🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française) 🚨 📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Atud Cecile Bih. 📄 Lire ici : 👉 lnkd.in/dw4nYSgT 🔍 Découvrez plus de notes politiques AFAS : 👉https://www.afas.africa/fr/ressources/notes-politiques/

🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française) 🚨 📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Theophilus Dumenyo. 📄 Lire ici : 👉 www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... 🔍 Découvrez plus de notes politiques AFAS : 👉https://www.afas.africa/fr/ressources/notes-politiques/

📢 24 doctoral researchers and 8 postdoctoral researchers open positions! The positions offered by the new collaboration center (CRC 1780) focuses on #sustainablefoodsystems in #Europe and #Africa. 🌍 More information below ⬇️ www.zef.de/fooddiverse @zefbonn.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

📢 DAAD Climate Lecture Series 2026 🌍 DAAD's digital 4-part series returns on May 12! Join experts in #climate & #environment sharing insights on key developments in sustainability. 📅Save the date & learn more in the flyer. #DAAD #ClimateAction #Sustainability #LectureSeries

🌍 AFAS Workshop 2025 in Abidjan 🇨🇮 From 24–28 Nov, AFAS brought together diverse stakeholders to scale Nature-Based Solutions for resilient savannas 🌱 ⚡Focusing on collaboration & integrating Indigenous knowledge with research and policy. Read more: www.afas.africa/afas-multi-d... #AFAS #NbS

🚨 New Policy Brief 🚨 📘🌍Explore our latest policy brief by our Alumni, Nancy Karikari. 📄Read it here: 👉https://www.afas.africa/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Policy-Brief-Nancy-Karikari-.pdf 🔍 Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉https://www.afas.africa/resources/policy-briefs/

🚨 New Policy Brief 🚨 📘🌍Explore our latest #policy brief by our Alumni, Yao Kevin Kouassi. 📄Read it here: 👉https://www.afas.africa/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Policy-brief-Kevin-1_-Final.pdf 🔍 Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉https://www.afas.africa/resources/policy-briefs/ #Biodiversity #NbS

🌍 AFAS Master’s Fellowships – Apply by 31 March! ⏳ Only 1 day left! 18 fully funded spots in Nairobi & Abidjan. 🔎Focus: Water, Agriculture, Energy, One Health, Biodiversity. 👉 Apply: www.afas.africa/call-for-app... #AFAS #DAAD #nbs #AfricanSavannas

🌍 AFAS Master’s Fellowships – Apply by 31 March! ⏳ Only 12 days left! 18 fully funded spots in Nairobi & Abidjan. 🔎Focus: Water, Agriculture, Energy, One Health, Biodiversity. 👉 Apply: www.afas.africa/call-for-app... #AFAS #DAAD #nbs #AfricanSavannas

🎓 AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week 2025 in Nairobi 🇰🇪 brought together AFAS students, staff & partners from Cologne, Bonn, Abidjan & Nairobi. ⚡A week of research, professional development & Nature-based Solutions 🌍 Read more: www.afas.africa/afas-knowled... #KnowledgeExchange #AFASCommunity

🌍 AFAS Master’s Fellowships – Apply by 31 March! ⏳ Only 20 days left! 18 fully funded spots in Nairobi & Abidjan. 🔎Focus: Water, Agriculture, Energy, One Health, Biodiversity. 👉 Apply: www.afas.africa/call-for-app... #AFAS #DAAD #nbs #AfricanSavannas

🌍 AFAS Master’s Fellowships – Apply by 31 March! ⏳ Only 26 days left! 18 fully funded spots in Nairobi & Abidjan. 🔎Focus: Water, Agriculture, Energy, One Health, Biodiversity. 👉 Apply: www.afas.africa/call-for-app... #AFAS #DAAD #nbs #AfricanSavannas

🌍 New Blog ✍🏽🌾 Saitabau Lulunken explores how Maasai pastoralists use indigenous knowledge & grass reserves as Nature-based Solutions to adapt to climate change in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya. 🌱 #IndigenousKnowledge #MaasaiPastoralism #AFAS #Research 👉 Read more: www.afas.africa/when-elders-...

📢 We’re relaunching our #Twitter presence to advance our engagement and knowledge sharing on climate and savanna research in Africa! 🌍 Follow us at @afas_cc to stay connected with our latest research, publications, and collaborative initiatives! 👉https://x.com/afas_cc #weareback #AfricanResearch

🌍 Call for Applications: Master Fellowships AFAS is offering 18 fully funded Master fellowships on #climateadaptation & #biodiversity in #AfricanSavannas! 📍 Nairobi (Kenya) 📍 Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) 🗓 Deadline: 31st March, 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/eM9qBzED @daadworldwide.bsky.social

🌍✍🏽 AFAS Student Blog | New Post Jonathan Bachiseze Magala examines how cashew in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire, evolved from a 1960s reforestation crop into a global commodity — and the sustainability lessons for African savannas. 🌳🌍 👉 Read more: www.afas.africa/from-restora... #StudentBlog

🚨 New Policy Brief 🚨 📘🌍Explore our latest policy brief by our Alumni, Jonathan Magala. 📄Read it here: 👉 www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉https://www.afas.africa/resources/policy-briefs/ #PolicyBrief #AFAS #Agroforestry #SavannaEcosystems #FoodSecurity

🚨 New Policy Brief 🚨 🦁🌍Explore our latest policy brief by our Alumni, Kabir Adelakun. 📄 Read it here: 👉 www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉 www.afas.africa/resources/po...

