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Call for Concept Notes: Food, Health, and Adaptation to Climate Change in East and Southern Africa 2009-05-14
Deadline for submission: June 30, 2009.

Call for Expression of Interest: Outcome-Based Monitoring & Evaluation of Ecohealth Projects 2009-03-23
If you are interested in establishing more robust M&E to bring added value and knowledge to your research, and reflect upon your contributions towards more sustainable approaches to development, consider applying for this collaborative learning opportunity offered by IDRC to ecohealth projects: Managing Change, Coping with Complexity. The application deadline is 20 April.

2009 Ecosystem Approaches to Health Training Program 2009-03-17
CoPEH-Can will be hosting an 11-day short course entitled Ecosystem Approaches to Health (Ecohealth) in Guelph at the University of Guelph from Monday July 6 to Friday July 17, 2009. The Call for applications is now open until April 15. For more information on the 2009 competition, visit COPEH-Canada's website.

New book: Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems 2008-09-10

Request for Applications to Host the 2010 biennial EcoHealth Conference 2008-09-08
Deadline for submissions to the International Association of Ecology and Health (IAEH http://www.ecohealth.net) is October 15, 2008.

TDR Call for Letter of Intents: Integrated Community based interventions 2008-07-8
Deadline for submissions: July 30, 2008.

Ecohealth Training Awards for Young Researchers of Sub-Saharan Africa 2008-07
The Faculty of Health Sciences of Cotonou in collaboration with IDRC are proud to announce the 2008 Ecohealth Training Awards Competition. This opportunity is open to young researchers of Sub-Saharan Africa on the theme: Water, Waste management and Human Health in Africa. Application deadline is Friday, August 22^nd 2008.

ATPSN's Women in Science Competition 2008-07-07

Long-distance training opportunities for Cambodia and Laos 2008-07-07
Ten scholarships for Masters of Science (MSc) in International Animal Health and in  Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, delivered online. Deadline: 25 July 2008.

Measuring Mercury Hair by Hair 2008-06-20
International Museum of Women
June: How Do Women Save the Earth? Measuring Mercury Hair by Hair: Women Help Protect Against Mercury Contamination in Brazil’s Amazon
By: Kelly Haggart

The International Ecohealth Forum (IEF, 2008): CoPEH-MENA Competition 2008-06-04
CoPEH-MENA is holding a competition for young professionals from the Middle East and North Africa region to participate in the International Ecohealth Forum in Merida, Mexico,1-5 December 2008.

Research partnerships with developing countries 2008-05-05
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, are launching a call for the submission of projects for research partnerships with developing countries, which are conceived and implemented on a partnership basis between Swiss researchers and researchers from devel-oping countries and which address development-specific problems.

The deadline for electronic submissions via mySNF is 11 July 2008.

The Global Forum for Health Research: Competition 2008-05-05
The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet announce their third joint essay competition for the under-30s on the theme 'Climate change and health: research challenges for vulnerable populations'

Deadline essay competition 2008 extended until 15 May 2008, midnight GMT.

CoPEH-Canada - Training and awards program 2008-04-18
The 2008 edition of the Canadian Ecohealth Training and Awards Program is now open.

Call for applications: Research Leadership Development Training Grants (LTG) 2008-04-09
The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications for the award of up to 10 grants in post-graduate training in health research in an academic institution in disease endemic countries. Deadline is June 15, 2008. http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/bl2_ltg.htm

5e Université d'été Francophone en santé publique 2008-04-03
The NGO Action and Development (AcDev) in collaboration with its numerous partners is organizing the first Dakar Francophone Winter University on Health Promotion. It will be held from October 26th- 31st 2008.

Taller Enfoques ecosistémicos para la salud humana 2008-03-20
El Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo de Canadá (IDRC-CDRI) y el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública ofrecen un número limitado de becas para el taller: Enfoques ecosistémicos para la salud humana. http://www.insp.mx/verano/cursos/16a.php

Call for applications for the 5th Summer Institute for New Global Health Researchers, 2008-01-17
The Canadian Coalition is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 5th Summer Institute for New Global Health Researchers, to be held in partnership with Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC of the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 29, 2008.

USAID Malaria Communities Program FY08 Request for Applications 2007-12-03
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 23, 2008.

