Call for African women in climate change work
The International Foundation for Science (IFS) Eastern Africa Hub together with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) with support from NORAD have announced a training and networking project on "enhancing the participation of African Women Scientists in Climate Change Assessment, Information Dissemination and Policy Advocacy.”
The program which will run from August 2010 to August 2012 will aim to
promote the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation
measures in Eastern Africa through enhancing the capacities of women
scientists. The overall goal of the project is to build the capacity to
adapt to, and mitigate climate change in order to contribute to
environmental sustainability and poverty reduction in Eastern Africa
countries.
Details and application from can be downloaded here.
Kindly note that applications are invited only from women scientists in
Universities and research institutions within the Eastern Africa countries
(Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda).
The candidates must have at least an MSc. degree or equivalent in
Environmental Science or Meteorology or any other discipline related to
climate change and should be below 50 years of age
promote the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation
measures in Eastern Africa through enhancing the capacities of women
scientists. The overall goal of the project is to build the capacity to
adapt to, and mitigate climate change in order to contribute to
environmental sustainability and poverty reduction in Eastern Africa
countries.
Details and application from can be downloaded here.
Kindly note that applications are invited only from women scientists in
Universities and research institutions within the Eastern Africa countries
(Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda).
The candidates must have at least an MSc. degree or equivalent in
Environmental Science or Meteorology or any other discipline related to
climate change and should be below 50 years of age
