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12 Nigerians, 25 others obtain Fellowships to study impact of climate change
TWELVE Nigerian lecturers and scientists have been awarded fellowships by the African Academy of Sciences, AAS, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities, ACU, to study the impact of climate change. They were selected from tertiary institutions in Nigeria including the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB); Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU); Ebonyi State University (EBSU); University of Ibadan; University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT); Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU. The Nigerians and 25 others drawn from tertiary institutions in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe, were participants in the 3rd cohort of a programme supporting early career researchers to conduct research and to generate knowledge to help the continent effectively tackle climate change. They make up the 37 African lecturers and researchers scientists selected as Visiting Fellows of the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) fellowship programme. As CIRCLE Visiting Fellows, CVFs, they commenced their fellowship in January 2017, and were inducted at a workshop the AAS headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. They will spend a year in another university or research organisation in Africa conducting research on the impact of climate change, under the supervision of a senior academic. The research focuses on one or more of five thematic areas – agriculture; energy; health and livelihoods; water; and policy. In the views of CIRCLE Programme Manager, Benjamin Gyampoh: “Most parts of Africa are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. It is important for the continent to research ways of reducing the impact if we are to effectively adapt. “Developing the required skills base to generate the needed knowledge to inform decision making and actions is highly critical. CIRCLE is geared to training researchers to produce quality research to inform policy and contribute knowledge for countries and communities to mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change.” By 2020, between 75 and 250 million people in Africa are projected to be exposed to increased water stress and yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50 per cent in some countries as a result of climate change, according to the United Nation Environment Programme. Launched in 2014, CIRCLE has successfully supported Fellows to publish their research ensuring there is a growing body of knowledge the continent can use to develop climate change strategies and interventions. The programme has also achieved a 50:50 gender balance in the recruitment of Fellows, ensuring that female scientists have equal access to opportunities to grow their careers and contribute to developing the continent. The 37 are exploring projects that range from how climate change will impact different genders, the aged, and the diet and food security of rural communities and how small scale farmers perceive and are adapting to climate change, among others. By spending a year away from their institutions, CIRCLE provides the Fellows with an opportunity to focus on and publish their research, a time they would otherwise not have because of heavy teaching loads that come with being lecturers at African universities. The fellowship period helps the researchers to also develop research ideas, network with their peers on the continent and experience research systems and cultures in other institutions and countries which are all very important in developing their careers both as teachers and researchers.
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