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African Climate Change Fellowship Programm (ACCFP)
Applications are invited for the inaugural round of African Climate Change Fellowships. The African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP) aims to support African professionals, researchers and graduate students to undertake activities that will enhance their capacities for advancing and applying knowledge for climate change adaptation in Africa. The program is jointly administered by the global change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) of the University of Dar es Salaam and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), with financial support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.
This Call for Applications is extended to researchers, scientists, and academics working in fields related to climate change and climate change adaptation as well as professionals and practitioners with experience and responsibilities related to policy, planning or management of climate sensitive resources, sectors, systems or livelihoods.
A variety of Fellowship types are offered to support projects, research, and other activities that advance adaptation in Africa. The Fellowships range in duration from 2-18 months, and award amounts range from USD $5,000 - $36,000, depending on Fellowship type. Eligibility is limited to citizens of member states of the African Union who are 40 years of age or younger.
A description of each Fellowship type and instructions and guidelines for preparing and submitting an application to be an ACCFP Fellow are provided in the 2008 Call for Applications. The 2008 Call for Applications and other required application materials are also available on the Pan-African START Secretariat’s website.
All application materials must be received no later than 17 September 2008. Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will not be reviewed.
If you have questions about the ACCFP and this Call for Applications or if you have trouble accessing the ACCFP website and application materials, please contact the Pan-African START Secretariat
ECORD Summer School 2008
"The Deep Subseafloor Biosphere"
Date: 1-12th September 2008
Place: Bremen International Graduate School for Marine Sciences
Info, preliminary programme and application
Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life
"Frontiers of Science” event
Life on Earth is based, in its most simple form, on a few key chemical components, and the main one is Water. Water plays a pivotal role in many complex systems studied in the natural sciences. But at the present time, water is also a threatened resource that will pose socio-economic and strategic challenges in the near future.This joint ESF-COST event is dedicated to the link between water and life in all its diversity and complexity.
The following topics will be covered:
- origin of life
- water & life in extreme environments
- changes in the anthropocene
- future challenges
For more info and travel grant application: check the event website
