Climate change poses significant challenges for Africa, with diverse impacts, risks, and adaptation strategies necessary to mitigate its effects on the continent’s ecosystems, economies, and societies. Impacts: Extreme Weather Events: Africa is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves, which disrupt agricultural productivity, threaten food security, and exacerbate water scarcity....Read More

Addressing climate change in Africa requires a paradigm shift where people are prioritized over profit. Instead of succumbing to quick fixes and market-driven solutions, African leaders must center their climate action efforts around the needs and well-being of their people. The continent’s diverse and vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change,...Read More

During the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6) held in Nairobi, the paramount importance of healthy land in addressing pressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development took center stage. Throughout the week-long meeting, delegates deliberated on strategies to harness the potential of healthy land ecosystems to...Read More

In its recent report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has highlighted a concerning trend: global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) surged to an all-time high in 2023. This alarming increase was primarily fueled by heightened fossil fuel consumption, particularly in regions where droughts severely hindered hydropower production. The IEA underscored the critical need for...Read More

Background The Commonwealth Secretariat, OBREAL Global, Association of African Universities, and Symbiosis International University have partnered to launch a Youth Policy and International Cooperation in AI programme. Under this initiative, they are setting up an ‘Effective Inter-regional Incubator for Youth’ designed to support undergraduate and postgraduate students in turning their innovative ideas into tangible projects. About the Call for...Read More

This National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan (NISSAP) is a 10-year nationwide sectoral document aiming at protecting Tanzania’s biodiversity, ecosystem services, and livelihood assets from invasive species and their negative impacts by (i) presenting the national strategy for managing invasive species in Tanzania; (ii) providing an overview of invasive species in Tanzania, their impacts...Read More

Job description Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Potsdam, Germany Potsdam, Germany The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy is a pioneer and a driver of bioeconomy research. Our work is aimed at creating the scientific foundation to transform agricultural, food, industrial and energy systems into a comprehensive bio-based circular economy. Objectives are...Read More

Job description: At the University of Vienna, more than 10,000 people work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them are scientists who, with their curiosity and continuous demand for excellence, conduct top-level international research and teaching. Are you also looking for the right space to develop your potential? We are...Read More

Job description PhD study: Foraging in the landscape of peril; Post-doc: spanning movement and behavioral ecology Faculty of Forestry and Wood SciencesCzech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague, Czechia A) We offer a fully funded PhD student position (4-years) in behavioural ecology “Foraging in the landscape of peril”. The student will join the international team at the Department of...Read More

Job description What will be your mission? The research carried out by the Biogeochemistry of Forest Ecosystems (BEF) unit is centered on forest soils: it aims to improve knowledge on biogeochemical cycles and the functioning or even dysfunction of forest ecosystems in a context of global changes, in order to provide recommendations for sustainable management...Read More