Cheers,
Pippa X
>
> Hi, once again I find myself apologising for short notice of an event,
> and an inability to get into the shared planet eudora account. Tonight
> (Sunday) in NK7 - "venezuela, land with many missions" is a documentary
> exploring changes in health, education and welfare in Venezuela, followed
> by a talk by Mike Martin from the Venezuela Information Centre and time
> for discussion. This should be a very interesting evening, hope to see
> everyone there :)
> Pippa X
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is anyone interested in the post I found on the careers page? It appears
>> to
>> be quite a good opportunity to make links internationally and start to
>> construct a network of advocates whose role is to find solutions to
>> climate
>> change problems.
>>
>> yours,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Employer British Council Scotland
>> Job title Challenge Europe - Climate Advocates
>> Closing date 26/05/2008
>> Job categories Administration
>> Natural Resources and the Environment
>>
>> Paid / unpaid Paid
>> Salary range: Not known
>> Job description Climate change and global warming are the most urgent
>> challenges that the world faces and the time for action is now.
>> In 2008 the British Council begins the European element of our global
>> climate programme Challenge Europe. This project seeks to recruit and
>> support a group of young European Climate Advocates, who want to make
>> a
>> real difference to the climate debate in their countries and
>> internationally.
>> In recent pan-European research undertaken by the British Council, 50
>> per
>> cent of young people ranked environmental and climate issues as their
>> priority concern the highest response to an issue in the whole survey.
>> The issues they will explore in Challenge Europe will have both local
>> and
>> global relevance, including:-
>> Transport
>> Consumer behaviour
>> Economics and taxation
>> Built environment
>> Industrial processes
>> We will organise support and development activities for you to challenge
>> your thinking about certain issues and stimulate new thinking. These
>> activities will include opportunities to learn from experts and leaders
>> across Europe and visits to centres of good practice.
>> In each of 15 countries, 15-20 advocates, aged 18-35, will work together
>> to devise new ways to reduce carbon use or to use methods already
>> found
>> but not yet properly exploited. Each group will offer broad
>> representation
>> of skills, attitudes and ideas from all walks of life and will work
>> across
>> disciplines to seek, gather and refine a range of ideas from which
>> just
>> three will be developed as concrete proposals. The basis of each
>> proposal
>> will be its potential to bring about a Low Carbon Future through changes
>> to public policy, business practice or human behaviour.
>> The outcome: a network of 200+ advocates, working together to develop 42
>> tangible ideas that can really make a difference. The groups will
>> communicate these ideas to broader audiences - including leading
>> specialists, civil society activists, commercial organisations and
>> entrepreneurs - in an effort to make the ideas become reality.
>> Throughout the project, the British Council will actively partner with
>> organisations across Europe spanning all sectors. Through these
>> partnerships, the British Council will support young Europeans on their
>> quest, offering them access to some of the best minds in Europe through
>> established networks of climate change experts, policy-makers, business
>> people, entrepreneurs, environmental groups, and centres of excellence.
>> By taking part in the programme Climate Advocates will have:
>> Access to a network of people involved in climate activities across
>> Europe
>> Contact with key organisations
>> Support of British Council and partners in implementing individual
>> projects
>> Opportunity to take part in workshop meetings in other participating
>> countries.
>> In 2008, Challenge Europe will be taking place in 15 countries across
>> Europe: Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,
>> Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, UK,
>> Ukraine.
>> How to apply For more information on Challenge Europe activities
>> in England, contact Simon Chambers
>> in Wales, contact David Evans
>> and in Scotland, contact Conor Snowden
>>
>> www.britishcouncil.org
>> Location(s) Glasgow, Stirling and west central Scotland
>> Edinburgh and east central Scotland
>> Dundee, Perthshire and Fife
>> Aberdeen and north east Scotland
>> Inverness and Highlands and Islands
>> Borders and south of Scotland
>>
>> Full-time/part-time Part-time
>> Permanent/Temporary Temporary
>> Start date Open
>>
>>
>> ------------
>> Kenwin Liu
>> k.liu@abdn.ac.uk
>>
>> Culterty Field Station (University of Aberdeen)
>> Newburgh
>> Aberdeenshire AB41 6AA
>> Scotland, United Kingdom
>>
>> Mobile: +44 (0) 7767-366043
>>
>>
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