START programs and activities in Pan African Region
a) START supports region specific programs and activities through fellowships, training workshops, and training and research institutes to increase the number of scientists in developing countries.
b) Involve creating and maintaining a network to disseminate new global change information to local and regional organisations and individuals, and to transmit local and regional global change related information to the international agencies.
c) The overarching aim is to contribute to research on global change in areas of the world where such access to resources and networks are scarce. It is expected that the research outcomes will further contribute to African region and country specific issues of sustainable development.
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.
