| Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE)
Newsletter
16 November 2022 | |
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Researchers
and development actors from policy and practice are invited to collaborate in
transnational and transdisciplinary consortia. The programme is open to all disciplines from the humanities,
social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, health and life sciences.
Proposals must explicitly aim at systemic solutions that simultaneously address
several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. Join the information event on 5 Dec and submit pre-proposals by 13 February 2023. | |
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Save the Date: KFPE annual conference, May 5, 2023 Organised in cooperation with SUDAC and the SNSF, the KFPE conference is a meeting place for all actors involved in collaborative global research projects. As last year, the physical gathering in Bern (afternoon of May 5) will be accompanied by a virtual workshop series spread over several weeks on varied topics relevant to global research collaboration. More detailed information will be announced via the KFPE website early 2023. | |
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Leading
House MENA: Joint call for projects Morocco-Switzerland This call for projects aims at strengthening the
collaboration between Swiss and Moroccan institutions by allocating seed money
funding to pilot projects. Apply by December 9, 2023.
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Leading House South Asia
and Iran: Call for Research Partnership Grants. This grant offers
support to Swiss researchers who are interested in entering into research
collaborations with institutional partners located in Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Iran, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Apply by January 15, 2023.
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Leading House Africa: Call to sponsor African
participants (PhD students) for Seasonal Schools in Switzerland
Organizers of Seasonal Schools (e.g. Summer Schools) with an
affiliation to a Swiss Institution of Higher Education can apply for funding to
support the attendance of African PhD students. Apply by February 12, 2023.
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Geneva
Science-Policy Interface: Impact Collaboration Programme. The ICP provides support to collaborative
projects that explicitly address a science-policy gap around a global
issue of relevance to the work of International Geneva actors. Apply by February 12, 2023.
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Further news on funding and scholarships can be found on the KFPE website. | |
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| Portrait of a research institution In every KFPE newsletter, we give a research institution from a low- or middle-income country the opportunity to present itself. Please write us, to suggest research institutions for presentations. | |
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Mexico: Center for Research and Advanced
Studies in Social Anthropology, CIESAS CIESAS is a public social science research center founded in 1973
in Mexico, with 7 sites throughout the country. About 180 academics carry out
specialized research and teaching in the fields of social anthropology,
history
and linguistics,
as well as geography,
sociology,
ethnohistory
and political
science. Learn more | |
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r4d
Dialogue Forum – Extractive Industries. Public-Private Cooperation for
Safeguarding Public Health 22 November, SwissTPH Allschwil and online. Join Swiss TPH
and partners at the r4d Dialogue Forum to discuss how to strengthen
public-private cooperation to mitigate potential negative health impacts of
resource extraction.
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REPIC
Jahresveranstaltung: Wie gelingt die Kommerzialisierung in
Wachstumsmärkten? 30. November, 9 – 16 Uhr,
Eventforum Bern. Die Tagung beschäftigt sich in Workshops und Vorträgen damit, wie
Pilotprojekte in den Markt getragen werden können. DE/FR mit
Simultanübersetzung. Anmeldung bis 24. Nov
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SFIAR Award Ceremony 2022: Little animals - big impact: How nematodes & insects can improve smallholder yields. 15 December 2022, 16:15–18:40, ETH Zürich Learn more about challenges and potential of
biological control for smallholder farmers during presentations and discussions. Programme and registration
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CAS in Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene for humanitarian and developing contexts. February-June 2023, virtual; 15-23 September 2023, physical in Mendrisio
The course focus is
to empower practitioners with an understanding of the fundamentals of the WASH
sector in both humanitarian and development contexts. Apply by 20 February
2023.
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Swisspeace
Dealing with the Past 23 -27 January 2023, virtual Learn
how societies emerging from violence and conflict deal with the past and
prepare for the future. Apply by 15 December 2022.
Religion &
Conflict Transformation 13
- 17 February 2023, virtual Learn how to design strong foundations for a new
aid program, making it easier for you to monitor and communicate results,
quickly change the course of action to adapt to change, and apply innovative
approaches. Apply by 15 December 2022.
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Mountain Research and Development: Addressing Challenges of Hazards, Risks, and
Disaster Management in Mountain Regions. Healthy social–ecological systems in mountains
are essential for reducing disaster risk and achieving sustainable development
globally. Based on insights from the Himalayas, the Andes,
Iceland, Japan, and Saint Vincent, the articles of this focus issue chart ways of reducing disaster risk and fostering
partnerships among stakeholders.
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How context affects transdisciplinary research: insights from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Transdisciplinary research requires pragmatic adaptation according to the research context in order to be successful. Read the article
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Countering Commodity Trade Mispricing in Low-Income Countries:
A Prescriptive Approach
Commodity trade mispricing, especially the undervaluation of
commodity exports, disproportionately harms low-income countries that depend on
commodity exports for most of their export earnings. This article proposes rule-based pricing methods to
counter this inequality.
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Triple Nexus in Fragile Contexts: Next Steps Fragile contexts call for engagements where humanitarian,
peace and development actors work together for more impact. Yet, the
implementation of this “Triple Nexus” approach is challenging. This policy brief argues that international actors need to partner with local actors,
rather than using them as sub-contractors and outsourcing security risks to
make the triple nexus effective.
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Did you like anything
in particular or did you miss anything in this newsletter? Please let us know, we are happy to receive your feedback.
Anja Bretzler and Fabian Käser | |
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