Welcome
The Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), was approved by Senate on 3rd December, 2011. The ICCA seeks to build climate change and adaptation capacity at the University of Nairobi.
ICCA Banner
The Institute banner was launched on Monday the 16th April, 2012. The Institute has been designated one of the Vision 2030 Flagship project
Photo of the banner with Prof. S. O. Wandiga, Ag. Director, ICCA
TRECCAfrica PhD Fellowship Students selection
The assessment of the applications for the award of TRECCAfrica students mobility fellowship supported by AU, EU, ACP has been completed. There were 7 applicants from Kenya and Ms Lorraine Amollo Ambole, Design Department, College of Architecture and Engineering and Ms Nusrat Begum Mutta, Department of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences have received the nominations. They are now to seek admission for studies at Stellenbosch University and University of Ghana, Lagon for admission.
Curricula Development Workshops
The Institute held a three day workshop to develop the framework syllabus for the Masters in Climate Change and Adaptation. The draft curricula are attached for comment by readers of the Institute website.Read More The same draft has been sent to several international academics for review and comments. We have received excellent very useful comments from Prof. Laban Ogallo Director of Igad Climate Prediction Analysis Center and Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director, TERI and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, Dr. Balgis Elasha, Former Vice Chair of The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project of IDRC and DfID. Other comments are still awaited.
TRECCAfrica Scholarship Grant
TRECCAfrica currently invites applications for its fulltime Master's programmes on offer at the six institutions in the consortium, and also one PhD position for applicants from Target Group 2 (from Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique).
Prof Shem O. Wandiga Professor of Chemistry & Acting Director Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
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