Alumni seminar "Nature-Based Solutions: Enhancing the Water-Food-Biodiversity Nexus"

Welcome to the application portal for the alumni seminar "Nature-Based Solutions: Enhancing the Water-Food-Biodiversity Nexus"

We are excited to invite CIPSEM alumni to our upcoming alumni seminar on Nature-Based Solutions: Enhancing the Water-Food-Biodiversity Nexus (26.11. – 10.12.2025, Dresden). This interactive program will bring together professionals from diverse cohorts to collaborate, exchange insights, and develop innovative sustainability solutions. Through expert sessions, field excursions, and peer consultations, participants will explore how ecosystems can drive climate resilience, food security, and biodiversity conservation. Join us in this unique opportunity for joint learning and global networking!

To start your application, please follow these steps and review the necessary information carefully:

1 - Review seminar details:

💡 Eligibility Note: This seminar is designed for UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV course alumni actively engaged in Nature-Based Solutions. Please ensure that you currently reside and work in a DAC-listed country and are 55 years or younger at the time of application.

Before starting your application, look at the call for applications to check out the seminar details and requirements. Don't forget to:

• Review our application hints
• Browse our FAQs to find helpful tips.
• If you have an important question that is not addressed in the call for application or in the help texts within the application form, please contact us at unep@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. 

2 - Important notes before applying

• You can pause our application at any time and continue later.
• Data will only be saved when you click "continue" or "save and close". Clicking "back" will not save your progress.
• Fill out all mandatory fields marked with * are filled. Incomplete applications can not be processed.
• When preparing files for upload:
• Scan copies to ensure they are legible and of high resolution.
• Upload files in PDF format (except for your photograph, which should be in JPG format).
• Name your files appropriately (e.g., ApplicantName_CV).

Application Steps:

1. Step 1:
   Download and complete the "official nomination" form from the CIPSEM website, fill it out, get it signed, and scan it for upload.
2. Step 2:
   Register for an account on the CIPSEM online portal. Keep your username and password safe—they are needed to log in.
3. Step 3:
   Log in to the portal with your credentials, complete the application form, upload the necessary documents in PDF format, and submit your application.
4. Step 4:
   Wait for the result notification in May/early June.