The World Bank’s Scholarship Program 2007-11-28

Upcoming ITEC-TERI Training courses 2007-09-17
The costs of selected participants from ITEC/ SCAAP countries (citizens of member countries belonging to the Indian Technical and Economic Co - operation Programme and the Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme) will be covered.

International Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) — SSHRC in Partnership with IDRC 2007-09-13
Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada are investing up to $6.3 million over the next six years to support international research alliances. This partnership will engage teams from Canada and developing countries in comparative and collaborative research, while working with people in communities that will directly benefit from the research.
Letter of Intent deadline: November 21, 2007

EPICOH-NEUREOH 2008 Conferences 2007-09-07
June 9-11 and June 11-13, 2008, organized by the Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, Universidad Nacional (IRET-UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica

Call for Application for Training Awards 2007-08: Ecosystems Approaches to Human Health: "Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health for Sub-Saharan Africa (2007) 2007-08-09
The Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Awards are intended to provide financial assistance to graduate students undertaking research projects that explore the interaction between various components of an ecosystem, and how these components influence the prevalence of health problems among human populations.   The Awards programme is also designed to encourage collaboration with institutional partners who will be the end-users of the research. For this award, applicants are asked to submit proposals that use ecosystem approaches to analyze the links between human health and the social and ecological determinants of waste management. They are also asked to identify potential intervention strategies based on better natural resource management with a focus on good management of solid waste that will help prevent the transmission of disease while preserving ecosystem sustainability. The deadline for receiving applications is Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Communicable Diseases in LAC 2007-07-31
IDRC announced the seven winners of the Communicable Disease in LAC: Ecohealth Research for Policy and Action initiative

Call for Application for Training Awards 2007-08: Ecosystems Approaches to Human Health in East and Southern Africa 2007-07-27
An Ecosystems Approach to Human Health during Processes of Urban Transformation
    Deadline revised : October 15, 2007.

IDRC Announces the Seven Winners of the Communicable Diseases in LAC: Ecohealth Research for Policy and Action Initiative 2007-07-27

GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE RESEARCH AWARD 2007-07-11
Offered by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Gorgas Memorial Institute Research Award is designed to enhance and facilitate the development of scientific linkages between Panama, nations of Central America, tropical and sub-tropical South America and the Caribbean Islands, Mexico and the United States and Canada through support of short-term travel for young research investigators from these regions. Deadline for applications: August 1, 2007.

International Ecohealth Forum 2008: An Invitation to Submit an Expression of Interest 2007-07-10
The International Development Research Centre and the International Association for Ecology and Health are jointly organizing an International Ecohealth Forum in 2008. They are currently seeking a host organization, as well as other partners to co-convene this Forum.
UPDATED DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION: AUGUST 1, 2007

Call for Applications: Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Graduate Awards for Students at Canadian Universities, 2007-08 2007-06-28
Ecohealth Approaches to Preventing and Controlling Communicable Diseases

The Ecohealth Graduate Awards encourage graduate students to examine the relationships between the environment, human health, and sustainable development from a holistic perspective through field research.  The present call is open only those students only who are registered at Canadian universities. Deadline for receiving applications: September 5, 2007.

Defining Success Against a Deadly Epidemic 2007-05-22
An interview with Renaud de Plaen, Senior Program Specialist with Ecohealth,  about IDRC’s participation at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto for the March 2007 edition of "The Meeting Professional."

Call for Applications for IDRC Internship Awards 2008 2007-05-15
Deadline: September 12, 2007. Internships commence January 1, 2008. Please see this page for more specific information on the intern position open with the Ecohealth PI.

New book: "The Chickens Fight Back" 2007-05-15
Ecohealth is in the news with David Waltner-Toews on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks talking about ecohealth approaches to emerging diseases.

An inter-disciplinary professorship at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences 2007-04-17
Deadline: May 12, 2007.

