The African Climate and Environment Center – Future African Savannas (AFAS) is one of the four DAAD-funded Global Climate and Environment Centres.
Joined January 2026
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🌍🌱 The 2026 AFAS Stakeholder Workshop kicks off in Nairobi, #Kenya! 🇰🇪
🎯 Focus: Advancing the Phase 2 research agenda, strengthening science-policy-practice partnerships, exploring nature financing, and addressing benefit-sharing and trade-offs in #NbS across #Africansavannas.
🌍 New Blog Post ✍🏽🌱
#AFAS at the #DAAD Global Centres Symposium 2026 in Berlin! Exploring how to bridge research, policy & practice for #ClimateResilience and #SustainableDevelopment. 🌱
👉 Read more: afas.africa/afas-at-the-daad…
#ResearchForImpact
🌍 The third DAAD Climate Lecture of the year is coming up!
Join Prof. Guy Midgley, for a discussion on an African perspective on climate change and the fragility of abundance.
📅 20 Oct 2026 | 09:00–10:15 UTC | Free;online + Q&A Register ➡️ lnkd.in/emg2BSEQ
🎓 Welcome to our new AFAS student cohort at @ufhbci in Abidjan!
They kicked off the new academic year together with students from the SPIBES Master’s on Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces in #biodiversity, #ecosystemservices & #climatechange.
Wishing them a great year ahead!🌱
📄🚨Nouvelle note politique (version française)
Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Farida Bonkoungou.
📄 Lire ici : afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Découvrez plus de notes politiques AFAS : 👉afas.africa/fr/ressources/no…
📄🚨 New Policy Brief! 📘🌱
Explore our latest policy brief by our alumna, Farida Bonkoungou.
📄 Read it here: 👉afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉afas.africa/resources/policy…
🌍 We’re pleased to share that Dr. Juliet Kamau, AFAS Project Manager, presented the AFAS project at the recent ZEF International Advisory Board meeting in Bonn.
A great opportunity to share AFAS’ work and exchange ideas with Board members!
#Research #KnowledgeExchange
📄🚨 New Policy Brief
📘Explore our latest policy brief by our alumna, Withney Zodan.
📄Read it here: afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Discover more AFAS policy briefs: afas.africa/resources/policy…
#ecosystemservices #communitybasedconservation #SustainableDevelopment #benin
🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française) 🚨
📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Lawrence Akpoterai.
📄 Lire ici : 👉afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Découvrez plus de notes politiques AFAS : 👉afas.africa/fr/ressources/no…
🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française)🚨
📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Nouhou Zoungrana.
📄 Lire ici : afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Découvrez d'autres notes politiques d'AFAS ici: afas.africa/fr/ressources/no…
🎉 Congratulations to AFAS fellow Karim Sékongo on his PhD defense on 25.07.2026!
His research combined #indigenousknowledge, tree ecology, and beneficial soil fungi to support the #conservation and #sustainablemanagement of key savanna tree species in #CôtedIvoire 🌳🌍
#PhD #NbS
🌍 New blog! ✍🏽🌱
Read our new blog by our PhD student Joseph Ndiba, on how Africa's youth are advancing climate resilience through innovation, knowledge, and sustainable agriculture.
Read more: afas.africa/cultivating-afri…
#ClimateResilience #SustainableAgriculture
📄🚨 New Policy Brief!
📘Explore our latest policy brief by our student, Thomas Alhassan.
📄Read it here: 👉afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Discover more AFAS policy briefs: 👉afas.africa/resources/policy…
#NatureBasedSolutions #Mangroves #Lamu #Kenya #ClimateResilience
🌍 Don’t miss the 2nd #DAAD Climate Lecture by Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development!
📅 7 July 2026 | 12:00–13:15 UTC (or 14:00-15:15 CEST) | Online & free
Register now: lnkd.in/emg2BSEQ
#ClimateAction #FossilFuelTransition
📸We’re pleased to share the publication of the 2025 AFAS Photo Report!📸
The report brings together highlights from our main activities throughout 2025 ✨
Take a look and explore the full photo report on our website: lnkd.in/gb_zFjfb 🌍
#AFAS #AnnualReport #2025 #DAAD
🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française) 🚨
📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Atud Cecile Bih.
📄 Lire ici : 👉afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Découvrez d'autres notes politiques d'AFAS ici : afas.africa/fr/ressources/no…
🚨 Nouvelle note politique (version française) 🚨
📘🌍 Découvrez notre dernière note politique rédigée par notre Alumni, Theophilus Dumenyo.
📄 Lire ici : 👉 afas.africa/wp-content/uploa…
🔍 Découvrez plus de notes politiques AFAS : 👉 afas.africa/fr/ressources/no…
📢 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 ⬇️
zef.de/fooddiverse
@UniBonn
@ZEFbonn
📢 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:afas.africa/afas-multi-day-s…
