Dear colleagues,

Welcome to our second July 2021 installment of "Opportunities in Sustainability" - our twice-monthly email round-up of relevant opportunities from and within the sustainability community delivered straight to your inbox! 

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• Call for Expressions of Interest: African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence Pilot Programme, The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Deadline: 30 July
• Research Analysts and Research, Associates, Academy of Management Studies (AMS) (Delhi, India) Deadline: 31 July
• Learning Office, International Water Association (IWA) (Nanjing, China) Deadline: 31 July
• Senior Energy Analyst, GreenCape (Cape Town, South Africa) Deadline: 31 July
• China nationals: Senior Program Officer (Nature-based Development), ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Beijing, China) Deadline: 1 August
• Researcher (Scaling Water Solutions), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Lusaka, Zambia) Deadline: 1 August
• APAN Network Coordinator (UN Environment), United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (Bangkok, Thailand) Deadline: 2 August
• Senior Environment Policy Specialist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (Beijing, China) Deadline: 3 August
• Consultancy: Research Consultant (African Urban Water), World Resources Institute (WRI) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Deadline: 10 August
• Sub-Saharan Africa Nationals: World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program, The World Bank (Various) Deadline: 23 August
• Internship: Intern - Urban Development and Water Division, SARD - , Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, Philippines / Remote) Deadline: 15 September
• Internship: Intern - Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, Philippines / Remote) Deadline: 15 September
• Internship: Intern - Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, Philippines / Remote) Deadline: 15 September
• Internship: Intern - Gender Equality Thematic Group - Nature-based Solutions, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, Philippines) Deadline: 15 September 
• Internship: Intern - Sector and Project Division (Water), Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, Philippines) Deadline: 15 September 
• Research Assistant (Drinking Water Distribution Systems), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) Deadline: ASAP
• Research Fellow (Hydrology Geomorphology and Earth Sciences), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Deadline: ASAP
• Internship: Intern (Land & Water), SLR Consulting (Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa) Deadline: ASAP
• Research Fellow (Hydrology Geomorphology and Earth Sciences), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Deadline: ASAP
• Research Fellow (Water Quality), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Deadline: ASAP
• Senior Sourcing Manager Africa, Nature-based Solutions, South Pole (Cape Town, South Africa) Deadline: ASAP
• Senior Project Coordinator, South Pole (Mexico City, Beijing, New Delhi, Bogota, or Medellin) Deadline: Until Suitable Applicant is Found

Training opportunities, webinars, and events

• Survey: Gathering of Evidence on overcoming EbA Barriers, Global Adaptation Network (GAN), Deadline: 31 July
• Webinar: Advocating for Ecosystems and WASH, Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (4 August, 12:00PM - 1:00PM GMT)
• Online Course: An Introduction to Climate Change: Science, Politics, and Impacts, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (16-27 August)
• Webinar: Financing the Decade of Action: progress in African cities, ICLEI Africa (17 August, 12:00PM GMT) 
• Virtual Conference: World Water Week 2021, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) (23-27 August)
• Webinar: Tangible action: How local demonstration projects catalyze scaled climate action, ICLEI Africa (7 September, 12:00PM GMT) 
• Training Opportunity: Train-ME Summer Schools, Nelson Mandela University, Council for Geoscience, University of Kwazulu-Natal, and Universität Greifswald (18-25 September) 
• Webinar: Future-proofing urban mobility: exploring routes to resilience, ICLEI Africa (21 September, 12:00PM GMT) 
• Virtual Event: Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference (11-15 October)
• Conference: XV World Forestry Congress 2021 (2-6 May 2022, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
• MOOC: NEW Certificate Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience, United Nations Environment Programme