The Pan African START Secretariat (PASS) is a component of the global change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), and has an overall aim of coordinating all START activities within Africa. Broadly, the overall responsibility of PASS is promoting and coordinating global research, capacity building and net working in Africa.
Roles of PASS Office
The PASS office currently at Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam facilitates the following activities
1.Convene periodic meetings of PACOM and its subcommittees, including making
logistical arrangements, preparation of meetings agendas
2.Briefing and background papers for such meetings, make travel arrangements for committee members attending, disburse per diem, and provide administrative support for the travelers.
3.Provide information on START effort in Pan-African region by publishing and disseminating newsletters on START active
ties in the region.
4.Maintaining a PASS /PACOM website and other means as appropriate.
5.Maintaining and organize a mailing list of global change researchers in Africa and other relevant data for committee opera
tions.
6.Provide an annual reports and other information to be used on the START secretariat.
7.Seek to engage scientist, policy makers and others from across all parts of Africa in START and PACOM on global environ
mental change activities.
8.keep liaison within regional network to facilitate implementation of agreed-upon regional development plans
9.Executive task and implement programs as may be agreed with PACOM resources and fund permitting
WHAT IS NEW?
Education Program on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation
START, in partnership with the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) and with financial support from the MacArthur Foundation, invites applications from early to mid-career conservation researchers and practitioners and masters-level students to participate in Master’s level courses on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation... Posted on 2 Jan. 2008 Read more-->
»THE AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
A new program of African Climate Change Fellowships is being launched to offer experiential learning, education, research and training opportunities to African professionals, researchers and graduate students....... Posted on 10 December 2007. Read more-->
»Newsletter
The Volume 1, Issue 1 ,The Pan African Start Secretariat (PASS) Newsletter will be released on 29th November 2007.
»New PASS Offices
The Pan-Africa Secretariat (PASS) office has been relocated to the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) at the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania as of April 2007.
