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Browsing Learning Activities: Environment and Natural Resources Management
Capital Flows and Financial Regulations Knowledge Exchange
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-034
Dates: 15 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010
Location: Paris, France
Learning Activity Description:
This policy seminar provides cutting edge analysis of the current issues in financial market turbulence and widening global imbalances, coupled with the heightening of risks to financial stability and global economic growth arising from (1) unprecedented More Information »
Dates: 15 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010
Location: Paris, France
Learning Activity Description:
This policy seminar provides cutting edge analysis of the current issues in financial market turbulence and widening global imbalances, coupled with the heightening of risks to financial stability and global economic growth arising from (1) unprecedented More Information »
For Protection and Promotion: Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-037
Dates: 01 Feb 2010 to 12 Feb 2010
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The course adopts mix of learning methods, including presentations based on the latest World Bank knowledge including the long-standing Safety Net primer, recently published “For Protection and Promotion: the Design and Implementation of Effective Social More Information »
Dates: 01 Feb 2010 to 12 Feb 2010
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The course adopts mix of learning methods, including presentations based on the latest World Bank knowledge including the long-standing Safety Net primer, recently published “For Protection and Promotion: the Design and Implementation of Effective Social More Information »
Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty: Advanced Poverty Measurement and Analysis E-Learning Course
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-055
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 19 Dec 2009
Location: Online, World Wide
Learning Activity Description:
Over a period of three weeks, this ten-session on-line course on poverty analysis will emphasize the measurement and interpretation of poverty dynamics, or how poverty changes over time, and the concept of vulnerability to poverty. More Information »
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 19 Dec 2009
Location: Online, World Wide
Learning Activity Description:
Over a period of three weeks, this ten-session on-line course on poverty analysis will emphasize the measurement and interpretation of poverty dynamics, or how poverty changes over time, and the concept of vulnerability to poverty. More Information »
Jobs for a Globalizing World: World Bank Labor Market Policy Core Course
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-028
Dates: 29 Mar 2010 to 09 Apr 2010
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
“Jobs for a Globalizing World: Labor Market Policy” is a two week course offering a unique learning experience on how employment is being transformed in today's rapidly changing, globalizing environment. It builds on the latest research findings by the More Information »
Dates: 29 Mar 2010 to 09 Apr 2010
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
“Jobs for a Globalizing World: Labor Market Policy” is a two week course offering a unique learning experience on how employment is being transformed in today's rapidly changing, globalizing environment. It builds on the latest research findings by the More Information »
Preferential Trade Agreements for Development: Issues and Implications Course (joint with TRAPCA)
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-042
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 04 Dec 2009
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Learning Activity Description:
Preferential trade agreements are an increasingly present feature in trade policy making, with many countries belonging to more than two agreements. Agreements are also becoming more complex as the scope of cooperation covered goes well beyond industrial More Information »
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 04 Dec 2009
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Learning Activity Description:
Preferential trade agreements are an increasingly present feature in trade policy making, with many countries belonging to more than two agreements. Agreements are also becoming more complex as the scope of cooperation covered goes well beyond industrial More Information »
Series of SNC Economics, Population, SLM, Marketing, Trade and Learning Package VC
Learning Activity ID: CLM10-00-018
Dates: 21 Sep 2009 to 23 Jun 2010
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Learning Activity Description:
10 series of SNC VC workshops for half a day with topics including on Economics of SNC, Population trend, sustainable land management, marketing, and governance will be delivered to strengthen participant’s capacity to understand the importance of taking More Information »
Dates: 21 Sep 2009 to 23 Jun 2010
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Learning Activity Description:
10 series of SNC VC workshops for half a day with topics including on Economics of SNC, Population trend, sustainable land management, marketing, and governance will be delivered to strengthen participant’s capacity to understand the importance of taking More Information »
Series of SNC Economics, Population, SLM, Marketing, Trade and Learning Package VC
Learning Activity ID: CLM10-00-021
Dates: 21 Sep 2009 to 23 Jun 2010
Location: Yaounge, Cameroon
Learning Activity Description:
