Monday, August 31, 2009

DC Green Homes EcoTour -- September 12

WFH GREEN HOMES EcoTour -- September 12

Come join us for one of three leisurely, two hour bike tours of Ward 3 environmentally friendly sites. Choose from one of three bike tours at 10 AM, 12 PM, or 2 PM. We will start at the University of the District of Columbia campus where the Green Your Home Expo will take place and then make our way to 5 different stops.

EcoTours 1, 2, and 3:
An easy 3 mile tour by bike, segway or other clean transportation through a series of sites that exemplify environmentally sustainable features inside and out and may include: energy efficiency, recycled construction materials, storm water systems, organic or butterfly gardens, natural habitat and green landscaping.

Leaves from UDC-Green Your Home Expo - Featuring local green vendors, advocacy organizations, and DC agencies.

Consider: Being a GREEN HOME stop on this tour and/or a stakeholder in our programs.



When Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:00 AM -
Sunday, September 12, 2010 4:00 PM
Eastern Time Zone


Where University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Van Ness/UDC Metro & Farmers Market, Washington, DC 20015

Click here for event summary and registration.

Renewable Energy Conference at the Law School -- September 10

21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities and Hurdles for Renewable Energy Development
A conference sponsored by American University Washington College of Law and the Renewable & Distributed Generation Resources Committee of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources


September 10, 2009
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, Room 603


Panels include:
Electric Transmission Gaps and Bottlenecks: Issues and Potential Solutions,
Generation Resources: Finding the Right Mix,
Private Investment and the Role of Government: The ʺGoldilocksʺ Conundrum,
Policies for the Transition to a Carbon‐Constrained Economy, and
Financing Issues: Views from Wall Street to Sand Hill Road.


More information and a detailed schedule and required registration: https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/fall/2009/20090910.cfm


Please contact els@wcl.american.edu with any questions.

Friday, August 28, 2009

David Hunter Lecture: Intro to International Environmental Law

David Hunter Lecture: Intro to International Environmental Law

Monday, August 31, 11:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., SIS Lounge

Prof. David Hunter (WCL) will present "Introduction to International Environmental Law.” All are invited.

Sponsor: SIS Global Environmental Politics Program
Contact: Judith Shapiro, shapiro@american.edu

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Invitation: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Book Discussion)

Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative &
Environmental Change and Security Program, the White Ribbon Alliance for
Safe Motherhood, & International Gateway for a discussion of

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

featuring

Nicholas Kristof, Author and Columnist, The New York Times
Sheryl WuDunn, Author and Investment Advisor
Aparajita Gogoi, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe
Motherhood-India;
Country Director, Centre for Development and Population Activities
(CEDPA)
Jérémie Zoungrana, National Advisor, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe
Motherhood-Burkina Faso and Rwanda; Country Director, JHPIEGO-Rwanda;
and Manager, Safe Birth Africa Initiative, ACCESS

Thursday, September 10, 2009
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Book Signing Follows
Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Delayed webcast available as of 6:00 p.m. EST at www.wilsoncenter.org

Please RSVP to globalhealth@wilsoncenter.org with your name and
affiliation.

Please join us for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winners Nicholas
D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn about their new book, Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The coauthors argue
that empowering women and girls can be a key factor in ending one of our
era’s most pervasive human rights violations. Kristof and WuDunn
profile women and girls throughout Africa and Asia, examining the impact
on their lives of “four appalling realities”: maternal mortality,
sexual violence, and lack of education and economic opportunities. The
book illustrates how a little help can transform the lives of women and
girls abroad, showcasing organizations working in developing countries
to empower women. Finally, they argue that women’s emancipation will
unleash “the greatest unexploited economic resource” and may be our
best strategy for fighting poverty.

Maternal health experts Aparajita Gogoi, national coordinator of White
Ribbon Alliance-India and country director for CEDPA, and Jérémie
Zoungrana, national advisor to White Ribbon Alliance in Burkina Faso and
Rwanda and country director for JHPIEGO-Rwanda, will discuss their work
to improve women’s health, starting with a healthy pregnancy and safe
childbirth. They will present examples of women-from first ladies to
rural midwives-who are leading successful grassroots efforts to secure
every woman’s access to lifesaving care.

