Dear Colleagues,

over the next 4 years, the DAAD will fund the ABCD-Centre for Global Water and Climate Adaptation, in which RWTH and IIT Madras are involved. The center fosters a young generation of globally oriented environmental specialists. Equipped with international research, management and communication skills, even entry-level professionals will have a significant impact on the increasingly important field of climate adaptation.

The Centre facilitates careers in the fields of water security and climate adaptation. A master's degree program on "Water Security and Global Change" and a joint doctoral program are being established in Aachen, Bangkok, Chennai and Dresden (ABCD), in addition to dialogue formats for young scholars. 

Graduates of Theology will thus have interesting options for further academic qualification, for example with the goal of a doctorate in the field of Climate Ethics and Development. The Centre does not provide full stipends, but offers a Start-up phase for project design and scholarship application in Germany.

The Aachen Institute for Theology is part of the Cluster 3 "Transfer Strategies for Climate Adaptation". It regularly offers the M.A.-Programm

Theology and Global Development (Theologie und Globale Entwicklung) in German language and conducts research in Theology and Technology.

Kind regards,

Axel Siegemund