AIMS MS4CR Open Internship Opportunities (4th Call)

Host Institution: The Centro de Pensamiento Estratégico Internacional (CEPEI), Cra. 3 #11-55, Bogotá, Colombia, Tel: +57-1-3001051 |
Email: contacto@cepei.org

Supervisors : Fredy Rodríguez, Data Coordinator | Jamiil Toure Ali, Data Scientist

15. The Agricultural Climate Resilience enhancement initiative Project (ACREI)

Host Institution: IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), Ngong Town Kibiku A Road, P.O. Box 10304-00100, Nairobi, Kenya | Tel: +254 0203514426

Supervisors: Dr Linda Ogallo, Climate Change Adaptation Expert, ICPAC

16. Rural Livelihoods’ Adaptation to Climate Change in The Horn of Africa Ii (Rlacc Ii).

Host institution: IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), Ngong Town Kibiku A Road, P.O. Box 10304-00100, Nairobi, Kenya | Tel: +254 0203514426
Supervisors : Dr Linda Ogallo, Climate Change Adaptation Expert, ICPAC

17. Correlation between long term climate data and conflict data in an effort to understand the linkages

Host Institution: IGADs Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWAN), P.O.Box 58652, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Supervisors : Dr. Sunday Angoma OKELLO, Conflict Analyst

18. Incorporating satellite and reanalysis data with station data and adding mapping facilities

Host Institution:
African Mathematics Initiative (AMI), Maseno, Kenya.

Supervisors: James K Musyoka | Danny Parsons, IDEMS International, Reading, UK

19. Visualization and analysis of streamflow data

Host Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), P.O. Box 62 000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisors:

(1) John M. Gathenya, PhD (mgathenya@gmail.com)

Professor, Hydrology, Climate Services, Environmental Services, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, School of Biosystems and Environmental Engineering

(2) Roger Stern (r.d.stern@reading.ac.uk), Professor of Applied Statistics (Emeritus), University of Reading, UK

20. Regionalization of GR4J model parameters and generation of streamflow data for periods and locations without observations

Host Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), P.O. Box 62 000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisors:

(1) John M. Gathenya, PhD (mgathenya@gmail.com)

Professor, Hydrology, Climate Services, Environmental Services, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, School of Biosystems and Environmental Engineering

(2) Roger Stern (r.d.stern@reading.ac.uk), Professor of Applied Statistics (Emeritus), University of Reading, UK

21. Catchment water balance

Host Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), P.O. Box 62 000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisors:

(1) John M. Gathenya, PhD (mgathenya@gmail.com), Professor, Hydrology, Climate Services, Environmental Services, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, School of Biosystems and Environmental Engineering

(2) Roger Stern (r.d.stern@reading.ac.uk), Professor of Applied Statistics (Emeritus), University of Reading, UK

22. Developing Operational Climate services and training

Host Institution: African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), 55 avenue des ministères, PL6 P.O. Box 13184 Niamey-Niger | Tel : +227 20 72 36 27

Supervisors:

(1) Dr. Andre Kamga, DG / ACMAD

(2) Razafindrakoto Leon Guy, Chief Weather Watch and Forecasting Department /ACMAD

(3) Prof Roger Stern, University of Reading

23. Elucidating the pollinator dependency of selected crops in Rwanda

Host Institution:

(1) African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

(2) World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kigali, Rwanda

Supervisors:

(1) Dr Rosita Yocgo,ryocgo@nexteinstein.org

(2) Dr. Athanase Mukuralinda, a.mukuralinda@cgiar.org

24. Impact of climate shifts on the future distribution of pollinator dependent crops across East Africa

Host Institution:

(1) African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

(2) International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kigali, Rwanda

Supervisors:

(1) Dr Rosita Yocgo, ryocgo@nexteinstein.org

(2) Dr. Desire Kagabo, d.kagabo@cgiar.org (TBC)

25. How tightly bound are CO2 fluxes to temperature in different biomes – a complexity analysis

Host Institution:

Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira C.P. 763537 – A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia.

Supervisors:

(1) Ashleigh Basel , Email : a.basel@cgiar.org

(2) Alessandro Craparo, Email : a.craparo@cgiar.org

26. Digitization of Kenya County Climate Risk Profiles

Host Institution:

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT

CIAT Regional Office for Africa| Duduville Campus, off Kasarani Road

P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya | Phone: +254 20 8632800 | +254 721 574967

Supervisors:

(1) Fridah Nyakundi (f.nyakundi@cgiar.org)

(2) Leroy Mwanzia (L.Mwanzia@cgiar.org)

(3) Jaquet, Stephanie (S.Jaquet@cgiar.org)

(4) Aniruddha Ghosh (a.ghosh@cgiar.org)

27. High resolution mapping of crop distribution at global scale: updating past/current information and predicting the future

Host Institution:

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT

CIAT Regional Office for Africa| Duduville Campus, off Kasarani Road

P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya | Phone: +254 20 8632800 | +254 721 574967

Supervisors:

(1) Aniruddha Ghosh, Email: a.ghosh@cgiar.org

(2) Jawoo Koo, Email: j.koo@cgiar.org | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 1201 Eye St., NW, Washington, DC 20005-3915 USA

28. Smart agriculture system based on big data and AI

Host Institution:

International University of Casablanca, Institut National Polytechnique – Houphouët Felix

