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Women's power: "Alternative Nobel Prize"-laureates Monika Hauser and Sima Samar talk at ZEFZEF will co-organize a public panel discussion on: "Women's rights in Afghanistan: status quo and post-2014" on May 27, 2 p.m. in cooperation with RLC, BICC and Crossroads Asia. |
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Ceremony of National Energy Globe Award Uzbekistan 2013 at ZEFZEF is very proud that it has been granted the National Energy Globe Award Uzbekistan 2013 with its project "Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm, Uzbekistan”. The Energy Globe Award is one of the world's largest platforms for sustainability. |
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Latest Montpellier Panel Report focuses on sustainable intensificationThe Montpellier Panel, consisting of high-ranking international experts in the fields of agricultural and natural resources research, has published its annual "Panel Report". They suggest focussing on sustainable intensification as a new paradigm to tackle food insecurity. More information here. |
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ZEF at UNCCD conferenceZEF participated in the 2nd Scientific Conference of the UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) on the "Economic assessment of desertification, sustainable land management and resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas", held in Bonn, April 9-12, 2013. See Website. |
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ZEF at the "Informatik 2013" conference with workshop on mobile technologiesZEF will participate at the "Informatik 2013" conference in Koblenz, Germany, September 16-20, 2013. ZEF's focus is on the "Potential uses of mobile telephony and mobile Internet in the agricultural sector in industrial and developing countries". |
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ZEF Annual Report 2011-2012You can read more about ZEF's research activities in the past year, such as research on ZEF's core themes and capacity development projects. The lead article focuses on "uncertainty" and the challenge it poses to science. Read the full report here |
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International expert consultation on food price volatility and food security at ZEFAn international workshop on “Food price volatility and food security” co-organized by ZEF and IFPRI took place at ZEF in Bonn January 31 - February 1, 2013. Leading international experts and junior researchers shared and discussed their findings on the much debated volatility and speculation issues in food markets. Volatility matters especially for the poor. For the workshop summary and links to presentations and short videos see |
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