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New research fellows to combat climate change in Africa
by Samuel Hinneh
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- The CIRCLE programme has selected 37 fellows from nine African nations
- They will conduct climate change R&D outside their home institutions for a year
- An expert urges them to consider studying biodiversity conservation
A programme is building the capacity of African researchers to understand climate change impacts and develop evidence-based solutions to help policymakers tackle climate change challenges.
The Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) fellowship – an initiative by the African Academy of Sciences and Association of Commonwealth Universities – seeks to help early-career researchers undertake research to address climate change in Africa.
The five-year, £4.85 million (almost US$ 6 million) programme funded by the UK’s Department for International Development has selected 37 researchers from about 100 applications as visiting fellows, according to Benjamin Gyampoh, CIRCLE programme manager.
“There is a research uptake component where the researchers are supported to identify the key stakeholders of their work.”
Benjamin Gyampoh, CIRCLE programme
The third cohort of fellows are from 25 universities and research institutes based in nine countries –Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The fellows attended an induction workshop last month (10-12 February) in Kenya.
The 25 institutions nominated the researchers to the programme, and their applications went through rigorous review processes.
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