Route provincial 3020, Casablanca 50169, Morocco

INP-HB, DFR-GEE, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro – Côte d’Ivoire

Supervisors:

(1) Prof. Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni, Computer Science, Professor, PhD Computer Science & Mathematics, wilfried.adoni@uic.ac.ma

(2) Dr Zoueu Thouakesseh Jeremie, Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Unit in Electronic and Electricity, Coordinator of African, Spectral Imaging Network, Vice-President of the Ivorian Physical Society, jeremie.zoueu@inphb.ci

29. Conversion of CO2 to power

Host Institution:

Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) | Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)/Lake Kivu Monitoring Programme (LKMP)

10th Floor KCT, KN 2 ST, Nyarugenge District, P.O. Box 3855 Kigali, Rwanda. Tel. +(250)787172265 | info@edcl.reg.rw | www.reg.rw;http://www.lakekivu.org/

Supervisors:

(1) Eng. Aline Uwasempabuka | E-mail: auwasempabuka@edcl.reg.rw

(2) Eng. Jean Clement Nshubijeho | E-mail: jcnshubijeho@edcl.reg.rw

30. Gasoline production from Lake Kivu and Kabuno Bay

Host Institution:

Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) | Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)/Lake Kivu Monitoring Programme (LKMP)
10th Floor KCT, KN 2 ST, Nyarugenge District, P.O. Box 3855 Kigali, Rwanda. Tel. +(250)787172265 | info@edcl.reg.rw | www.reg.rw;http://www.lakekivu.org/

Supervisors:

Eng. Uwasempabuka Aline |E-mail: auwasempabuka@edcl.reg.rw

31. Set up physical chemical baseline of upcoming gas extraction plants GEF (SPLK, GAS METH)

Host Institution:

Supervisors: Mrs. Janviere Tuyisenge | E-mail: jatuyisenge@edcl.reg.rw

32. Development of macro excel for Lake Kivu Monitoring Programme (LKMP) data analysis

Host Institution:

Supervisors: Mr. Kamana Aimable | E-mail: akamana@edcl.reg.rw

33. Monitoring of weather and water levels of Lake Kivu

Host Institution:

Supervisors: Mr. Gaetan SAKINDI | E-mail: gsakindi@edcl.reg.rw

34. Evaluation of Zooplanktons of Lake Kivu.

Host Institution:

Supervisors: Mr. Eric MUDAKIKWA RUHANAMIRINDI | E-mail: emudakikwa@edcl.reg.rw

35. Statistical Analysis of women Contribution to the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sector.

Host Institution:

Supervisors: Mrs. Stephanie KAMONDO | E-mail: skamondo@edcl.reg.rw

36. Analysis of the value of collected and archived climate data in last 10 years

Host Institution: Rwanda Meteorology Agency, Kigali Rwanda | Email: info@meteorwanda.gov.rw

Supervisors:
(1) Mr Mbati Mugunga Mathieu (m.mbati@meteorwanda.gov.rw)
(2) Herve Murenzi (h.murenzi@meteorwanda.gov.rw)

37. Modelling of rainfall amount and correlation with occurred damages in March – April – May seasonal rainfall

Host Institution: Rwanda Meteorology Agency, Kigali Rwanda | Email: info@meteorwanda.gov.rw

Supervisors:
(1) Mr Jean Marie Vianney Niyitegeka (jmv.niyitegeka@meteorwanda.gov.rw)
(2) Prosper Ayabagabo (p.ayabagabo@meteorwanda.gov.rw)

38. Comparison of the use and contribution of weather and climate products into national development (in Agriculture productivity, infrastructure development and in disease control) for the last 5 years.

Host Institution: Rwanda Meteorology Agency, Kigali Rwanda | Email: info@meteorwanda.gov.rw

Supervisors:
(1) Mr Joseph Sebaziga (j.sebaziga@meteorwanda.gov.rw)
(2) Aminadab Tuyisenge (a.tuyisenge@meteorwanda.gov.rw)

39. Markov Chains, hydrology and wind roses

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI), Maseno, Kenya

Supervisors:

(1) James K Musyoka,

(2) David Stern, IDEMS International, Reading, UK

(3) Danny Parsons, IDEMS International, Reading, UK

(4) Roger Stern, University of Reading and Stats4SD, Reading, UK

40. Evidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA)

Host Institution: Center for International Forestry Research-World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya

Supervisors:
(1) Todd Rosenstock | Email: t.rosenstock@cgiar.org
(2) ERA collaborators

41. Validation of Numerical Weather Prediction Models used at KMD.
Host Institution: Kenya Meteorological Department
Supervisors:

(1) Dr. Richard Muita – Kenya Meteorological Department, rukwaro2003@yahoo.co.uk

(2) Stella Aura, MBS – Kenya Meteorological Department (r_stll@yahoo.com)

(3) Shadrack Kibet – Kenya Meteorological Society (shadrackkibet36@gmail.com)

42. Data rescue and quality control of historical climate data
Host Institution: Kenya Meteorological Department
Supervisors:
(1) Stella Aura, MBS – Kenya Meteorological Department, director@meteo.go.ke; r_stll@yahoo.com

(2) Dr. Richard Muita – Kenya Meteorological Department, rukwaro2003@yahoo.co.uk

(3) Shadrack Kibet – Kenya Meteorological Society shadrackkibet36@gmail.com