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If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into
the archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The webcast will be
available as of 6:00 p.m. EST. You will need Windows Media Player to
watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download.

Location: Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Building: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC. ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), A map to
the venue is available at http://itcdc.com/interactiveMap.html. Note:
Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted
and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to
pass through security.

Paid Internship -- Friends of the Earth

RE: Friends of the Earth International Team Internship

*http://www.foe.org/international-program-intern*

***International Program Intern*

Job Title: International Program Intern
Position works with Friends of the Earth’s International Program
Position Location: Washington, DC

***Summary*

Friends of the Earth (*www.foe.org * ) is the U.S. voice
of the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, with member groups
in 77 countries. Our mission is to create a more healthy, just world. Our
current campaigns focus on clean energy and solutions to global warming,
protecting human health from toxic and new, potentially harmful
technologies, and promoting low-and-no-pollution transportation
alternatives. We’re a hard-hitting, progressive group who pulls no punches
and speaks sometimes uncomfortable truths to power.

We’re looking for an intern to join our international team. This internship
is intended for someone who is considering a career in the environmental,
progressive, international, or social justice movements -- someone who wants
to learn and gain first-hand experience performing a wide variety of
campaign work. We’ll give you an opportunity to get hands on experience
campaigning: researching and writing, developing materials, advocating for
change, and networking with people in these fields. In return, we expect you
to work with us to advance our international climate campaign and help out
with a wide variety of tasks as we move into the critical time period
leading up to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen. You may also be
asked to help with our international economic and solidarity campaigns as
needed.

***Major Responsibilities*

·      ** Undertake research projects

·       Draft and prepare campaign materials, including web content and fact
sheets

·       Compile outreach lists and assist with outreach calls

·       Assist with media calls

·       Track media coverage

·       Attend coalition, team and full staff meetings

·       Help with logistics for various meetings and events.

·       Assist other Friends of the Earth departments with their work on an
occasional basis.

***You Should Be*

·      ** College graduate (preferred).

·       A strong writer, researcher, and communicator, who can make complex
policy, scientific and legal issues interesting and accessible to activists
and the public.

·       A hard worker who is eager to learn and is enthusiastic about taking
on work ranging from challenging, intellectually stimulating tasks to more
mundane responsibilities.

·       Knowledgeable about the environment, particularly climate change,
and particularly interested in international issues and politics.

·       Comfortable with computers, with an interest in new and social media
a plus.

·       Someone who’s personable, enjoys working in teams, is professional,
and has a sense of humor.

*NOT REQUIRED, BUT HELPFUL:* Familiarity with international climate
negotiations and the relationship of the international climate arena to U.S.
policy. Familiarity with international economic institutions or trade
issues. Experience in social justice or solidarity work.

***Salary*

This position pays $10 an hour. Our work week is 37.5 hours. The position
will run for three months and is not eligible for benefits.

***To Apply*

E-mail cover letter, resume and short writing sample to
*jobs@foe.org*with the subject heading “International
Internship.” No mail applications or
phone calls. Position will remain open until filled.

Friends of the Earth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Internship: Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative

In response to a request from the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), several organizations in the United States and Africa came together in July, 2007 to consider what could be done to help strengthen African higher education institutional capacity to educate and solve problems relevant to national and regional development. The Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative resulted from these meetings, with the purpose of strengthening the capacity of African higher education institutions through partnerships between African and U.S. higher education institutions over a sustained period for mutual benefit.

The Initiative is led by former USAID Administrator Peter McPherson and is housed at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. For more information about the Initiative visit: www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1117.

We are seeking an intern for a period of four months to support the Chief Operating Officer of the Initiative. The position will entail the following responsibilities in communication, event planning and research:


1. Assist in the writing of grant proposals. In addition to writing, this work entails organizing and attending meetings to obtain feedback from the larger Initiative team, conducting research to answer questions posed in the grant application, editing, pulling together support materials, etc.
2. Assist with maintaining the Initiative website.
3. Assist with external communication regarding Initiative events, media stories, monthly updates, etc. – this may involve writing and sending emails, making phone calls, and updating the website.
4. Assist with taking notes in meetings, writing up summaries, and coordinating with the administrative assistant to facilitate set up and ensuring meeting logistics are taken care of.
5. Assist the Chief Operating Officer and other Initiative staff members with project management, research and writing as needed.


