FK News
May, 19th
Feeding Knowledge is the result of a long term reflection on one of the major challenges for sustainable development: guaranteeing safe, accessible, nutritious and sufficient food to everyone on the planet.
In this context, Feeding Knowledge represents a good practice on the creation of a sound knowledge system for food security in the Mediterranean region: a unique laboratory to test the effectiveness of innovative solutions for sustainable development.
The final paper of the project is now .
This book collects several papers developed within the Programme, giving an overview on Feeding Knowledge philosophy, methodology, activities, achievements and future perspectives.
, and it!
April, 21st
The Summer School “Practical approaches to transnational research proposal writing in the area of sustainable forest management” (27-29 June 2017, Minsk - Belarus) is designed for early stage researchers (Master degree or PhD not more than 5 years ago) from North Africa Mediterranean, EaP countries and Russia, working on the forest thematic or a related area.
The deadline to submit your application is 10 May 2017.
April, 03rd
Five partners from Europe and nine from South Mediterranean Countries are working together to widening participation and adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) as a bottom-up approach to support the modernisation of the Higher Education sector.
the Compendium of Case Studies about Open Education Practices and Resources.
to experts interview.
March, 17th
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
In 2017 the theme is wastewater and the campaign, , is about reducing and reusing wastewater.
March, 06th
Want to learn about the basics of climate change?
Or simply test your knowledge?
Take the !
It's free, self-paced and takes only 6 x 2 hours.
Now available in English, French and Spanish.
March, 01st
A new MOOC about Food Security by is now available on .
to learn how to apply systems thinking to improve the environmental sustainability of food production systems.
February, 08th
The CIHEAM through the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza and the EU H2020 RIA project MINOUW (Science, Technology and Society Initiative to Minimize Unwanted Catches in European Fisheries), are organizing an advanced course on "Technological solutions for reduction of discards in fisheries" in Zaragoza (Spain) from 20 to 24 February 2017.
and find out more about the course.
February, 03rd
The changing climate will continue to put pressure on agricultural ecosystems, particularly in regions and for populations that are particularly vulnerable.
Introducing pulses into crop production can be key to increasing resilience to climate change.
See .
January, 31th
The objective of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA, the Framework) is to improve the food security and nutrition of populations affected by, or at risk of, protracted crises by addressing critical manifestations and building resilience; adapting to specific challenges; and contributing to addressing underlying causes.
The is a short document that provides a broad framework that can be used by all stakeholders who may have a role in improving or impacting food security and nutrition in protracted crises.
December, 16th
Within the framework of its internationalization policies, the University of Foggia (UniFG) is hereby calling for applications with a view to fostering the incoming mobility of foreign scholars and researchers, with the objective of broadening and improving joined research activities during the academic years 2016/2017.
The aim of this call for applications is to encourage international mobility among Scholars as well as to develop or strengthen networks of collaboration among scholars around the world.
Application deadline: 31st December 2016.
you can find the Application form.