Deadline of this Job: 15 August 2022
Objective
• Field Sampling of potato plant materials infected with late blight
• Isolation of pure cultures of Phytophthora infestans
• Molecular characterization using SSR markers and amplicon sequencing
• Fungicide sensitivity assays
Objective
• Field Sampling of potato plant materials infected with late blight
• Isolation of pure cultures of Phytophthora infestans
• Molecular characterization using SSR markers and amplicon sequencing
• Fungicide sensitivity assays
Deadline of this Job: 15 August 2022
Background
The Innovation Lab project on current and emerging threats to plant health is conducting research to develop improved management strategies for late blight, including decision support systems and population monitoring in Kenya and other countries. In Kenya, a collection of late blight will be done from major growing areas, Phytophthora infestans isolated, fungicide sensitivity assays performed, and DNA extracted from the isolates for genotyping.
Background
The Innovation Lab project on current and emerging threats to plant health is conducting research to develop improved management strategies for late blight, including decision support systems and population monitoring in Kenya and other countries. In Kenya, a collection of late blight will be done from major growing areas, Phytophthora infestans isolated, fungicide sensitivity assays performed, and DNA extracted from the isolates for genotyping.
Deadline of this Job: 17 August 2022
Background:
• Literature describing adaptation practices regarding livestock farming in detail is rare. Most research focuses on describing the impacts of climate change and then allocates varying farming practices as adaptation practice, presuming local land users adopted these as a linear response to climate change. To address these misconceptions, the adaptation team is conducting a systematic literature review to compare different adaptation practices and the underlying drivers in Kenya’s livestock systems. The review will enhance the understanding of adaptation responses and their effectiveness in reducing climate change risks.
Background:
• Literature describing adaptation practices regarding livestock farming in detail is rare. Most research focuses on describing the impacts of climate change and then allocates varying farming practices as adaptation practice, presuming local land users adopted these as a linear response to climate change. To address these misconceptions, the adaptation team is conducting a systematic literature review to compare different adaptation practices and the underlying drivers in Kenya’s livestock systems. The review will enhance the understanding of adaptation responses and their effectiveness in reducing climate change risks.
Deadline of this Job: 19 August 2022
Assessing and reporting on the state of the world’s environment is a fundamental mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process emerged out of this mandate. It is a consultative, participatory process with a strong element of capacity building for global environmental assessments aimed at the interaction between science and policy decision-making. The GEO process has many elements. It supports multi-stakeholder networking, provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge, promotes intra and interregional cooperation in identifying and addressing key environmental issues and concerns and builds capacity at many levels. Meeting user needs cuts across all elements of GEO outputs. To meet user needs and in response to Governing Council, UN Environment Assembly decisions and Agenda 21, since its inception of GEO in 1995, the process has been expanded, refined and applied to a wide range of GEO products resulting in a family of reports and publications. Each has its own purpose, process and identity but is unified by the expert-driven, participatory and consultative characteristics of the GEO approach. The GEO-6 specialized reports (so-called major advocacy products) build on the findings of UN Environment Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6) and provide scientific analysis on the environment and the implications for various stakeholders such as businesses, local government, policy makers, technical experts and the youth. They will contribute to strengthening the Science-Policy Interface.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Head of the World Environment Situation Room Unit, Big Data Branch, Science Division. The Head of Unit, WESR unit, the consultant will work in the World Environment Situation Room (WESR) and in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) units to deliver three nomination portals to facilitate effective nomination of GEO-7 advisory groups, experts and inaugural meetings, conduct WESR Monitoring and Observability and develop authentication and authorization functionality for the API and provide technical support to partners and ensure hand over, training and orientation of the web and technical work of the GEO.
Assessing and reporting on the state of the world’s environment is a fundamental mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process emerged out of this mandate. It is a consultative, participatory process with a strong element of capacity building for global environmental assessments aimed at the interaction between science and policy decision-making. The GEO process has many elements. It supports multi-stakeholder networking, provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge, promotes intra and interregional cooperation in identifying and addressing key environmental issues and concerns and builds capacity at many levels. Meeting user needs cuts across all elements of GEO outputs. To meet user needs and in response to Governing Council, UN Environment Assembly decisions and Agenda 21, since its inception of GEO in 1995, the process has been expanded, refined and applied to a wide range of GEO products resulting in a family of reports and publications. Each has its own purpose, process and identity but is unified by the expert-driven, participatory and consultative characteristics of the GEO approach. The GEO-6 specialized reports (so-called major advocacy products) build on the findings of UN Environment Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6) and provide scientific analysis on the environment and the implications for various stakeholders such as businesses, local government, policy makers, technical experts and the youth. They will contribute to strengthening the Science-Policy Interface.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Head of the World Environment Situation Room Unit, Big Data Branch, Science Division. The Head of Unit, WESR unit, the consultant will work in the World Environment Situation Room (WESR) and in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) units to deliver three nomination portals to facilitate effective nomination of GEO-7 advisory groups, experts and inaugural meetings, conduct WESR Monitoring and Observability and develop authentication and authorization functionality for the API and provide technical support to partners and ensure hand over, training and orientation of the web and technical work of the GEO.
Deadline of this Job: 17 August 2022
HealthRight Kenya (HRK) is a non-governmental organization, set up in 2005, with the head office at Golden Ivy Plaza, Karen Road, Nairobi. It works with marginalized communities and the general population to eliminate the gap in health outcomes and expand access to quality health systems. The organization is made up of a growing team of 20 staff. HealthRight Kenya is soliciting proposals from eligible and interested firms or individuals to design and develop a website for the organization.
HealthRight Kenya (HRK) is a non-governmental organization, set up in 2005, with the head office at Golden Ivy Plaza, Karen Road, Nairobi. It works with marginalized communities and the general population to eliminate the gap in health outcomes and expand access to quality health systems. The organization is made up of a growing team of 20 staff. HealthRight Kenya is soliciting proposals from eligible and interested firms or individuals to design and develop a website for the organization.
Deadline of this Job: 29 August 2022
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• Hold discussions with the Mental Health, Case Management teams and 12 Community Para-Counselors on their experiences with the refugee community to inform the guidelines on mental health curriculum.
• Review secondary data collected on community mental health needs
• Identify thematic areas/topics of training such as introduction to counseling (basic counseling skills), psychological first aid, trauma, depression, anxiety, stress management, case management, self-care, peer debriefing and any other topic deemed relevant
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