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Capacity Building Programs: African Doctoral Fellowships

Former or current recipients of START African Doctoral Fellowship grants to present papers during a special session at the 4th IGBP Congress 5-9 May 2008.

Dr. Modinah ABDUL RAHEEM of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Dr. Anne BARRABLE of the University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. Woldeamlak BEWKET of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Dr. Juliet HERMES of South African Evnironmental Observation Network, Cape Town, South Africa (recipient of small grants fellowship )
Dr. Philippa HUNTSMAN-MAPILA of the University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Emma LIWENGA of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mr. Charles NHEMACHENA of the University of Pretoria, South Africa
Mr. Shakirudeen ODUNUGA of the Unviersity of Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Jane OLWOCH of the University of Pretoria, South Africa

These participants are supported by START to attend the congress as well as present their papers at Working Group Session B5, entitled "Young African Scientists' Session on Global Environmental Change (GEC) Research in Africa" to take place on 8 May 2008. This session is intended to showcase the research on GEC being conducted by young African scientists who have benefited from START fellowships, promote interaction between young African Scientists and ESSP family representatives, and enhance networking and collaboration. All were selected by committee based on submission of abstracts. More information on the congress and the special session available here.