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Welcome to WaterNet Alumni Association. As WaterNet alumni, we are creating impact for the network by diffusing capacity and transforming knowledge into action.
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Call for Women Scientists -Climate Change |
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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 – 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 on
http://www.ifs.se/Programme/WomenScientists_ClimateChange2010_ApplicationForm.doc
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
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