Deadline: 15 November 22

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is launching a call for research proposals for a systematic review of the intersection of thematic issues around the education sector and ecological transitions, with a particular focus on developing and emerging countries.

The review will address one of the three priority issues identified in this call, namely: the effects of education on climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation or biodiversity protection and conservation. It will gather, synthesise and evaluate the available evidence on these issues and identify the main knowledge gaps and levers for action for development projects.

Sectors
The selected proposal will explore the impacts of general education (or sub-sector of basic education) and interventions in this sector(s) on:
*Climate change mitigation and/or
*Adaptation to climate change and/or
*Ecological transition for biodiversity conservation.

Financing information
*Amount of funding granted: 49,000 euros (including VAT)
*Project duration: 10 months

Geographical Scope
Although AFD is mainly interested in low- and middle-income countries, the literature review can also focus on high-income countries in order to highlight existing gaps in knowledge related to low- and middle-income countries and build on knowledge collected in other contexts.

Eligibility criteria
*The research team must have only one main institution submitting the application and this must be an academic institution (university, research centre, laboratory, think tank, etc.). The application must specify the main institution of the research team and the affiliations of the team members.
*The applicant institution can be from any country in the world. AFD encourages applicant teams to involve partners from other organisations to complete their team and meet the requirements of this call.
*The research team must include at least one researcher from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC, defined as a national of a low- or middle-income country residing in that country). AFD encourages proposals from low- and middle-income countries (defined as institutions residing in an LMIC) and proposals that include LMIC researchers on the study team. AFD also encourages lead applicants to bring in partners from other organisations to complete their teams, if necessary.

For more information, visit https://www.afd.fr/en/call-expressions-interest-research-systematic-review-education-ecological-transitions