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Request for Applications (RFA):
Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)/Caribbean Region Climate Adaptation (CRCA) Partnership Initiative
Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)/Caribbean Region Climate Adaptation (CRCA) Partnership Initiative
Date Issued: November 22, 2011
Deadline: February 22, 2012
Higher
Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with USAID and the
Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination at the U.S. Department
of State, is issuing a request for applications for the Energy and
Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)/Caribbean Region Climate
Adaptation (CRCA) Partnership Initiative.
Higher Education for Development (HED) expects to make one (1) award of up to $770,500 for three (3) years
for a higher education partnership between one U.S. institution and the
University of the West Indies/Centre for Resource Management and
Environmental Studies (UWI/CERMES). This partnership will build
additional permanent, local capacity in the area of climate adaptation
at UWI/CERMES. The partnership will focus on research and policy and
will result in tangible products such as expanded research, outreach to
policy makers, short-course development for academic, public and private
sector audiences and strategic planning to secure long-term funding. It
is expected that during the next three years UWI/CERMES will be
internationally recognized as a Caribbean center of excellence in
climate adaptation research and data collection and that this
partnership initiative will help UWI/CERMES down that path. Through its
academic offerings, expanded research, and graduate level degree
programs and continuing education offerings for professionals,
UWI/CERMES will lead the way for the region in utilizing the latest data
collection and analysis techniques to inform policy and address the
many climate adaptation challenges facing the Caribbean region.
Online Information Session: HED is organizing an online information session on December 12, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
with representatives from the United States Agency for International
Development Barbados, U. S. Department of State and UWI/CERMES.
Interested applicants will have an opportunity to submit questions
concerning this RFA during the online information session, but are
strongly encouraged to send questions in advance to Brooks Marmon at bmarmon@hedprogram.org.