📢🌍 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🌍🎓 AFAS invites applications for 3 funded positions in Nature-based Solutions: 🔹 Postdoc – Univ. of Nairobi 🇰🇪 🔹 Postdoc – UFHB 🇨🇮 🔹 PhD – UFHB 🇨🇮 📅 Deadlines: • 29 Jan 2026 (Kenya Postdoc) • 15 Feb 2026 (UFHB Postdoc & PhD) 🔗 Apply here: www.afas.africa/open-postdoc...

🌍We’re excited to share the first AFAS student blog of the year✍🏽✨, reflecting on the documentary "The Battle for Laikipia"🎥. The blog captures their critical engagement with #climatechange, #land, and #livelihoods in Kenya’s rangelands 🌱🐄. 👉 Read the full blog here: www.afas.africa/resource-con...

🌍 BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights #3 reflects on our team’s participation in the UNFCCC SB62 “pre-COP” in Bonn. AFAS team members Dr Gerda Kuiper, Prof. Daniel Olago & Dr Juliet Kamau attended. Read more 👉 bridges-hub.cologne/bridges-colo... #SB62 #DAAD #ClimateAction

🚨 New Policy Brief 🚨 🌱💧Explore our latest policy brief by our Alumni, Annet Margaret Nabirye. 📄 Read it here: 👉 www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉 www.afas.africa/resources/po... #PolicyBrief #AFAS #NatureBasedSolutions #FloodManagement #ClimateResilience

🌿 Day 5 | Final day in the field exploring nature-based solutions + sustainable land use. 🔎 Agroforestry at Mr. Ambroise’s plantation 🌱 Seed conservation & #Reforestation at SODEFOR A strong, hands-on finish to the week ✨ 📸 Photo credits: Macline Hien #Agroforestry #SeedConservation #afas

Day 4 at AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week 🚀 On Day 4, we held concurrent sessions that powered progress: 🔹 Staff: Curriculum & Capacity Sustainability Lab 🔹 Students: Policy Brief Writing Boot Camp A strong day of skills, strategy & future-focused growth. 💡✨ #AFAS #CapacityBuilding #Impact

🌍 Day 3 of the AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week in Abidjan! A full workshop day with PI presentations, a keynote on Nature-Based Solutions, and a panel on Indigenous knowledge + science. We ended with co-creating Phase 2 research themes — a big step toward Africa-focused solutions. 🚀🌱

🎓Day 2 of the AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week in Abidjan started with a beautiful graduation ceremony at UFHB and powerful student testimonials captured in video recordings. 🎓🌍✨ We closed the day with student presentations and a productive workshop planning session.🚀📚

Yesterday, we kicked off the AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire!🌍 We had a partner dialogue meeting where the AFAS staff engaged with the authorities of Félix Houphouët-Boigny University. We wrapped up the day with research presentations from AFAS master's students from UFHB 💡

🚨 New Policy Brief! 🚨 Explore the latest brief developed by AFAS student Theophilus Delali: 📄 Read it here: 👉 www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... Discover more AFAS policy briefs: www.afas.africa/resources/po... #AFAS #PolicyBrief #ScienceForPolicy #ClimateResearch

🚨 New Policy Brief! 🚨 Check out the latest brief by AFAS student Bruno Emmanuel Diarra: 📄 EN: www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... 🇫🇷 FR: www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... More briefs: www.afas.africa/resources/po... #AFAS #PolicyBrief #ScienceForPolicy

🚨 New Policy Brief Alert! 🚨 Check out a new #policybrief from our AFAS student Elvire Dossa! 📄 Read it here: www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... 🇫🇷 French version: www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... More briefs: www.afas.africa/resources/po... #AFAS #ScienceForPolicy #ClimateResearch

🚨 New Policy Brief Alert! 🚨 We’re excited to share a new #policybrief from our student Ymelda Merveille Taponfack! 📄 Read it here www.afas.africa/wp-content/u... 🇫🇷 French version:https://www.afas.africa/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFAS-Policy-Brief_Taponfack-FR.pdf #AFAS #ScienceForPolicy

📢 AFAS Update!📢 The French versions of our Policy Briefs are now live on our website. This helps us better engage and inform audiences across the region. 🔗 Access them here: www.afas.africa/fr/ressource... #AFAS #PolicyBriefs #ClimateResearch #ScienceForPolicy

Day 3 of our AFAS Knowledge Exchange Week in Nairobi, our Stakeholder workshop! 🌍 Inspiring talks, a panel on Indigenous Knowledge & Science, and Co-creation of research themes for AFAS Phase II on Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture & Biodiversity. ✨ #AFAS #Research #Collaboration #Sustainability

