Internship – Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
Organization: Regional Environmental Center (REC) for Central and Eastern Europe
Location: Central or Eastern Europe
Posted On: Dec 1, 2011
Timeline: Negotiable
Description:
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is an international organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues. The REC fulfils this mission by promoting cooperation among governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses and other environmental stakeholders, and by supporting the free exchange of information and public participation in environmental decision making.
The REC was established in 1990 by the United States, the European Commission and Hungary. Today, the REC is legally based on a charter signed by the governments of 30 countries and the European Commission. The REC has its head office in Szentendre, Hungary, and country offices and field offices in 17 beneficiary countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey.
The REC actively participates in key global, regional and local processes and contributes to environmental and sustainability solutions within and beyond its country office network, transferring transitional knowledge and experience to countries and regions.
Program and Internship Description
Potental internship opportunity with REC. If interested in one of the REC’s topic areas contact BardCEP alumnus Brendan Duprey below.
Topic areas available:
Governance for sustainability Educational Tools Health and Environment
Law Development, Enforcement and Compliance
Local Governance
Participatory Governance
Sustainable Development Academy
Green economy Biodiversity
Climate Change and Clean Energy
Environmental Financing
Environmental Management
Green Transport
Water Management
Qualifications
Language skills required for the country of interest.
Contact
Brendan Duprey, BardCEP MI Alumnus ’09
Send resume and note particular topic area of interest.