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Call for Concept Notes for Research Projects to be Undertaken under the CCIAM Programme

Organization:
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Expiration Date:
19 March 2010

The CCIAM (Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation) Programme wishes to announce and
call upon researchers from participating institutions to submit research concept notes under the themes
listed below.

The concept notes will then be subjected to a peer review process following which authors of selected
concept notes will be invited to submit full research proposals as shall be guided by the Joint Steering
Committee of the CCIAM programme.

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Royal Norwegian Government and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania have signed
an agreement to support the participation of Tanzania in the development and implementation of the
programme to address challenges of climate change with the purpose of increasing Tanzania's
participation in the mitigation of and adaptation of the effects of climate change.
Developing, optimizing and sustaining readiness and adequacy in capacity to address the challenges
brought by climate change will require a number of interventions through raising awareness, training to
build capacity at various levels, and conducting research and outreach activities.

The research component has the following specific objectives which are translated into thematic areas:
1) Development of appropriate climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in forestry, other
land uses, ecosystems and biodiversity management.
2) Assessment of climate change impacts and vulnerability on ecosystem services and livelihoods under
REDD initiatives.
3) Policy and legal framework analysis of climate change adaptation and mitigation with emphasis on
economic efficiency, ecological effectiveness and wider political legitimacy.

Further elaboration on focus Areas for each of the research themes above as well as Guidelines on the
preparation and submission of the concept notes is provided in the subsequent sections.

For more information please log into your TNRF account, or go to http://www.udsm.ac.tz/store/2010-2-23-9-34-25_2010.pdf