International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases

Air Quality and Climate Change Section of the Netherlands Association of Environmental Professionals (VVM) is organizing Fifth International Symposium on science, implementation and policy aspects of non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG-5) from June 30 to July 3, 2009.The symposium will be held in Wageningen in The Netherlands. According to the organizer, the symposium will address the role of non-CO2 greenhouse gases and aerosol in human-induced climate change and also the cost-effective options for reduction and its implementation in industry and society.

The symposium aims to remove barriers beween policy and science and fosters the dialogue between scientists, engineers and officials in industry and government, which are all, though from a different perspective, involved in non-CO2 greenhouse gas issues.

For online registration and more information, click here.

Conservation Programmes Manager

If you want to lead a conservation and land management team then apply for the conservation programmes manager post in London Wildlife Trust. You need to have significant experience of working with wildlife and habitats, with particular knowledge of river restoration. According to the website information, salary for the post is around £30,000-£32,000 pa.

For more information, please visit the website at

http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/Jobs/tabid/95/Default.aspx

Job at SNV Nepal: Senior value chain advisor

Netherlands Deployment Organization (SNV/Nepal) is looking for two Nepali professionals with the positions titled ‘Senior Value Chain Advisor’ for the west and east regions of the country. The main responsibility of the advisor is to build capacity of selected value chains in issues of production management, input supply mechanism including mlcro-finances, post harvest technologists and marketing network. If you posses a Masters degree In Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture or related field and have years of progressive experience in advisory or capacity building services with a minimum of three years exposure in value chain development, please apply for the position. Please write email to the following for more details on the job responsibilities and requirements criteria. Contact email: nepal@snvworld.org (Applications dead line: 1700 hrs, 21st January 2009).
Apply to:
Human Resource Officer
SNV Nepal
P.O. Box: 1966
Nepal@snvworld.org

(NOTE: I got this information through email so I could not provide the link for details)

International Conference on River Basin Management 2009

Fifth International Conference on River Basin Management including all aspects of Hydrology, Ecology, Environmental Management, Flood Plains and Wetlands is being organized from 7 - 9 September 2009 in Malta by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. The conference is sponsored by WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment in association with American Society of Civil Engineers.

According to the conference secretariat, this conference is particularly aimed at bringing together practising engineers, environmental managers and academics in the field, with an interest in discussing the conference topics. It has also invited abstracts and papers to be published. For more information, please click the link: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/river-basin-management-2009.html

River restoration - STREAM project

STREAM project is organizing workshop on 3 October 2008 focusing the concept of River restoration. The workshop will be help at Langford Lakes, Wiltshire. According to STREAM website, the project is a £1 million conservation project began in September 2005. The project site is centred on the River Avon SAC and the Avon Valley SPA in Wiltshire and Hampshire.

STREAM is inviting competent authorities (local planners, Environment Agency, and Natural England staff) to a workshop to visit the works, and to discuss how river restoration relates to the management of designated sites. Please find details of the programme by clicking the project site.

Professorship positions at Kathmandu University

Kathmandu University, Nepal is looking for Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professors in the areas of Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Power and Control, Communication, Mechanical Engineering, and Geomatics Engineering. The contract basis positions are for quilified persons with teaching and research interest in their subjects. For more information, please visit the university news site: http://ku.edu.np/news/ or click here for details (pdf file).

Vacancy in DFID Nepal

Department for International Development (DFID) is looking for following two adviser posts in Kathmandu, Nepal.
1. Private sector development adviser
2. Governance and inclusion adviser

Both posts require Master's level education and some experiences. The last date of application is 25th July 2008. Hence, check the link for further information. http://www.nepalnews.com.np/today/logos/ads/dfid/index.htm

International networking technologies event in Nepal

South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG), a non-profit forum for Data Network Operators in South Asia, is organizing SANOG XII at Kathmandu from 6-14 August, 2008.
SANOG XII is an international networking technologies event in Nepal. The event consists of
Workshops on 6-10 August, 2008; Tutorials on 11-12 August 2008; and Conference on 13-14 August 2008.
To submit papers and request for fellowships, please visit the official page of SANOG.

Internship vacancy at the Embassy of Denmark, Kathmandu

The Embassy of Denmark, Kathmandu, Nepal has invited applications for internship fromuniversity students studying in Denmark. The internship period is from 1 August 2008 to 31 January 2009. According to the Embassy, the idea of having Intern is to provide learning and sharing opportunities abroad to the Danish students in the field of development. The intern willinvolved in following areas/activities related to the Danish development assistance to Nepal:
* Environmental issues
* Peace Process
* Human Rights and Good Governance (HRGG)
* Local Grant Authority (LGA)
* Danida administrative works and daily activities

For more information, please visit the link
http://www.ambkathmandu.um.dk/en/menu/TheEmbassy/Vacancies/
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Happy new year 2065

I wish you a very happy new year 2065. Non-Nepalese readers may wonder about year 2065 but it is true that the Nepalese calendar system is almost 57 years a head of English calendar system. Usually the Nepalese new year falls between 12-14 April. Again, it is not on the same day as Nepal follows lunar calendar system and the number of days in a month vary from 29-32.

The picture is from Norway not from Nepal. You may guess whether the picture is of sun rise or sun set.