Desired Qualifications:
a. Strong writing and research skills.
b. Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
c. Good interpersonal skills, team-player, flexible.
d. Interest in international development and Africa.
e. French language skills strongly desirable.
f. Knowledge about/experience in Africa and international development strongly desirable.
g. Web development skills a plus.

Interested candidates should submit a letter and resume to Anne-Claire Hervy, Chief Operating Officer, Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative at achervy@ais.msu.edu.

Internship Opportunity at Solar Energy Industries Association

The MD-DC-VA Solar Energy Industries Association is seeking interns to assist the Executive Director in the duties of this growing industry association.

We are seeking individuals who can assist us to establish and participate in working committees on Policy and Membership.

Help to organize and conduct the third annual Solar Energy Focus Conference: Fall 2009, to be held in Gaithersburg, MD on December 3-5

Opportunity to meet with the leaders in the solar industry including: BP Solar, Sun Edison, groSolar, Solarworld and more than 150 companies engaged in the renewable energy industry in the Maryland-DC-Virginia region.

Tasks to Include:

1) Assisting the Executive Director with activities including registration and sponsorship for the annual Solar Energy Focus Conference

2) Creating and establishing an association policy committee and hosting their meetings via conference call and/or in person. Assisting committees in drafting and submitting testimony. Serving as a point of contact to other organizations who wish to support our efforts

3) Assisting the Director and contributing writers to produce the association's quarterly newsletter

4) Assisting the Director in providing new services for membership, including financing and insurance policies for members that are interested.

This internship will provide the candidate with the opportunity to learn about solar energy technologies, meet local renewable energy industry business and government leaders and work to improve the local solar market.



Check out our website at www.MDV-SEIA.org

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to mdvseiaintern@gmail.com

Five New Jobs at the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

www.wsscc.org

Do you want to make a positive difference in the lives of some 2.5 billion people? Do you want to be part of a dynamic, Geneva-based team with colleagues spread across the planet who are intent on changing what the world thinks, feels, knows and does about sanitation? Then you should apply for one of the five new job posts at the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) secretariat. They include senior- and mid-level professional posts in our Networking/Knowledge Management and Advocacy/Communications departments, and mid-level posts in our Grants Management (Global Sanitation Fund) department.

We're growing because sanitation work itself is undergoing a transformation of epic proportions. It is changing from a minor, government-led, 'charitable' provision sector into a major, people-led, vibrant part of every day human life. Join us and you will help to improve tangibly the health, dignity, environment and economic well-being of 2.5 billion people without safe sanitation. Join us and you will help in achieving our mission of sanitation, hygiene and water supply for all people.

A brief description of each job post is below; by clicking on the job title you will go to the full announcement. In addition, these links give more background information:

Ø Short video on the work of WSSCC
Ø United Nations professional (P) salary grades
Ø Link to WSSCC's web site
Ø Personal history form for UN job applications

So hurry up and submit your application today!

Job Openings at the WSSCC Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland

Programme Manager, Networking & Knowledge Management Department (P5 Level), Application Deadline: September 10, 2009
Under the general direction of the Executive Director, this senior-level post will provide strategic leadership and overall management of the Networking and Knowledge Management work and team.

Programme Manager, Advocacy & Communications Department (P5 Level), Application Deadline: September 10, 2009
Under the general direction of the Executive Director, this senior-level post will provide strategic leadership and overall management of the Advocacy and Communications work and team.

Technical Officer, Networking & Knowledge Management Department (P2 Level), Application Deadline: September 11, 2009
This post works with monitoring and reporting on the various national, regional and thematic networks operating with support of the Networking and Knowledge Management team, and in programme development and knowledge management. (This post is being re-advertised for operational reasons. Candidates that applied to this post in April 2009 will have to re-apply if still interested, as none of the previous applications will be taken into account.)

Programme Officer, Grants Management Department (P3 Level), Application Deadline: September 18, 2009
The post will manage sanitation and hygiene grants to country programmes while taking special responsibility for maintaining Global Sanitation Fund alignment with best practice in sanitation and hygiene.

Programme Officer, Grants Management Department (P3 Level), Application Deadline: September 18, 2009
The post will manage sanitation and hygiene grants to country programmes while taking special responsibility for the Global Sanitation Fund monitoring and learning agenda.