Deadline: 31 January 2018
Applications are open for Adaptation Finance Fellowship Programme which is jointly developed by Frankfurt School and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) and funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
The main objective of this programme is to identify and train emerging leaders from research, policy, and the private sector who aspire to be equipped with state-of-the-art knowledge on adaptation finance and become climate ambassadors in their respective home countries and beyond.
Goals
- Firstly, it will illustrate to policy makers how public finance and risk mitigation instruments can remove the barriers to private sector investment.
- Secondly, it will enhance business fellows’ understanding of specific types of climate change investment opportunities and risk profiles associated with these interventions.
- Finally, it will support emerging academics to undertake research on adaptation finance such as how public policies can help remove the barriers to private sector investment in adaptation and what metrics and methodologies can be use
Benefits
- Tuition fees, training materials, transport to and from Frankfurt and Bangkok respectively, facilities, accommodation in a single room (incl. full board) and social activities for all workshops and academies will be covered.
- No honorarium will be offered.
- Fellows will have to pay a deposit which will be reimbursed after the successful participation of the full fellowship programme. Transportation has to be financed in advance by the fellows and will be reimbursed against receipt up to a fixed limit.
Eligibility criteria
- work in a business or policy related field or if applicants are a researcher in climate adaptation finance.
- are a highly motivated and committed person from a developing / emerging country.
- aim for an academic or professional career in adaptation finance.
- show a strong commitment to the AFFP, its objective and goals.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit AFFP.