Watson International Scholars of the Environment

Faculty

Saleem H. Ali

Hilary Bakamwesiga

Joachim Ibeziako Ezeji

Cyrille Ngouana Kengne

Oluseun Sunday Olubode

Gaudensia Aomo Owino

Simone Pulver

Jane Nagayi Kalule Yawe

Recent News

December 11, 2009 : African Scholars Cite Myriad Causes of Food Insecurity

The disappearance of breeding grounds, reduced habitat diversity, and increased temperature levels leading to higher rates of microbes are some of the ramifications of global warming, as anthropogenic activities continue to increase greenhouse gases, according to Jane Nagayi Kalule Yawe, a lecturer at Gulu University in Uganda. “In nature’s brutal irony, the gases that make life on Earth possible now threaten our very existence,” said Yawe, one of several Watson International Scholars of the Environment who spoke on a recent panel on “Climate Change and Food Security.”

December 10, 2009 : Watson Scholars of the Environment: Blending History, Policy, and Practice in Africa

September 01, 2009 : Scholars of the Environment Arrive from Africa

The Watson International Scholars of the Environment program brings mid-career environmental leaders from universities, governments, and nongovernmental organizations throughout Africa to Brown University for advanced training in land-change history, sciences, and policies, providing them with the context to enhance the sustainable development capacity in their countries. The opportunity offers an intensive program in sustainable land-use studies to provide mastery of critical concepts, relevant tools, and transferable processes necessary for managing land and ecosystems. Supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation and endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the program offers scholars time away from their daily responsibilities to learn new skills with a community of scholars applying both theoretical and practice approaches to real world environmental issues.

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