After the first successful kick-off of the Adaptation Finance Fellowship Programme (AFFP) beginning of this year, the FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) have opened the second call for 18 fellowships for professionals from developing and emerging countries for the AFFP – Linking Research, Policy and Business, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Fellowships (September 2018 – February 2020) include:

• Participation in a Frankfurt School Development Finance e-Campus online certification course for climate adaptation professionals, the “Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance (CECAF)”.
• Participation in workshops and academies in Frankfurt and Bangkok, as well as webinars.
• Access to a mentorship programme and tutoring with internationally recognised experts in climate & adaptation finance.
• Networking with other fellows and experts from around the world.

• Researchers only: non-refundable grant to conduct research on climate adaptation finance and publication opportunities.

• Business / Policy only: participation in academies on leadership skills in Frankfurt.

All activities during the AFFP are free of charge. More information and the application form are available at http://www.adaptation-fellowships.org

For more information on the Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance (CECAF) e-learning course, offered by Frankfurt School Development Finance e-Campus, please refer to the following website: http://www.fs.de/e-campus

Registrations for the spring intake (March to August 2018) are possible from 1st December 2017.

Please contact Mr. Jonas Hernán Fleer (j.fleer@fs.de) for the Business or Policy Track and Ms. Kornnadda Kittivorapoom (kornnadda@tdri.or.th) for the Research Track if you have any questions.