The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has announced its second cohort of the AIMS Women in Climate Change Science Fellowship whose research is contributing to the fight to preserve humanity in the face of climate change.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce the second cohort of the AIMS Women in Climate Change Science Fellows The selected Fellows, whose research is contributing to the fight to save our humanity from the ravages of climate change deserve to be celebrated and supported. Research to respond to climate change must be multidisciplinary and incorporate the perspectives of women. AIMS and our partner the Canadian government fee strongly that supporting female researchers in climate change science in Africa will help to achieve sustainable solutions”, said Mr Thierry Zomahoun, President and CEO of AIMS

Each Fellow, selected by an international scientific committee through a rigorous process, is awarded around USD 35,000 over a one year period to execute a self-initiated research project in a selected African host institution.

The projects have the potential to contribute significantly to the understanding of climate change and its impacts, and to the development and implementation of innovative, empirically grounded policies and strategies for climate change adaptation and resilience.

The AIMS Women in Climate Change Science Fellowship Program is funded under the Mathematical Sciences for Climate Resilience (MS4CR) Program, which was made possible by a five-year grant from the Canadian Internationa Development Research Centre with financial support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada

“The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) extends its sincere congratulations to the second cohort of Women n Climate Change Science Fellows. We are proud of the research by the first cohort of fellows, which concentrated on climate extremes and eco-systems affecting much of Sub-Saharan Africa, and know this second cohort of outstanding mathematical scientists will match that success and make a significant contribution in ensuring an inclusive, climate-resilient and sustainable future for the region. We ook forward to many more success stories from our involvement with AIMS which IDRC ha valued ever since 2010 when Canada became the first donor to help AIMS expand across Africa.”, said Jean Lebel, IDRC President.

Learn more about the initiative in the release below.