The African Climate Change Fellowship Program - Institutional Survey

Dear Equator Net members,

The International START Secretariat is developing plans for a new program of African Climate Change Fellowships to build capabilities for advancing and applying knowledge for climate change adaptation in Africa. Please consider helping them by completing and returning the attached survey in either English or French. You are also encouraged to forward this email and the survey to other colleagues whose institutions might be interested in the program.

Survey responses received by December 20 will be used to guide discussions at a planning workshop to be held 8-10 January in Nairobi. Early responders will be considered for invitation to the workshop.

Who should complete the survey?

1. Institutions in Africa that want to increase the capabilities of their staff, members, or students for:

• managing climate risks and adapting to climate change
• assessing and prioritizing climate risks
• designing and implementing adaptation projects
• integrating adaptation with program planning and policy
• conducting research that supports adaptation decision making
• developing and implementing curricula that integrates climate change and climate change adaptation into graduate level education.

2. Institutions in and outside of Africa with experience and capabilities in the above areas and interests in hosting Policy Fellows, Doctoral Research Fellows, Post-Doctoral Fellows or Teaching Fellows to offer opportunities for:

• experiential learning
• education
• training
• research

Please submit completed surveys by email to pass@ira.udsm.actz. Please send a copy of your email to Clark Seipt at cseipt@agu.org.

An on-line version of the survey is expected to be available soon at:http://pass-africa.org

The program is being implemented by START, the Institute for Resource Assessment at the University of Dar es Salaam, and the African Academy of Sciences with financial support from the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program of the International Development Research Centre. A brief overview of the fellowship program is provided in the attached survey.

For additional information please contact:

Clark Seipt: Program Assistant, International START Secretariat, 2000 Florida Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009 USA, Phone: +1 202 462 2213, Fax: +1 202 457 5859, Email:cseipt@agu.org, Web:http://www.start.org/

Warm regards,

Gaby