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From individual to institutional to public – ASSAR’s capacity strengthening in India

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 21:45

Lucia Scodanibbio describes ASSAR’s capacity strengthening in India

Building interdisciplinary thinking through capacity building

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 21:00

Lucia Scodanibbio talks about how capacity can be built by building interdisciplinary thinking.

ASSAR’s contribution to WOTR as a practitioner organisation

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 20:45

Arjuna Srinidhi describes ASSAR’s contribution to WOTR as a practitioner organisation

From sceptic to ardent advocate

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 20:45

Hillary Masundire describes how ASSAR turned him from being a sceptic of the research-into-use process to an ardent advocate.

Ghana climate research reaches deep into farming communities

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 - 16:00

The changing climate in northwest Ghana puts farming livelihoods and food security at risk. Now a project with multiple strands — from youth engagement, to mobile phone apps, to community outreach centres — is empowering farmers with the knowledge they need to innovate and adapt.

Theatre of the Oppressed: challenging top-down approaches to climate change

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 - 13:30

Theatre of the Oppressed is a powerful tool for bringing alternative voices into the climate change arena. Brendon Bosworth and Daniel Morchain write about theatre's potential to humanise climate change and promote solutions that put people first.

"What do we know and what do we need to do?" Reflections from the BRACED learning event

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 - 11:00

Lucia Scodanibbio, ASSAR's Project Coordinator, reflects on what we know (through the findings and experiences of multiple consortia), and what we collectively need to do to address the world's climate challenges.

Massive Open Online Course to teach diverse audiences about Research-for-Impact now online!

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 - 15:00

Introducing ASSAR's research-for-impact MOOC!

Reflections on a week with the ASSAR West Africa team

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 12:00

The imminent approach of the end of the ASSAR project has called for visits to the regional teams, to take stock of what has been achieved, plan exit strategies, agree on final outputs and give each other one last hug. ASSAR's project coordinator, Lucia Scodanibbio, reflects on a week with the West Africa Mali and Ghana teams.