Our Work – START

OUR APPROACH

OUR PROGRAMS

Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N)

Uniting universities with city governments and communities.

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Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD)

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Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD)

Increasing the capacity of developing countries scientists to access and use satellite data.

LDC University Leadership for Catalyzing Climate-Adaptation Finance

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Promoting Gains in Renewable Energy (ProGREEN) in West Africa

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Promoting Gains in Renewable Energy (ProGREEN) in West Africa

Strengthening capacities for action research, outreach and dialogue on small-scale renewable energy.

Strengthening and inspiring science leadership

Empowering science leadership in Africa and Asia

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Temperate East Asia Regional Center (TEA-START)

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Temperate East Asia Regional Center (TEA-START)

Promoting capacity building in China and in Temperate East Asia.

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Transdisciplinary Research and Application

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Transdisciplinary Research and Application

A transdisciplinary approach to research leads to more effective and sustainable solutions.

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COMPLETED PROGRAMS

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Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)

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Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)

Understanding and promoting climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions.

African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP)

Developing leadership for climate change science in Africa

Assessments of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (AIACC)

Supporting regional investigations of climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation

Assessments on urban and peri-urban agriculture

Advancing city-level knowledge on climate change and development planning in Africa and Asia

Participants take part in an activity during a field trip, Thailand, 2010.

Cities at Risk

Participants take part in an activity during a field trip, Thailand, 2010.

Cities at Risk

Developing capacity to address climate change risks in coastal cities

A beneficiary explaining what he was able to achieve with the BCER (Bassin de Collecte des Eaux de Ruissellement).

Collaboration For Adaptation and Resilience in Mali (Co-FARM)

A beneficiary explaining what he was able to achieve with the BCER (Bassin de Collecte des Eaux de Ruissellement).

Collaboration For Adaptation and Resilience in Mali (Co-FARM)

Ensuring access to sustainable water resources in Koutiala, Mali

Digital Agricultural Services to Improve the Livelihoods of Communities (DigitAL)

Digital Agricultural Services to Improve the Livelihoods of Communities (Di...

Strengthening adaptive capacity of stakeholders in Upper West Ghana

In Rajasthan, a project helped start a radio program on climate change and disasters related issues.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia

In Rajasthan, a project helped start a radio program on climate change and disasters related issues.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia

Promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into…

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Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL)

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Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL)

Advancing local and regional climate change knowledge for informed decision-making.

Pan-Asia Risk Reduction Fellowship Program (PARR)

Building leadership for disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific.

Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA-START)

Advancing knowledge on climate change and adaptation in Southeast Asia

START Grants for Global Environmental Change (GEC) Research in Africa

Advancing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in global environmental change

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Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative/Food-Water-Energy Nexus

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Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative/Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Improving access to resources and quality of life in urban areas.