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I am thrilled to share that my latest research article, titled "Integrating environmental considerations into social policy planning in Africa", has been published in Wiley's Sustainable Development! 🎉

📝 Author: Adebayo, W. G.

📅 Published Date: July 8, 2024

📘 Journal: Sustainable Development

🔗 DOI: 10.1002/sd.3113

Key takeaways:

1. Climate Threats: The most significant climate threats in Africa include flooding, drought, desertification, extreme weather events, and food security challenges. Vulnerable groups, such as rural farmers, women, children, and the urban poor, face the greatest risks.

2. Policy Gaps: Existing social policies across African countries lack effective integration of environmental concerns. Key gaps include insufficient resilience mandates, inadequate ecological monitoring, and limited community participation.

3. Barriers: Challenges to successful integration include funding constraints, lack of political will, expertise gaps, and low public awareness.

4. Urgency: Urgent action is needed to address climate change impacts on vulnerable communities and enhance resilience through better policy coordination and stakeholder engagement.

Overall, policymakers must prioritize environmental sustainability, adaptation, and community empowerment to build resilience in Africa while responding to continuing environmental uncertainty and change.

It is a good and insightful read...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/sd.3113

Adebayo, W. G. (2024). Integrating environmental considerations into social policy planning in Africa. Sustainable Development, 1–18. DOI: 10.1002/sd.3113.

Universität Witten/Herdecke Covenant University Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRACU Diaderc_centre Magdalene M. Silberberger Evans Osabuohien Romik Osabohien Georg Kobiela Seun Kolade Taiwo Hassan Adebayo Adediran Oluwasogo Julius Oluwafunminiyi Ajayi Akinlade Babafemi Imam Daud Igiogun Akeem Alatise

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Announcement for Masters Fellowships 2024/2025

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) was established in 1988 as a public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa. The Consortium’s mandate and strategic intent is built on the basis that sustained develop­ment in sub-Saharan Africa requires well-trained, locally based profes­sion­al economists. AERC agitates the provision of capacity building in economic policy in Francophone and Anglophone African countries through provision of support in the areas of policy research and graduate training.

AERC wishes to announce the 2024/2025 Masters scholarships for applicants from Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Economics universities:

· Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
· University of Botswana
· University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
· University of Cape Coast, Ghana
· University of Ghana, Legon
· University of Nairobi, Kenya
· University of Mauritius
· University of Namibia
· University of Malawi
· University of Zimbabwe
· Makerere University

Qualifications and Requirements:

To qualify for scholarship, applicant must:

Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;
Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university; and
Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states are highly encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants must submit their applications for admission directly to the respective universities (application procedure can be obtained from the respective university’s website). Upon receipt of an admission letter from a specific university, applicants shall upload the following documents on to the AERC scholarship portal https://aercafrica.org/masters-fellowships-2024-2025/

Application cover letter;
Curriculum Vitae;
Evidence of admission at any of the universities listed above; and
Certified copies of transcripts and certificates.

The deadline for applying for the scholarship is May 15, 2024.


African Economic Research Consortium Addis Ababa University
University of Botswana University of Dar es Salaam
Wits - University of the Witwatersrand University Of Cape Coast (UCC) University of Ghana University of Nairobi University of Mauritius University of Namibia (UNAM) University of Malawi - UNIMA University of Zimbabwe Makerere University

Announcement for Masters Fellowships 2024/2025 - AERC The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) was established in 1988 as a public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa. The Consortium’s mandate and strategic intent is built on the basis that sustained develop­ment in sub-Sah...

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To apply for our program, participants must meet the following minimum requirements.

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Apply to GAIN — GAIN We are looking for extremely motivated individuals who aim to apply to graduate programs at top institutions worldwide and eventually pursue a PhD in economics and other social sciences. We strongly encourage applicants who have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics or related fields and ...

The Chair of Public Economics (Professor Stefan Bauernschuster) and the DFG Research Training Group 2720 “Digital Platform Ecosystems” (DPE) at the University of Passau invite applications for the position of
Doctoral Researcher (Ph.D. Candidate)

in the area of socio-economic impact of digital platform ecosystems in urban areas to start at the earliest convenience.

This is a fully funded part-time position (75% FTE) based on a fixed-term contract with a three-year term with the option of renewal. Remuneration is in accordance with pay grade E13 of the German public-sector collective agreement, TV-L; the salary step depends on your qualifications and experience.

What we seek
• You are a highly motivated postgraduate with an excellent master’s degree in economics or a related field of study.
• Very good analytical skills and most importantly a keen interest in applied microeconomics and microeconometrics.
• Willingness to approach policy-relevant problems in the fields of labour, population, health, environmental or education economics using microeconometric techniques. A particular interest in questions related to digital platforms (social media, e-learning, ride-hailing, short-term homestay etc.) would be an advantage.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, open-mindedness, and the motivation to work on a research project independently and diligently.
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills. Knowledge of German is not a requirement.

What we offer
• The opportunity to pursue doctoral study at a renowned German university as part of a particularly strong research team with internationally recognised research activities at the highest scholarly level (see https://www.wiwi.uni-passau.de/en/public-economics/).

https://www.wiwi.uni-passau.de/en/public-economics/

Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster • University of Passau Stefan Bauernschuster (personal website) is a Full Professor of Public Economics at the University of Passau, Research Professor at the Ifo Institute Munich, CESifo Research Fellow, and IZA Research Fellow. In his research, Stefan Bauernschuster uses micro-econometric methods to answer policy rele...