IDRC Receives US$1 Million Gates Foundation Grant to Fight Vector-Borne Diseases 2007-04
IDRC is pleased to announce that it has received a project support grant from the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support ecohealth research on communicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The European Union and the Government of Catalonia Support Ecohealth Activity in Cameroon 2007-04-05
Improving the accessibility and quality of drinking water and sanitation services in low-income neighbourhoods of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Enfoques ecosistémicos en Salud Humana. Enfermedades transmitidas por vectores (Dengue y tripanosomiasis americana) y Riesgos a la salud por exposición a tóxicos ambientales 2007-04-04
Call for applications for the Ecohealth Training Course for Latin America and the Caribbean offered by INSP, Mexico.  Deadline for applications: June 15, 2007

Call for applications: two CIDA-funded internships positions in Costa Rica in 2007-2008 2007-04-02
Internship funding is provided by CIDA as part of the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP). These positions are associated with a partnership between York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies and the Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health in Canada, and CoopeAgri R.L. and RioArte in Costa Rica. Deadline for application: April 15, 2007

14th Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH) Global Change and Health: Who are the Vulnerable? 2007-03-19
Canadian Society for International Health and the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research are pleased to announce the 14th Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH), to be held from November 4-7, 2007 in Ottawa, Canada. The deadline is May 30th, 2007.

The Global Forum for Health Research : Essay competition 2007-03-19
Young voices in research for health The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring their second joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007.

What is the World Challenge 2007-03-15
What is the World Challenge? Now in its third year, World Challenge 2007, in association with Shell,  is a global competition that seeks out projects and businesses that not only make a profit, but also put something back into the community.

Bird Flu and Public Health 2007-03-15
Maureen O'Neil, President of IDRC, published a letter to the editor in the on-line version of the Economist on February 20.

McGill Sustainable Agriculture Postdoctoral Fellowship 2007-03-15

This 2-year Fellowship has no citizenship restrictions and is open to candidates who have completed their PhD within 3 years of commencement of the award. The value of the Fellowship is $70 000 and the deadline is Tuesday May 1, 2007. For details, visit the website or contact Toni Bird, Student Affairs Office, Macdonald Campus of McGill University: Toni.Bird@mcgill.ca

Call for Applications: Nile Basin Research Programme 2007-03-08
A guest researcher programme at University of Bergen. Application deadline April 15 2007.

19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) titled Translating Environmental Epidemiology into Action: Interventions for a Healthy Future 2007-02-12
19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) "Translating Environmental Epidemiology into Action: Interventions for a Healthy Future."

Ecohealth is organising a range of activities at the conference, including:

• Communicable Disease Symposium
• Agriculture and Health Symposium
• Pre-Conference Course on the Ecohealth Approach
• Pre-Conference CCAA-Ecohealth Course on Climate Change and Health
• Support for a Community of Practice on Ecohealth in LAC Symposium

Competiton: Program Officer, Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health, Environment and Natural Resources Management (Ref. 729) 2007-02-12
The Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health (Ecohealth) Program  has a job opening for a program officer.The selected candidate will contribute to the development and management of research activities related to the emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases, particularly malaria, dengue fever and Chagas Disease, within an ecosystemic context (environmental, social, and economic linkages). The main focus of the work is the Latin American and Caribbean region with additional contributions to the global development of the Ecohealth Program Initiative

4th Summer Institute (SI-4) for New Global Health Researchers 2007-01-24
The Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) is pleased to announce the 4th annual Summer Institute for researchers who are new to the field of global health research. By “new” we mean researchers who have become involved in this important area within the past five years.  By “global health research” we mean research concerning the problems borne by societies in low and middle income countries (LMICs).

Former Ecohealth Awardee Wins Prestigious Scholaship 2007-01-18
May Chazan, a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has been awarded a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship worth $200,000.

Call for Concept Notes in Latin America and the Caribbean 2006-08-01
Communicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: Eco-Health Research for Policy and Action. Deadline for submission of concept notes: 31 October 2006

IDS Scholarships for African Students 2007-01-17
IDS' Masters course, "Science, Society and Development" focuses on pressing practical and policy questions in health, environment and agriculture.

IDRC Student Employment Program 2007 2007-01-08
IDRC's Student Employment Program (SEP 2007)  provides an opportunity for college and university students to learn the operations of IDRC, and acquire relevant  work experience through on-the-job training.  Closing date:  February 2,  2007.

A special edition of Découvrir magazine featuring Mercury research 2006-12-10
L’eau et les changements climatiques. October 1, 2006

Selected teams: Communicable Disease in LAC: Ecohealth Research for Policy and Action 2006-12-13
Results from the recent competition are now available.

