Globally, almost 1 billion people now live within 10km of a coastline and the same number live in areas less than 10 meters above sea level. These populations face some of the world’s biggest climate hazards, such as coastal floods from rising sea levels and the effects of hurricanes and tropical storms, which are becoming...Read More
We’ve been warned that our planet will change in unimaginable ways if we don’t act soon, and new research shows nearly 50 percent of 15–84-year-olds have already experienced significant change. Seeing what lies ahead, climate scientists have been at pains to show us how climate change will intensify such that today’s youth will bear the brunt of climate impacts in...Read More
In most parts of the Global South where coffee is produced, the impacts of climate change are being felt through changes in water supplies, resulting from increased rainfall variability. Successive droughts are impacting crop yields in a varied list of countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, India, and Indonesia. Professor Dr. Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi of the International Water...Read More
They have called for urgent interventions to address the crisis, noting that 63 percent of the bloc’s population is undernourished. “The impact of climate change is visible everywhere in the region. We should tackle it from the underlying causes”, warned Jean Baptiste Havugimana, the Productive Sector director at the East African Community (EAC) secretariat. He...Read More
Amphibian Ark offers a wide variety of conservation grants for amphibian research and conservation. Start-up grants are one-time grants of US$5 thousand to help newly-launched projects get started at the very beginning. Start-up grant extensions of US$3 thousand provide continued support for AArk seed or start-up grant projects. Workshop grants of up to US$750 are...Read More
The Leakey Foundation funds research related to human origins. This includes research on primate biology, ecology, and behavior. The majority of research grants awarded to doctoral students range from US$3 thousand to US$20 thousand. Larger projects by senior scientists and post-doctoral students may be funded up to US$30 thousand. There are no citizenship restrictions. The...Read More
The Rainforest Trust partners with local conservation organizations to create new protected areas and expand existing ones for Critically Endangered and Endangered species. The Initiative invites applications for conservation partnerships from nonprofit entities and NGOs for projects in tropical Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Applying organizations may submit proposals for either a land purchase or...Read More
East African Community Students’ mobility scholarship scheme (eacsms) 2023/2024 (cohort 1 postgraduate programmes). IUCEA invites suitably qualified Nationals of the East African Community (EAC) partner States to apply for cohort 1 Postgraduate programs of the East Africa Community Student’s Mobility Scholarship Scheme (EAC-SMS). The EAC-SMS is funded by a consortium of IUCEA- Member Universities, The...Read More
Job description The vision of the Department of Horticultural Science at Stellenbosch University is to be recognised both nationally and internationally as the foremost Southern African department for teaching, research and technology transfer in horticultural crops, specifically tree crops and floriculture, respected for its innovation, academic excellence and levels of service to the horticultural industry....Read More
DESCRIPTION: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking an innovative and multi-skilled candidate to join its office in Amman, Jordan, as a Researcher in Integrated Water Modeling and Assessment. The Researcher in Integrated Water Modeling and Assessment shall provide technical and project implementation support for water and agriculture-related projects. The...Read More
