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Intern, Climate Change Adaptation

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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Virginia - America North
Type Temporary / Contract / Seasonal
Status Full Time
Level Voluntary & Interns
Company Name Conservation International
Contact Name Human Resources
Website Further Details / Applications
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Directory Entry : Every person on Earth deserves a healthy environment and the fundamental benefits that nature provides. But our planet is experiencing an unprecedented drawdown of these resources, and it is only by protecting nature and its gifts; a stable climate, fresh water, healthy oceans and reliable food; that we can ensure a better life for everyone, everywhere.
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Intern, Climate Change Adaptation

Location: United States- Arlington, VA Headquarters
Job Code: 545
# of openings: 1

Description

The climate change adaptation intern will help with an online survey with policy makers in Central America and Mexico to identify which information is needed to take action on climate change adaptation for smallholder farmers in the region.  Conservation International has produced a literature review on the vulnerability of smallholder farmers in Central America and Mexico and found out that very little information is available regarding this issue. A follow up presentation and discussions with colleagues, combined with the results of the literature review, identified several types of information (maps of vulnerability, costs of adaptation actions, adaptation strategies that farmers are already using, etc) as necessary for policy makers to take action on adaptation for smallholder farmers.

This information indirectly assessed through the literature review and informal discussions with colleagues now needs to be validated with policy makers from Central America and Mexico.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The intern will help CI staff to:

  • Review the draft of the online survey already prepared.
  • Identify policy makers that could be reached out to respond to the survey.
  • Add the survey in an online system such as survey monkey.
  • Collect the survey results.
  • Analyze the data.
  • Prepare a report with the results of the survey.
  • Send the report, by email, to those policy makers that show interest in receiving the results.

Supervision by CI staff will be provided in all items listed above. Additional activities to support the climate change adaptation manager may be done in addition to the ones listed above

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • College degree completed or in progress
  • Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish

Preferred

  • Experience with policy work and policy terms desirable 
  • GIS skills desirable 
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