SK Mantel, R Powell, M Weaver, M Wolff, S Xoxo (Rhodes University)

Collaborators: K Carden (University of Cape Town), S Faye (Université of Cheikh Anta Diop), A Fall (Ecole Polytechnique of Thies), O Barreteau (Institut National de Recherche Pour L’Agricuture, L’alimentation et L’Environnement, France), F Cernesson (AgroParisTech, France), J Slinger (Delft University of Technology) February 2024 – January 2027

Project website: www.ru.ac.za/nbs4afrres

The NbS for Africa Resilience (NbS4AfrRes) project’s overall objective is to enhance the capability of future professionals (current students) and of current environmental specialists and engineers (through professional development courses) for facilitating climate    resilience    in    Africa.    As    a    first    step,    the    project    focuses on promoting NbS in Higher Education Institution (HEI) curricula, which aligns with the focus of the Rhodes University Institutional Development Plan focus on diversifying and growing research and post-graduate students . NbS is also high on the agenda of the EU (Green Deal), Africa (Agenda 2063 for Africa’s Development: The Africa We Want) and national (climate) policy documents in Senegal and South Africa . Considering the need to build capacity for these solutions in Africa, the project goes beyond university curricula in HEIs and responds to the need to build the capacity of professionals who are an intricate part of the design, development and implementation of resilient infrastructure . We are working with civil engineers (the designers) and environmental scientists (the gatekeepers) of infrastructure development. 

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