The fully-funded 3-week field school is the first of two field schools aiming at training 15 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from DR Congo, Germany, Malawi, Tanzania/Kenya and Uganda in paleolimnology & aquatic ecosystem science (Field School I in 2022), as well as human health, sustainable resource use and conservation (Field School II in 2023). All countries have important freshwater ecosystems shared with neighboring countries under strong anthropogenic pressure. Freshwater management is thus not only an internal affair but always implies international dialogue and planning. For more information follow this link.
The first Field School in 2022 will take place in northern Malawi, at Luromo peninsula, which is part of the Key Biodiversity Area of Chilumba region as well as at Lake Chiwondo, a lagoonal lake of Lake Malawi. Field School I aims at teaching how paleo-environments can be reconstructed from lake sediments and how anthropogenic impact can be detected. The teaching program comprises of theoretical introductions on climate change and environmental reconstructions as well as an intense practical training.