10 series of SNC VC workshops for half a day with topics including on Economics of SNC, Population trend, sustainable land management, marketing, and governance will be delivered to strengthen participant’s capacity to understand the importance of taking More Information »
Dates: 21 Sep 2009 to 23 Jun 2010
Location: Yaounge, Cameroon
Learning Activity Description:
10 series of SNC VC workshops for half a day with topics including on Economics of SNC, Population trend, sustainable land management, marketing, and governance will be delivered to strengthen participant’s capacity to understand the importance of taking More Information »
SNC Capacity Development Assessment
Learning Activity ID: CLM10-00-019
Dates: 16 Nov 2009 to 11 Dec 2009
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Learning Activity Description:
WBICC-SNC Team will visit training institutions in Burkina Faso (2IE), Cameroon (University of BUEA and University of Dschang-CRESA), Senegal (University Cheikh Anta Diop) to assess their capacity to deliver training courses on SNC. Based to the selection More Information »
Dates: 16 Nov 2009 to 11 Dec 2009
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Learning Activity Description:
WBICC-SNC Team will visit training institutions in Burkina Faso (2IE), Cameroon (University of BUEA and University of Dschang-CRESA), Senegal (University Cheikh Anta Diop) to assess their capacity to deliver training courses on SNC. Based to the selection More Information »
Strategic Choices for Education Reform Core Course (English)
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-061
Dates: 08 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010
Location: Washington, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The program consists of a number of events,combining face-to-face and DL modalities, including video-conferencing and e-learning modules conducted before and after the face-to-face seminar. Subsequent to this seminar, follow-up support through distance More Information »
Dates: 08 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010
Location: Washington, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The program consists of a number of events,combining face-to-face and DL modalities, including video-conferencing and e-learning modules conducted before and after the face-to-face seminar. Subsequent to this seminar, follow-up support through distance More Information »
Trade Policy for Development Executive Course
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-016
Dates: 05 Apr 2010 to 09 Apr 2010
Location: New York and Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
This flagship trade policy course, offered jointly with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, will emphasize the economic and development implications of trade policy and negotiations (be it at the unilateral, multilateral, More Information »
Dates: 05 Apr 2010 to 09 Apr 2010
Location: New York and Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
This flagship trade policy course, offered jointly with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, will emphasize the economic and development implications of trade policy and negotiations (be it at the unilateral, multilateral, More Information »
UNICEF Strategic Choices for Education Reform (English)
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-049
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 11 Dec 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The course will provide a unique opportunity to interact with UNICEF Education Officers from all regions on key issues of education reform, and helped the participants develop an understanding of the economic and rights-based approaches to improving More Information »
Dates: 30 Nov 2009 to 11 Dec 2009
Location: Washington, DC, United States of America
Learning Activity Description:
The course will provide a unique opportunity to interact with UNICEF Education Officers from all regions on key issues of education reform, and helped the participants develop an understanding of the economic and rights-based approaches to improving More Information »
WBI-trapca Course on Agricultural Trade and Export Development in Africa
Learning Activity ID: GCR10-00-059
Dates: 15 Feb 2010 to 19 Feb 2010
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Learning Activity Description:
The Agricultural Trade and Export Development in Africa course, jointly organized by WBI and TRAPCA, fleshes out the key issues that are of special interest to African decision-makers and discusses the strategic agricultural trade and export development More Information »
Dates: 15 Feb 2010 to 19 Feb 2010
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Learning Activity Description:
The Agricultural Trade and Export Development in Africa course, jointly organized by WBI and TRAPCA, fleshes out the key issues that are of special interest to African decision-makers and discusses the strategic agricultural trade and export development More Information »
Youth Master Trainers for Climate Change
Learning Activity ID: CLM10-00-015
Dates: 23 Jan 2010 to 29 Jan 2010
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Learning Activity Description:
Climate change is one of the major challenges facing the world. Many countries have already been impacted by climate change and this has affected their development as a result of adverse impacts on sectors such as agriculture, water, human health and More Information »
Dates: 23 Jan 2010 to 29 Jan 2010
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Learning Activity Description:
Climate change is one of the major challenges facing the world. Many countries have already been impacted by climate change and this has affected their development as a result of adverse impacts on sectors such as agriculture, water, human health and More Information »