🌍 Day 2 took us to the Science for Africa Foundation for an inspiring dialogue on bridging research, policy & practice. 🌿Later, we had a pilot planning session brainstorming future Nature-based Solutions projects and partnerships for action. 💡🤝 #AFAS #SFA #NbS #ClimateAction

🌍The AFAS team from UoC, UoB and UFHB is spending the week at University of Nairobi for an exciting Knowledge Exchange, Engagement & Dissemination Week. Day 1 started with presentations from our students, who shared key insights from their #research 💡 #AFAS #KnowledgeExchange #Sustainability #NbS

📍 Fieldwork Highlight – Bruno Emmanuel Diarra | Cinzana, Mali 🌾 Explored how millet farmers adopt Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) amid rising climate variability — using surveys, focus groups & interviews. #AFAS | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation – #CSA #Agroecology

📍 Fieldwork Highlight – Withney Zodan | Sitatunga Valley, Benin 🌿 Surveyed 300+ people to explore how communities value and depend on ecosystem services — and how land use change is putting them at risk. #AFAS | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation – UFHB | #Agroecology #Research.🌱

🚨 New Policy Brief! 🚨 AFAS Alumna Fanny Massally shares timely insights in her latest brief. 📄 Read it here: 👉https://www.afas.africa/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Masally_policy-brief.pdf 🔍 More briefs: 👉 www.afas.africa/resources/po... #PolicyBrief #EvidenceToAction #AFAS #AlumniImpact

📍 Fieldwork Highlight – Farida Bonkoungou | Gomponsom, Northern Burkina Faso 🌾 Researched nature-based solutions for land restoration in the Sahel, including #FMNR, zaï pits, stone bunds, and mulching across 3 villages. #AFAS | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation – UFHB | #Agroecology #Research

🌍 Fieldwork Update – Theophilus Dumenyo | Kumbungu, Ghana 🌾 Theophilus explored Crop-Livestock Integration vs. Traditional Cropping in the Guinea Savannah. His research focused on gender roles, resilience strategies, and #nature-based solutions for #sustainable agriculture. 📚 #AFAS fellow | #NbS

🚨 New Policy Brief! 🚨 AFAS Alumni, Liza Mungatia, shares fresh insights in her latest work. 📄 Dive in here: 👉 www.afas.africa/resources/po... #StudentVoices #PolicyIdeas #EmergingScholars #AFAS

📍 Fieldwork Update – Elvire Dossa | Mono, Bénin 🌿 Exploring Living Soil Market Gardening (MSV) — a practice focused on soil health based on three principles: reduced/no tillage, permanent soil cover and organic matter input. #AFAS | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation – UFHB | #Agroecology #Research

Don't miss the 3rd DAAD Climate Lecture of the year on "Community-based rangeland reforestation for sustainable livelihoods", by Lucy Waruingi next Tuesday September 9! 🌍 Register on the link below ⬇️

📍 Fieldwork Update – Ann Njuguna 🌍 In August 2025, I visited Mackinnon Road, Taita Taveta County, to study #eco-charcoal production at Taita Ranch — exploring its role in reducing land degradation. 🌿🔥 #AFASFellow | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation | University of Nairobi #ClimateResearch #AFAS

🌱 New blog: Where Grass Means More🌱 AFAS student Julius Toba Malika, shares how Kenya’s Musul community is using grass reseeding to restore land, empower women & preserve culture. 📖 Read: www.afas.africa/where-grass-... #LandRestoration #ClimateResilience #AFASVoices

📍 Fieldwork Update – Annet Nabirye 🌍 In July 2025, I explored wetland restoration at Lubigi Wetland, Kampala — studying its role as a Nature-based Solution for flood management. 🌿💧 AFAS Fellow | MSc Climate Change & Adaptation | University of Nairobi #WetlandRestoration #ClimateAdaptation #NbS

📍 Fieldwork Update- Thomas Alhassan 🌍 In June 2025, I studied how communities engage in Nature-based Solutions for mangrove conservation on Lamu Island — home to 60% of Kenya’s mangroves. 🌱🌊 Thanks to the people of Lamu, DAAD & AFAS for the support. 🙏🏽 #mangroveconservation #ClimateResilience #NbS

📍 Fieldwork Update – Shai Hills, Ghana 🌾 Nancy Karikari (AFAS fellow, Univ. Félix Houphouët-Boigny) researched on plant diversity in protected vs. unprotected savanna zones—showing how Nature-based Solutions support biodiversity & local livelihoods. 🌿🌍 #Fieldwork #NbS #Biodiversity

🌍 Africa’s savannas are under pressure but AFAS is helping shape solutions! 🌾 Our grads Claire & Nouhou turn science into action, linking West & East Africa through research & fieldwork. 📚 Read how AFAS builds climate leaders in this DAAD’s letter. #AFAS #Savannas #ClimateAction

📍 Fieldwork Update – by Julius Toba Malika "On 20 June 2025, my research assistants and I wrapped up data collection on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laikipia North, Kenya. Huge thanks to AFAS for funding which made this research possible! 🌱🔬" #Fieldwork #ClimateResearch #AFAS #TeamScience