR network, see: 
www.redd.wur.nl<http://www.redd.wur.nl/>



For more detailed information about the course, see: 
www.pe-rc.nl/database/Courses%20and%20Activities/PE-RC%20postgraduate%20courses/REDD+Science+Governance.htm<http://www.pe-rc.nl/database/Courses%20and%20Activities/PE-RC%20postgraduate%20courses/REDD+Science+Governance.htm>



With best regards

Aarti

____________________
Dr. Aarti Gupta
Universitair Docent / Senior Lecturer
Environmental Policy Group (175)
Wageningen University
Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen, Netherlands
Phone: +31-(0)317-482496 / 484452
Fax:     +31(0)317-483990
Mobile: +31-(0)628729382
Email:  aarti.gupta@xxxxxx<mailto:aarti.gupta@xxxxxx>
Web:    www.enp.wur.nl<http://www.enp.wur.nl>
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