The Climate Change and Health Innovation Hub for West and Central Africa (CHINNOVA) congratulates the 10 institutions whose research projects have been selected for funding under its First Call for Proposals (CFP1). Following a highly competitive regional selection process, the successful projects, representing 10 countries across West and Central Africa, will receive a combined investment of USD 700,000 to advance locally led research and innovative solutions to pressing climate and health challenges across the region.
The First Cohort of Grantees
The funded projects are led by researchers from the following institutions:
- Green Scenery Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone
- École Polytechnique de Thiès – Senegal
- Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku – Gabon
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Ghana
- Official University of Semuliki – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Water Resources Liberia – Liberia
- Society for the Study of Women’s Health (SSWH) – The Gambia
- SODEXAM – Côte d’Ivoire
- Research Center for Global Health Action on Climate Change, Gender Equity, and Emerging Diseases (CHANGE) – Benin
- University of Bertoua/Osu Foundation – Cameroon
Acknowledging Our Partners and Funders
CHINNOVA acknowledges the collaboration and support of its consortium partners, the Association of African Universities (AAU), the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Institut Pasteur de Côte d’Ivoire, and Université Omar Bongo.
The Hub also extends its appreciation to Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for their funding and continued support in advancing climate and health research across West and Central Africa.
CHINNOVA congratulates the successful grantees and looks forward to working with the research teams as they implement their projects and generate evidence and solutions that respond to climate and health priorities across the region.
