Capacity building is one of the core activities of START. The following are among the capacity building programs that are currently being coordinated by PASS:

a) The Small Grants Program for African Researchers for Global Change Research. Approximately 10 small grants are awarded annually by START to African researchers working on topics in the areas of climate variability and climate change; impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to global environmental changes; land use and ecosystem change; bio-geochemical fluxes; and biodiversity. Funding for the African Small Grants Program is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

b) Building African Capacity for Conserving Biodiversity in a Changing Climate.
START and the Institute for Resource Assessment of the University of Dar es Salaam are implementing a program of education and training to build capacity in Africa for conserving biodiversity in a changing climate. Participation is open to persons from across Africa, but priority will be given to applicants from the Albertine Rift countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Masters level courses and internships targeted to early- and mid-career conservation professionals and researchers will be offered at the campus of the University of Dar es Salaam. The program is supported by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Click here to Read More

c)The African Climate Fellowship Program:
START in collaboration with the Institute for Resource Assessment is also implementing the Climate Change Fellowship Program through a CCAA funded program. The fellowship program will also involve various African scholars involved in global environmental changes research with more focus on climate change.
Click here to read more on theClimate Change Fellowship program

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