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North-South Forum – Urban transformation: debating formal and informal development
24 April 2012 – The forum addressed the interface between formality and informality in urban transformation in order to show the peculiarities and vitality of these hybrid development processes. »»

JTI Foundation Resilience Award
19 April 2012 – The JTI Foundation is offering an award of CHF 175’000 for the best project proposal that helps increase resilience at the city or community level and that bridges the gap between science and practice. »»

Deadline for submission is 15 June 2012.

SFIAR Award 2012 - Call for proposals
19 April 2012 – The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) offers an annual Award for scientists working for a Swiss institution in agricultural research for development. »»

Deadline for submission is 10 July 2012.

Drohnen im Einsatz für den Regenwald
27 February 2012 – ETH Life article about a low-cost drone for forest monitoring developed by Lian Pin Koh et al. “My dream is that in the future, every field ecologist will have a drone as part of their toolkit, since it doesn’t cost more than a good pair of binoculars!“ (in German) »»

North-South Forum – Water diplomacy: transboundary rivers and international politics
5 December 2011 – The forum focused on the opportunities and pitfalls of “water diplomacy”, concentrating on international rivers in the Global South, particularly in the Horn of Africa and Central Asia. Have a look at the presentations »»

Wissen aktuell – Handys und Computer für Afrika
11 November 2011 – Gerhard Tröster, Mitglied des Nord-Süd-Zentrums, spricht auf Radio DRS2 über unsere Jahreskonferenz zu Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien für Entwicklung (ICT4D) »»

Was darf uns Solidarität kosten? Das Engagement der Schweiz in der Welt
2 November 2011 – Podcast der Podiumsdiskussion unter der Leitung des Tages-Anzeigers mit Barbara Bleisch, Gerold Bührer, Martin Dahinden und Rolf Kappel »»

Rolle der ETH in der Geschichte der Schweizer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
29 September 2011 – Interview mit Martin Menzi, ehemaliger Leiter des Nachdiplomstudiums für Entwicklungsländer NADEL, zur Rolle der ETH Zürich in der Geschichte der Schweizer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. »»

Winner of SFIAR Award 2011
September 2011 – The Cassava Research Team at the ETH Zurich, led by Dr Hervé Vanderschuren who is a member of the North-South Centre, has won the SFIAR Award 2011 for their submission: „Cassava research team. Technology transfer and capacity building: Making tropical crop technologies available where it can have an impact” »»