CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | TECHNICAL WEBINAR SERIES ON CLIMATE DATA ANALYSIS IN SSA

Overview

The Boston University (BU) School of Public Health and the Montana State University, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute – Nigeria Strategy Support Program (IFPRI-NSSP), is pleased to announce a series of six technical webinars aimed at strengthening the analytical skills of technical stakeholders, researchers, and students. This initiative is designed to support evidence-based adaptation strategies in response to extreme heat and Land Cover Land Use Change (LCLUC), with a focus on gender-sensitive responses, especially for women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Objectives

Participants will learn how to:

1. Access and integrate publicly available historical weather and climate data with administrative (e.g., census) and survey data (e.g., demographic, health, food, agriculture) using Python.
2. Utilize Google CoLab, a cloud-based interactive computational notebook environment, to run code and perform analyses in real time.
3. Engage with follow-up tutorials and homework exercises (starting after the second session) to reinforce learning.

 Key Features

• All data and code will be pre-written, publicly accessible, and ready to run.
• Participants can execute the code during live sessions.
• Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those who attend all sessions and complete required exercises.

 Participant Requirements

• Google Account
• Stable Internet Connection
• Prior coding experience (in Python, R, JavaScript) or familiarity with statistical/geospatial software (e.g., STATA, ArcMap) is advantageous but not required.

Proposed Schedule:

1. Tuesday September 2, 2025, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

2. Tuesday October 7, 2025, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

3. Tuesday November 4, 2025, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

4. Tuesday December 2, 2025, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

5. Tuesday January 20, 2026, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

6. Tuesday February 3, 2026, at 8-9:30 am MST / 10-11:30 am EST / 3-4:30 pm GMT +1

How to Apply:

Apply HERE

Applicants can visit the above application page to submit their application by Friday, August 22, 2025

Notification of selection will be sent by Thursday, August 28, 2025.

 Commitment

• Attendance at all six webinars is mandatory.
• Completion of exercises is required for certification.