Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2009
With support from the IUSSP
(International Union for the Scientific Study of Population), CIESIN will hold a
five-day training workshop in geospatial data analysis techniques in Bonn,
Germany in April 2009. The workshop, which is meant for staff from census
bureaus, health ministries, and/or non-governmental organizations in developing
countries, will focus on using geospatial analysis to help guide efforts to meet
the MDGs
(Millennium Development Goals) and promote sustainable development. The workshop
will be held in conjunction with the next International Human Dimensions
Programme Open
Meeting. Digital recording of the training and course materials will be made
available on the Web site of
PERN
(Population-Environment Research Network), hosted by CIESIN. The training is
being developed in response to an identified need for processing spatial data
and making such data available at the level of neighborhood and locality in
order to improve planning and resource management. The training will also
address the growing need by local and national researchers to analyze and
integrate census and survey data with environmental, health, and sanitation data
in support of sustainable development planning. For registration information,
please contact CIESIN User Services at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu.
See: IUSSP Web site
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