1 articles · Updated · msmeafricaonline.com · May 14
June 8, 2026 is the deadline for applications to the UNFCCC’s 2026 CAPACITY Fellowship, which offers a EUR 4,500 monthly stipend, funded travel and placement in Bonn, Germany.
The programme targets mid-career professionals from Lusophone SIDS and LDCs to build climate adaptation, negotiation and implementation expertise under the Paris Agreement.
Eligible applicants must be 40 or younger, hold a master’s degree, have at least three years of climate-related experience, and be nationals working in Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe or Timor-Leste.
Selected fellows will join the UNFCCC Adaptation Division’s Response Subdivision in Bonn, where the Portugal-funded programme is designed to strengthen local leadership and institutional climate capacity in vulnerable countries.
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