AFAS organized second Summer School at ZEF in Bonn

The African Climate and Environment Centre - Future African Savannas (AFAS) at ZEF organized its second Summer School at ZEF from August 26-September 6, 2024. It brought together 21 Master’s and two PhD students from various West and East African countries working with the AFAS program. Three Master’s students from TRAJECTS (the Transnational Centre for Just Transitions in Energy, Climate and Sustainability), another DAAD Global Centre for Climate and Environmentalso joined the comprehensive activity program.

During the two-week Summer School (see program here), participants gained invaluable insights from a distinguished line-up of speakers, each bringing unique perspectives and expertise to the event in a blend of lectures, excursions and workshops.

A highlight of the program was the student symposium on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, where students presented their thesis topics, providing a platform for innovative academic exchange on Nature-based Solutions. In addition, participants spent two days at the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) in Cologne, engaging in an excursion to explore Nature-based Solutions around Bonn and visit institutions such as the UNCCD and UNU-EHS.

In the photos below: Impressions from the workshops. 
Bonn University's Vice Rector for International Affairs, Birgit Münch (photos left and right on top) paid a visit on Friday, September 6, 2024.