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Introduction to Sustainability

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Starts Jul 18, 2016

The Age of Sustainable Development

Columbia University
Starts Aug 01, 2016

Energy 101: The Big Picture

Georgia Institute of Technology
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

Lund University
Starts Aug 08, 2016

Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia

Lund University
Starts Aug 08, 2016

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

University of Cape Town
Starts Sep 05, 2016

Fundamentals of Global Energy Business

University of Colorado System
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Water Resources Management and Policy

University of Geneva
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Available Now

Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

The University of Chicago
Starts Jul 11, 2016

Disaster Preparedness

University of Pittsburgh
Starts Aug 01, 2016

Our Earth's Future

American Museum of Natural History
Starts Jul 25, 2016

Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century

University of Virginia
Starts Aug 01, 2016

Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Starts Aug 08, 2016

GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality

University of California, Davis
Starts Jul 25, 2016

Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets

Duke University
Starts Jul 20, 2016

The Challenges of Global Health

Duke University
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Politics and Economics of International Energy

Sciences Po
Starts Jul 25, 2016

Getting Started with Essay Writing

University of California, Irvine
Starts Jul 25, 2016

Introduction to the Arctic: Climate

University of Alberta
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哲学导论(中文版)

The University of Edinburgh
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Aboriginal Worldviews and Education

University of Toronto
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity

University of California, Irvine
Starts Jul 18, 2016

Executive Data Science

Johns Hopkins University | 5 Course Specialization

Fundamentos Empresariales

University of Pennsylvania | 5 Course Specialization

An Introduction to Programming the Internet of Things (IOT)

University of California, Irvine | 6 Course Specialization

Internet of Things

University of California, San Diego | 6 Course Specialization

TESOL Certificate, Part 2: Teach English Now!

Arizona State University | 4 Course Specialization

Managerial Economics and Business Analysis

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 7 Course Specialization

Functional Programming in Scala

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 5 Course Specialization

Java Programming: An Introduction to Software

Duke University | 5 Course Specialization

Thursday, July 14, 2016

2016 Leave No One Behind. TRN.TV, Five Points Youth Foundation, BEMA.

 














“LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND”



TRN International News (TRN.tv) and Black Emergency Managers Association (BEMA) are joining Five Points Youth Foundation to get our messaging out, pull together and organize our advisors, supporters and network into a team to empower youth worldwide as our leaders of tomorrow with the first big push from 2015 International Day of Peace
September 21, 2015 through December 31, 2020.

Our objective: recruit 4,000+ non-profits, ngos, labor organizations, business associations, educational institutions and cities (free to register) to join the United Nations Global Compact and 1,000 business CEOS to sign and send in a commitment letter to support Caring 4 Climate Campaign. Achieving that milestone would kick off the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 by establishing a Worldwide Community Resiliency Network to “Leave No One Behind”


 

Friday, July 8, 2016

2016. FEMA Releases Findings on Individual and Community Preparedness

FEMA Releases Findings on Individual and Community Preparedness


Preparedness in AmericaFindings from a newly-released survey indicate that there are specific levers that government and private sector partners can use to influence and increase overall individual and community preparedness.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) released the findings from its 2015 National Household Survey of 5,000 Americans in June. The survey is designed to measure household and individual preparedness and awareness.

Among the most significant findings, the survey found a positive relationship between awareness of preparedness information and the action of taking steps to prepare for a disaster.
The survey also notes a relationship between experience and action, finding that individuals living in areas with a history of a specific hazard and who have experienced the impact of that hazard are significantly more likely to report they had taken basic steps to prepare themselves and their household.
“These are positive results and really help validate the work that FEMA and our partners across the country have been doing,” said ICPD Director Helen Lowman, upon release of the survey. “Going forward, we will be able to use this data to include all populations as we continue to build a culture of preparedness.”
When it comes to awareness of preparedness information, 66 percent of Americans living in areas with a history of hurricanes reported that they had read, seen, or heard information on how to better prepare for a hurricane within the past six months, the survey said. 
Individuals living in areas with a history of tornadoes were the next most aware of the pertinent preparedness information for their relevant hazard with 53 percent of respondents in those areas saying they had read, seen, or heard information on how to prepare for a tornado in the last six months.
The survey included a series of oversamples in U.S. counties where specific hazards, including: earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms, present a risk to those populations.
ICPD will be going back into the field later this summer to administer the 2016 National Household Survey.
For more information and to review a summary of the 2015 findings, click here.

2016. Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship

Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship
FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) invites you to a webinar on Tuesday, July 19, which will feature ways houses of worship and emergency managers can use training programs like Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to increase community preparedness. The webinar will also highlight how these partnerships improve engagements with diverse communities and populations.
Click the Following Link to Register: Emergency Response Training Options for Houses of Worship
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
How to Join the Webinar:
This webinar will offer closed captioning.

2016 DHS Funding Opportunities. COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM GRANT PROGRAM

Last year, Secretary Johnson and the DHS Office for Community Partnerships identified the need to make direct awards to non-governmental organizations for community-based countering violent extremism (CVE) programs.  Congress has also been supportive of this effort by appropriating $10 million specifically to support local CVE efforts. 

Today, DHS announced the FY 2016 CVE grant program.  For the first time, non-governmental organizations will be eligible for DHS funding to promote community resilience against the threat of violent extremism.

The DHS Office for Community Partnerships is working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure funding is awarded to community-based programs that draw from a range of local partners—for example, educators, social service and mental health providers, faith leaders and public safety officials.

The notice of funding opportunity and application process is now open.  For more information on how to apply please go here: www.dhs.gov/cvegrants.

For programmatic questions about the funding opportunity please reach out to: CommunityPartnerships@hq.dhs.gov.

Thank you.


THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES THE COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM GRANT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, with $10 million in available funds. This is the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively to providing local communities with the resources to counter violent extremism in the homeland.

“As I have said before, given the nature of the evolving terrorist threat, building bridges to local communities is as important as any of our other homeland security missions,” said Secretary Johnson. “This new grant program is an important step forward in these efforts and reflects the Department’s continued commitment to protect the homeland and uphold our values.”

In addition to state, local and tribal governments, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. These grants will help scale community-led initiatives across the country to address the evolving terrorist threat, including international and domestic terrorism. Specifically, funding will support training, community engagements, and activities that challenge violent extremist narratives used to recruit and radicalize individuals to violence.

The Department’s efforts to partner with local communities are a central part of its CVE mission. These grants will empower local communities to provide resources to friends, families and peers who may know someone on the path toward violent extremism, encouraging community-based solutions to deter an individual well before criminal or terrorist action, which would require the attention of law enforcement. 

This grant program was developed by the DHS Office for Community Partnerships in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Office for Community Partnerships builds relationships with local communities and leads the Department’s CVE mission, focusing efforts to find innovative ways to discourage violent extremism and undercut terrorist narratives.

For more information on the FY16 CVE Grant Program, visit www.dhs.gov and www.grants.gov.

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