Category: Research Excellence

À la recherche d’emplois ou d’opportunités de réseautage dans le SCA et le changement climatique?Rejoindre le FASTER «Excellence Hub»

Dans le cadre de l’engagement de FASTER à renforcer la capacité de recherche et de transfert de connaissances de l’INRGREF et des institutions tunisiennes associées et d’améliorer la durabilité du projet, un pôle d’excellence, appelé FASTER Excellence Hub sera lancé en septembre pour soutenir SCA et les jeunes professionnels. Cet outil gratuit est créé pour…
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Seeking Jobs or Networking Opportunities on FAS and Climate Change? Meet the FASTER Excellence Hub

As part of FASTER’s commitment to reinforce the research and knowledge transfer capacity of INRGREF and associated Tunisian institutions and enhance the project’s sustainability, an Excellence Hub will be launched in September to support FAS, young professionals. This free tool is being created to foster interesting partnerships and new collaborations in different fields with various…
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Supporting INRGREF in strengthening its’ potential: two stakeholder events provide insights for the future

The H2020 project FASTER, Farmers’ Adaptation and Sustainability in Tunisia through Excellence in Research, aims to reinforce the research and knowledge transfer capacity of INRGREF regarding innovative land and water management because of climate change, fostering its implementation through the use of Farm Advisory Systems (FAS). To increase INGREF’s reputation and attractiveness internationally, the FASTER…
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Living labs: a tool for facing climate change effects on water, soil and forestry resources

📅11 June 2021📍 Online Event Last June 11th, FASTER presented its 2nd Brokerage event online in the frame of the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration. The FASTER session titled “Living labs as a tool for facing climate change effects on water, soil and forestry resources” gathered more than 50 participants.  The session was dedicated…
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How can Research & Innovation help achieve climate neutrality?

Next 6 and 7 July 2021, the European Commission and the European Research Executive Agency (REA) are presenting their “European Green Deal Cluster Event”. The online conference is part of the EU’s feedback-to-policy activities. It brings together EU policymakers, researchers, and experts to inquire how R&I can help achieve fairer and greener climate policy goals. …
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Climate Outreach: Communicating climate change in Tunisia, Egypt & Mauritania – with lessons for North Africa & Levant region

📅24 June 2021📍 Online Event Last week, June 24th, Climate Outreach presented their report “Communicating climate change in Tunisia, Egypt & Mauritania – with lessons for North Africa & Levant region” through an online event where FASTER was glad to participate. Their social research work tested language on climate change, creating advice that climate advocates…
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Networking and sharing of FASTER good practices in an international scenario

📅20 May 2021📍 Online Event Our project coordinator Sihem Jebari (INRGREF), represented the FASTER project at an online Cluster Event titled “Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources” on May 20, 2021. The meeting facilitated networking among projects and their institutions in sustainable agriculture and linked natural resources. The participants could also identify emerging topics and knowledge development…
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Flash News: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world

The European Commission launched on May 18th a Communication on the Global Approach to Research and Innovation titled “Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world”. Stripped down to its essentials, the document underpins the guidelines ought to be considered by both the European Institutions and the Member States in order to efficiently toil…
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FASTER’s Living Lab in practice: Summer School for Farmer Advisory Services agents of change

In the frame of its Living Lab process, FASTER will be organising a Summer School for Farmer Advisory Services between May 24th and June 4th 2021. The Summer School will provide tailored training activities on adaptation to climate change to practitioners of the agricultural sector engaged in the Tunisian Farm Advisory System. These courses aim…
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