Deadline: 30 August 2014
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has invited proposals from eligible individuals and Research Institutions for research on building urban resilience to climate change. The major purpose of this programme is to develop urban climate resilience in Asian cities.
Total $200,000 USD is available to fund proposals, and IIED expects to fund from eight to 12 projects with budgets in the range of $15,000-25,000 USD per project.
Areas of Interest:
§ Health and climate change in cities
§ Sanitation and other urban services in the context of climate change.
Eligibility criteria:
§ Individuals and research institutions from India may apply for this funding.
§ Also Individuals and research institutions from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible.
Note:
§ Successful applicants will be expected to produce a working paper (up to 15,000 words) and a policy briefing paper (2,000 words) to be published in the Asian Cities Climate Resilience series, in English. IIED will provide editorial support in the publication process.
§ Wherever possible, project outputs should be in a form allowing wider dissemination of findings, such as peer-reviewed journal articles, in order to contribute to knowledge around building urban climate resilience.
For more information, visit IIED. : http://www.iied.org/call-for-proposals-for-research-grants-building-urban-resilience-climate-change
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has invited proposals from eligible individuals and Research Institutions for research on building urban resilience to climate change. The major purpose of this programme is to develop urban climate resilience in Asian cities.
Total $200,000 USD is available to fund proposals, and IIED expects to fund from eight to 12 projects with budgets in the range of $15,000-25,000 USD per project.
Areas of Interest:
§ Health and climate change in cities
§ Sanitation and other urban services in the context of climate change.
Eligibility criteria:
§ Individuals and research institutions from India may apply for this funding.
§ Also Individuals and research institutions from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible.
Note:
§ Successful applicants will be expected to produce a working paper (up to 15,000 words) and a policy briefing paper (2,000 words) to be published in the Asian Cities Climate Resilience series, in English. IIED will provide editorial support in the publication process.
§ Wherever possible, project outputs should be in a form allowing wider dissemination of findings, such as peer-reviewed journal articles, in order to contribute to knowledge around building urban climate resilience.
For more information, visit IIED. : http://www.iied.org/call-for-proposals-for-research-grants-building-urban-resilience-climate-change
