The 8th Summer School — Linking scientific knowledge of water and land resources management into decision making support in Central Asia
The Summer School is organized by Kazakh German University within the frame of the CAWa-Green project as a contribution to the Part of the Green Central Asia Initiative launched by the German Federal Foreign Office. The Summer School addresses dedicated young professionals and students with an interest in geoscientific tools for Integrated Water and Land Resources Management and its practical implementation in policymaking.
Eligible are participants from the following Central Asian countries:
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Kazakhstan;
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Kyrgyzstan;
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Tajikistan;
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Turkmenistan;
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Uzbekistan;
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Afghan students currently residing outside Afghanistan.
The CAWa Green project provides funding for travel and accommodation expenses and daily allowance for the accepted participants.
The programme will include:
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an in-depth introduction to geographical information systems (GIS);
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an overview of remote sensing applications for land and water resources monitoring;
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an introduction to climatological data analysis;
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an introduction to GRACE satellite missions;
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basics of writing policy briefs.
The courses will be given in English; hence the knowledge of the English language is a prerequisite to participation.
All participants are required to have a vaccination certificate for the COVID-19 virus, as this is mandatory to enter Kazakhstan.
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Dates: 11−20 July, 2022.
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Submission of application form and abstract: 15 June, 2022.
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Notification of acceptance: 20 June, 2022.
Applicants are requested to upload their CV and a motivation letter, which describes their background and their expectations in detail. All documents have to be provided in the English language. Participants will be selected based on their application documents (motivation letter, CV).
Maira Kussainova, kussainova@dku.kz
Astrid Krahn, krahn@gfz-potsdam.de
Interested students and researchers are expected to apply via the Summer School application tool following the link:
https://events.gfz-potsdam.de/cawa-green-summer-school-2022