2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit

Advancing the conversation around climate change and human rights.

Climate change is a human rights crisis.

On 5th June 2025 starting at 8.30am, the University of Nairobi among other world leading universities will be hosting a global summit on climate change and human rights in partnership with UN Human Rights, the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, the International Universities Climate Alliance and other co-host universities across the world.

HYDROGEOLOGY PHD CANDIDATES (TWO IN TOTAL) – DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND CLIMATE SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

The University of Nairobi, in partnership with the IHE-Delft as the project lead, and other collaborators (Kenya Water Institute – KEWI; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute – KMFRI), is implementing a project entitled “GroundWater SuStainable and Equitable development uNder Constraints of Ecosystem conservation and saltwater intrusion prevention in large deltas (abbreviated GWS-SENCE).

Call for Applications: AFAS Master’s Fellowships 2026

The African Climate and Environment Centre – Future African Savannas (AFAS) is inviting applications for 18 fully funded Master’s fellowships.

Successful candidates will study at the University of Nairobi or Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny and undertake interdisciplinary training and stakeholder-oriented research focused on climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in African savannas through Nature-based Solutions (NbS).

Thematic areas: Water, Agriculture, Energy, One Health and Biodiversity.