Le 12e Colloque international est la 11e École d’été du SIFÉE 2006-11-23
Thème d’application : Les outils et méthodes d'évaluation environnementale appliqués aux transports.

Organisé par Le Secrétariat international francophone pour l’évaluation environnementale (SIFÉE) en partenariat avec l’Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF) avec la collaboration de la République et Canton de Genève.

Research Grant Applications on Sustainable Sanitation and Grey-Water Reuse in Developing Countries 2006-11-20
IFS/Sida Sustainable Sanitation Initiative Call for individual and team Research Grant applications. Deadline: December 31, 2006

Call for Applications: Knowledge Management Capacity for African Research Institutes 2006-10-16
An opportunity offered by GDN. Deadline of applications: October 25, 2006

World Bank Announces a Call for Proposals to Fund Innovative Ideas to Improve Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes for Poor People 2006-10-12

Call for applications from the Global Development Network (GDN) 2006-10-12
Promoting Innovative Programs from the Developing World: Towards Realizing the Health MDGs in  Africa and Asia
Deadline: October 31, 2006

Call for papers on Poverty and Human Development 2006-10-05
Call for Participation issued by the Council of Science Editors. Planned publication date: October 2007

IFPRI Policy Briefs-Understanding the Links Between Health and Agriculture 2006-06-28
These policy briefs draw on a wide body of research conducted within and outside the CGIAR. They provide a historical context to the links between agriculture and health, deal with specific health conditions and agricultural systems, and examine the challenges to linking agriculture and health in policy.

Upcoming Ecohealth-related Conferences 2006-06-02
Keep up to date with upcoming Ecohealth-related conferences: Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystem Health: Informing Policy, Practice and Research (June 2006), World Congress on Public Health (August 2006), the EcoHealth One Conference (October 2006) and The Global Forum for Health Research (October 2006).

IDRC Announces Support to the Asia Research Partnership on Pandemic Influenza 2006-04-18
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce its support to the Asian Research Partnership on Pandemic Influenza (“the Partnership”).  Avian and influenza pandemic experts, scientists and Asian national granting councils will meet in Beijing, China, on April 24-26 to formalize the Partnership.  They will also discuss what priority research and skills needed to be developed, and the information and coordination gaps that must be addressed to control the spread of avian influenza and other emerging infectious disease.

WRI 2005 Report on managing ecosystems to fight poverty 2005-08-05
The World Resource Institute releases its 2005 Report- The Wealth of the Poor: Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty.

WHO releases "Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis" 2005-12-22
The World Health Organization released the sixth synthesis report from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment "Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Health Synthesis"

Ecohealth Internship 2006 2005-22-08
Deadline 12 September 2005  - The competition for the Ecohealth Internship 2006 is open. The candidate must have a research interest in understanding the priority determinants of health in the context of Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health and specifically focus on health issues in urban slums in the Middle East and North Africa or the Sub-Saharan Africa regions

Call for Letters of Intent: South-South Initiative for Tropical Diseases Research 2005-06-15

Call for Applications for the Award of Research Training Grants - 2006 2005-06-16
The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications for the award of Research Training Grants (RTG).

Second Call for Proposals: Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) of UNDP 2005-04-18

Call for applications: Training Course on Urban Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa 2005-04-04
CALL FOR CITY-TEAM APPLICATIONS, September 2005

Competitive Awards for Post-Graduate Education: Gender and Development Studies with Specialization in Gender, Environment and Development at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 2005-04-01
Call for Applications, deadline: June 15, 2005.

Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation - Advanced International Training Programme by the SEI 2005-03-31
5Call for applications

Millennium Ecosystem Assessments Released 2005-03-31

INSP Ecohealth Summer Institute, August 1-5, 2005 2005-03-11
"Enfoques ecosistémicos en salud humana, enfermedades transmitidas por véctor, dengue y tripanosomiasis américana" Dr Mario Henry Rodríguez López, Director, Centro de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos. MEXICO

2nd Annual Summer Institute on Global Health Research by the CCGHR 2005-03-04
Pairs of young researchers (in a post-grad program or recently graduated) Canadian and developing country nationals working together are invited to apply. The workshop will be in Tanzania for one week, funded by the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research.

