Deadline: 23 June 2014
The Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies (PRISE) is accepting concept notes from early career researchers focusing on mechanisms of economic growth and social development, including institutional and regulatory frameworks, markets, and bases of human and natural capital. Objectives of PRISE inception phase are to- develop baselines and assessments of current socio-economic and environmental contexts of semiarid lands; and to access drivers of change and vulnerability in semi-arid lands over the period to 2030.
Individuals conducting research on inclusive, climate resilient development in African and Asian semi-arid lands in six core countries (Burkina Faso, Kenya, Pakistan, Senegal, Tajikistan, and Tanzania) are encouraged to apply for the small grants.
Research Priorities
- The impacts of past climate-driven disasters.
- Strategic analysis of socio-economic development.
- Analyses of past infrastructure investments and current investment needs (their relation to economic growth).
- Analyses of key value chains.
- Strategic assessments of pastoralism and/or agricultural productivity in semi-arid areas, their economic value, and the potential impacts of climate change and increased climate variability.
- Identification of critical natural resource dependencies.
- Trends and implications of poverty, governance, economic inclusion, marginalization, service delivery, human capital, employment, and access to resources in semi-arid areas.
- Socio-economic drivers of change.
- Environmental pressure.
- Evaluations of adaptation policies and approaches in semi-arid areas.
Individuals or institutions will be offered grants up to £5,000 that can be invested towards personal fees, travel costs, field work expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be either a PhD student or should have completed their PhD within the last three years.
- Applicant must not currently be enrolled as a student in, or employed by, the PRISE core consortium partners.
- The research should focus on either global semi-arid lands, or the semi-arid lands of one or more PRISE core countries.
- The research must be based in empirical data (qualitative or quantitative) or modeling.
- The research should address at least one of the PRISE research priorities and one of the inception phase objectives.
For more information, please visit PRISE Call for Research Proposals.
