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DECEMBER 2017
NEWS ⎜ OPPORTUNITIES ⎜ PUBLICATIONS

Dear colleagues and friends, 

We are excited to share with you some recent highlights of START’s work - from the launch of a new regional network under the Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) program, to the completion of the second round of the Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) fellowship program, to the high-level panel on Funding Science at the United Nations Environment Assembly. 

In the new year, we will increase our focus on better understanding and addressing the linkages between food, energy and water resources with two new programs. One of the key events we are organizing with partners in the new year will explore the transformations needed for Africa to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - stay tuned for more details. 

We are grateful to all those who have already supported our efforts and we count on you to keep the momentum going. Your donation to START creates opportunities for training, research, education and networking - helping scientists, policy-makers and communities meet critical sustainability challenges. You can donate online or by writing to our Director of Finance.

Thank you!
Cheikh Mbow
Executive Director, START International
NEWS FROM START'S PROGRAMS
A behind-the-scenes look at two multi-stakeholder engagement processes on agriculture, food security, and climate change adaptation in Mali and Ghana. Blog post by Mary Thompson-Hall. More
In October, fellows from the Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) Program’s celebrated the end of their fellowship with mentors, experts and practitioners in Manila. More

START provides opportunities for training, research, education and networking that strengthen scientific skills and inspire leadership for advancing solutions to critical sustainability challenges.
Learn more about our approach and solutions on START's new website. 
Together with the Belmont Forum, START organized a panel on “Funding Science for a Pollution-free World: How Africa Can Close the Science-Funding Gap” at the UN Environment Assembly. More
The Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA START) co-organized a six-day sustainability leadership programme for 21 young participants from the region. More
Executive Committee members from the Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) regional netwoks met in September 2017 to discuss the networks' future direction. More
Role-playing games are more effective than surveys in capturing how people make decisions and learn in complex, interactive and multi-stakeholder environments. Read about the "Food and Farm" game developed and piloted in Mali by Udita Sanga thanks to a grant from START. More
 
START is managing three grants aimed at developing a city-region knowledge base and a practitioner network to support the co-production of climate risk narratives in Africa. More
In the past six months START co-organized five events under the Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) program, engaging 400 scientists. More
“We ought to mobilize homemade African science to inform long term, sustainable solutions to African problems”. Cheikh Mbow was interviewed by the DANIDA Alumni Network. More

OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE GLOBAL CHANGE COMMUNITY
Here is a selection of calls for proposals and for conference registration, and job vacancies. To keep up-to-date with the latest announcements, join us on Facebook, Twitter or check our website.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS BY START STAFF AND ALUMNI
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (December 2017)
Co-authored by GOFC-GOLD fellow Maléki Badjana
Desertification and Re-Greening of the Sahel
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science (October 2017)
Co-authored by START’s Executive Director Cheikh Mbow
 
Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society (October 2017) 
This peer-reviewed article is one of the outputs of Olawale Olaniyan’s fellowship with the African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP).
Multi-scale governance in agriculture systems: Interplay between national and local institutions around the production dimension of food security in Mali 
NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences (September 2017)
Co-authored by START's Mary Thompson-Hall
Ecosystem services in adaptation projects in West Africa  
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (2017)
Co-authored by START’s Executive Director Cheikh Mbow
The Great Green Wall in the Sahel
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science (August 2017)
By START’s Executive Director Cheikh Mbow
 
Enhancing community resilience towards disaster: The contributing factors of school-community collaborative network in the tsunami affected area in Aceh  
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (July 2017)
This paper is one of the outputs of Rina Suryani Oktari’s PARR fellowship.
Evaluating climatic and non-climatic stresses for declining surface water quality in Bagmati River of Nepal
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (May 2017)
Co-authored by PROVIA fellow Jeeban Panthi
 
The drivers of wetland use in Temerloh district, Pahang, Malaysia
Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program, Working Paper Series (2017)
By former ACCFP fellow Felix Olorunfemi
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