ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate and Development (ARUA-CD) welcomes researchers from within its partner institutions to be listed as Associates. Any member of the three universities (Universities of Cape Town, Ghana and Nairobi) under ARUA-CD is eligible, as well as registered students (Student Associates). Interested members should be working within the research focus themes of ARUA-CD.  These include:  

  1. Climate-resilient landscapes;  
  2. Climate governance;  
  3. Climate knowledge systems;  
  4. Sustainable energy for poverty reduction;  
  5. Climate action and social inequality;  
  6. Climate risk management; 
  7. Climate change teaching and learning 

Accepted Associates are: 

  • listed on ARUA-CDs website, with a short description of their expertise, and their contact details 

  • are added to an ARUA-CD Teams Group, and can receive and post messages to the group’s email (for example, funding opportunities, other items of interest) 

  • relevant publications and outputs by associates are listed on ARUA-CD website and highlighted in ARUA-CD newsletters. These may be outputs directly funded by ARUA-CD or collectively produced by work of ARUA-CD associates with external funding. 

  • relevant projects led or co-led by associates are listed on ARUA-CD website and highlighted in ARUA-CD newsletters 

  • are preferentially invited to be involved in grant proposals 

  • are requested to respond to periodic requests from the coordinators for information for the website and newsletters 

Interested individuals are requested to complete the sign-up form (https://forms.gle/AuZRsMYrKrWSqceL6) and also obtain permission from their line manager. 

Registered students of the partner institutions are eligible if they are supervised by a current Associate of ARUA-CD and may also enrol using the same form.  Other students may register to enroll but will also need their supervisor’s approval and will be screened and notified directly if additional information is required.