This article discusses in detail one of the professional sectors covered by the MOST programme — Sustainability. What activities does this sector cover? Which professionals can apply? What kind of mobilities have MOST programme participants already completed? Check our answers below.
What areas of activity are part of the Sustainability sector?
- Environmental protection
- Natural area restoration and management
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation work
- Sustainable urban mobility development
- Urbanism and sustainable urban planning
- Green architecture and building
- Organic farming
- Green energy and technology
- Sustainable water resources management
- Waste management
- Green business and corporate environmental programs
- Environmental project management
This list is not exhaustive and may include other activity areas related to sustainable development and the environment in one way or another.
Who can be an applicant in the field of Sustainability?
- Environmentalists, conservationists
- Environmental project managers
- Sustainability consultants
- Architects, urban specialists
- Urban designers
- Farmers
- Climatologists, scientific staff in environmental protection, ecology
- Environmental specialists at enterprises
- Waste management specialists
- Water resources management specialists
- Corporate social responsibility specialists
- Power engineers
- Green technology and start-up developers
This list is not exhaustive and may include other professions that are related in one way or another to sustainable development and the environment.
Examples of mobility in the field of Sustainability
1) Belarusian scientists interned at the German-based Federal Agency for Physics and Technology. The focus was on completing a research placement in acoustics and photometry laboratories.
2) Thanks to the MOST programme, a Belarusian specialist in organic farming visited Biofach, the largest annual exhibition of organic products held in Nuremberg, Germany.
3) A Belarusian IT start-up was on display at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The startup was designed to focus on sustainable fashion.
4) A sustainability consultant was able to complete a MOST programme mobility without leaving home. She organised an online internship in the field of international sustainability reporting standards (Global Reporting Initiative).