Selected teams: Ecohealth Competition 2005-01-05

Student Employment Program 2005 2005-01-04
IDRC's Student Employment Program for the summer of 2005 provides an opportunity for college and university students to learn about the operations of IDRC, and acquire relevant work experience through on-the-job training. The deadline for applications is February 4, 2005.

Winning Proposals 2004-12-22
For the Results of the Global Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Program Development Grants, please click on the following link:
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20259.html

World Bank Development Marketplace 2005 2004-12-09
This year's theme is "Innovations for Livelihoods in a Sustainable Environment." Proposals are accepted by the World Bank until January 21, 2005.

10th International Women & Health Meeting (IWHM) 2004-10-14
The meeting will take place September 21-25, 2005, in New Delhi, India.

"Ecohealth and the Developing World" 2004-10-08
The article "Ecohealth and the Developing World" by Dr. Jean Lebel, ENRM Director at IDRC, was recently published in the Ecohealth Journal.

Funding for Research Consortia by DFID 2004-09-16
The deadline for receipt of Expressions of Interest (EOI’s) is 1500hrs on 27th October 2004. Full proposals from selected candidates will be due Jan 31, 2005.

Research Fellowships in Palestinian Studies: 2005-2006 Academic Year 2004-09-12

Call for Pre-Proposals:  Deadline 4 November 2004

New Book: Ecosystem Sustainability and Health: A practical approach 2004-06-17
A book by David Waltner-Toews. Publication is planned for July 2004

Call for Applications for IDRC Internships for 2005 2004-06-22
The deadline for applications is September 12, 2004 for the one-year long internships at IDRC.

AFRICA MALARIA DAY - IDRC'S FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA 2004-04-26
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Financer pour recherches ou les études à l'étranger 2007-05-15
L'Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. Date limite: 30 août 2007

Call for Applicants for a Writing Skills Workshop 2003-12-10
4-7 June, 2004, Durban, South Africa
Closing date for applications is January 26, 2004

Offered by the Southern African Regional Network on Equity in Health (EQUINET) in co-operation with The University of New South Wales, Sydney,  Australia.

Coastal tourism, environment, and sustainable local development 2003-11-27
A new publication from The Energy Resources Institute (TERI);India.

"Health: An Ecosystem Approach" Reviewed 2003-10-31
Read a review of Jean Lebel's book (recently published in the IDRC's In Focus series) in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

J. Armand Bombardier Internationalist Fellowships 2003-10-23
The mission of the J. Armand Bombardier Internationalist Fellowships is to build the knowledge, skills, linguistic ability and cultural awareness of Canadian students, thereby preparing them to play a leading role in international endeavors.

Centre Internship Awards for 2004 2003-07-25
Call for Applications for internship with the Centre's Program Initiatives.

Third International Conference on Environment and Health 2003-07-08
This year's conference theme is "Urban Planning and Environmental Management for Human Health," to be held December 15-17, 2003 (Monday to Wednesday)in Chennai, India. It will also feature a Post-Conference Workshop on GIS and IT Tools for Information Sharing in Planning and Environmental Management.

Second INSP Summer Institute 2003 2003-05-28
International Course on "Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health: Vector-borne diseases and environmental contamination" Mexico, 25-29 August 2003Call for Applications for Fellowships.

HIV/AIDS, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security: Research Making a Difference 2003-05-16
A presentation by Dr. Michael Loevinsohn, Coordinator of the Renewal Network.

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ECOSYSTEMS APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH MONTREAL , May 18-23, 2003 2003-05-14
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE ­ May 21st. Press release.

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ECOSYSTEMS APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH -- May 18-23, 2003 2003-05-12
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE ­ May 19th, Press release

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ECOSYSTEMS APPROACHES TO HUMAN HEALTH -- MONTREAL - MAY 18-23, 2003 2003-05-13
Program at a glance, May 20. Press release

New Funding Opportunity from GDN 2003-05-02
The Global Development Network announced a new funding opportunity "Bridging Research and Policy Project."

NEW BOOK: HEALTH, AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH 2003-04-29
CAN WE REALLY BE HEALTHY IN A SICK WORLD? A new book written by Jean Lebel, Team Leader, Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Program Initiative, IDRC

ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN HEALTH: MONTRÉAL TO HOST THE WORLD'S FIRST SUCH FORUM IN May 2003-04-08
IDRC press release

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