EHS-led research receives $4.4m grant from the Science for Africa Foundation

Funded with a US$4.4m DELTAS Africa II grant from the Science for Africa Foundation in March 2023, the Critical Zones Africa network known as CzASE Studies, led by Professor Lesley Green of Environmental Humanities South (EHS) at the University of Cape Town, will for the coming four years develop research on how lived experience in Africa’s Anthropocene can support decision-makers to improve habitability in peri-urban areas.

A partnership of EHS at the University of Cape Town (South Africa), the Addis Ababa University (Ethopia), Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources – LUANAR (Malawi), University of Zimbabwe, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa and the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (UK).

For more information, including the project framework and themes, see the dedicated CzASE page.