COSTECH

Dear Colleague:


START is pleased to share information with you about a Call for Proposals, which may be of interest to you or one of your colleagues.


The CGIAR's new program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) has the overall goal of overcoming the additional threats posed by a changing climate for achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management. One critical area of research that CCAFS has identified is the need to understand the complex and dynamic relationships between climate change, agriculture and food security and how it affects men and women differently.


CCAFS is searching for women scientists who are interested in conducting research on gender issues related to the climate change, agriculture, and food security nexus, and are enrolled in a PhD program or are interested in a post doctoral opportunity. Grants of US$35,000 will be provided to successful applicants. The opportunity is open to women who are citizens of, and affiliated with, an institution in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Bangladesh, India, or Nepal.


Information and applications, which are due by 01 May 2011, can be found here:
http://www.ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/call-proposals-research-project-gender-climate-change-agriculture-and-food-security .


Please circulate this information as widely as possible.


Best regards,


Skip Kauffman