Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/P021093/1
GCRF - Building REearch Capacity for sustainable water and food security In drylands of sub-saharan Africa (BRECcIA)"
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor J Sheffield, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr JD Reeves, University of Southampton, Finance
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Dash, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor C A Shisanya, Kenyatta University, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor G Poppy, University of Bristol, Vice-Chancellor's Office
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor SD Ramchurn, University of Southampton, Sch of Electronics and Computer Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr L K Eneya, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr GO Ouma, University of Nairobi, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Codjoe, University of Ghana, Regional Inst for Population Studies
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor L Lewis, University of Southampton, Sch of Humanities
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr M D Tsirizeni, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Obiri, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Dzodzomenyo, University of Ghana, School of Public Health
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr C Hesse, International Institute for Env and Dev, Climate Change Group
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M C Katundu, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr C S A Ngongondo, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor C Hill, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr A Ali, AGRHYMET, Regional Centre
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr CC King, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Business Development & Engagement
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Monjerezi, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor K Schreckenberg, King's College London, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Chiotha, University of Malawi, Chancellor College
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr A Amani, UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor JJA Obando, Kenyatta University, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor NJ Madise, African Institute for Development Policy, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr KA Mwendwa, Masinde Muliro Uni of Science and Tech, Disaster Manage & Sustainable Develop
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr L O OLANG, Technical University of Kenya, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr J Kileshye Onema, WaterNet Trust, Research
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Wright, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Grant held at:
- University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Sustainable agriculture
- Agricultural systems
- Risk management
- Regional & Extreme Weather
- Food security, food supply
- Geography and Development
- Climate change in LICs
- Water resources in LICs
- Nat Resources, Env & Rural Dev
- Abstract:
- The overall aim of this proposal is to develop research capacity and strengthen existing research capabilities in three sub-Saharan countries (Kenya, Malawi, and Ghana) in the related areas of water and food security. Climate variability has an enormous impact on livelihoods across much of SSA, where rain-fed agricultural production characterizes local subsistence and is the mainstay of most national economies. Coupled with rising demand from growing populations, urbanization, and rising incomes, climate change is projected to lead to cuts in GDP of up to 6%, setting the stage for migration and conflict. For these reasons, water security is considered one of the top global risks to development. Water security is also fundamental to attaining many of the Sustainable Development Goals, being a constraint on meeting a range of challenges including food security, access to clean water, and resilience to hydrological hazards. At the same time, attaining food security is a priority of national policy in SSA countries and is a key building block of development. The reasons for insufficient progress in attaining water and food security are complex, but requires fine-scale, locally relevant research and solutions that are best developed and tested by local researchers and practitioners. Although capacity to carry out research in this area in SSA countries is variable, there are a number of fundamental gaps in the required skills and resources. To address these, our project will develop and implement a comprehensive and flexible programme of activities aimed at strengthening research capacity between the UK and SSA countries while addressing the grand challenges around water and food security. We will develop a pipeline of activities that is guided by a set of key research questions and implemented in the context of a collaborative network of researchers and practitioners that can sustain and propagate capacity and knowledge more broadly. Our focus is on three countries in SSA: Kenya, Malawi, and Ghana. These are representative of different geographical, climate, socio-economic, cultural and institutional settings and challenges that will allow for comparative research and exchange of ideas, and the development of a richer collaborative network. These countries are also where we have complementary, ongoing university-level research projects and collaborations focused on various aspects of water/food security with institutions at different levels of capacity development. The programme of capacity building activities will be tailored to each institution and its goals through a process of co-evaluation of needs, co-development of activities and co-implementation, including south-south capacity building and knowledge exchange.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/P021093/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- RCUK
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- GCRF Grow GC
This grant award has a total value of £5,481,343
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Exception - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | Exception - Staff | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DA - Other Directly Allocated | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £861,085 | £297,039 | £714,128 | £374,969 | £1,485,470 | £954,352 | £262,224 | £21,733 | £510,344 |
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