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Understanding and combating desertification to mitigate its impact on ecosystem services (UNDESERT)
Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2015,
UNDESERT aims at combatting desertification and land degradation in order to mitigate their impacts on ecosystem services, and following on human livelihoods. The West African region is central for understanding desertification and degradation processes, which are already severe and widespread as a consequence of climate change and human impact. An improved understanding of the effects of desertif ...
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African Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training (APARET)
Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,
The APARET fellowship programme will catalyse independent research activities of graduates of Field Epidemiology Training Programmes (FETP) and Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training programmes (FELTP) in Africa. APARET fellows will be employed as research associates by African APARET partners for 2 years (salary provided by host institute). During the first year of their contract they will be emb ...
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CLimate change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa (CLUVA)
Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2013,
The social and economic impact of natural disasters in emerging economies and developing countries is growing. Many African countries have fragile economies unable to absorb the shocks caused by natural disasters enhanced by the increasing vulnerability of rapidly expanding urban areas. Climate change is likely to rapidly exacerbate this situation. The overall objective of CLUVA is to develop meth ...
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