We’re excited to announce the 2027 CATER School, the fourth in a series of immersive, transdisciplinary schools about adapting to climate risk! This year’s edition will take place in Malawi 18th – 29th April 2027, jointly organised with the NORAD-funded Agricultural Resilience through Climate Services (ARCS) project.
The fourth School follows successful previous iterations in Kenya in 2023, Tanzania in 2024, and Madagascar in 2026. You can read more about these previous Schools and participant testimonials by following the links!
The school is designed for postgraduate students, postdocs, early-career researchers, and practitioners (e.g. from government agencies, NGOs, or the private sector) from diverse backgrounds who want to deepen their understanding of, and capabilities with, transdisciplinary approaches for navigating complex climate risks.
The participation fee is €500, covering accommodation, meals, field trips, and airport transfers. Participants must cover their own travel to and from Malawi, as well as visa and insurance costs. Applicants from low- and middle-income countries may apply for a travel stipend and/or fee waiver via the application form.
Key themes include:
- An introduction to ‘transdisciplinarity’, and the role of transdisciplinary approaches in climate risk research and practice.
- Foundational physical climate drivers, climate forecasting, and Malawian climate dynamics.
- Advances in sub-seasonal forecasting and AI in climate services.
- Climate risk decision complexity and plural knowledge systems.
- Governance, ethics and justice in climate adaptation and services.
- Co-production and community-led responses in adaptation.
- Impact assessments and evaluation of climate service interventions & other related adaptation interventions.
Apply by filling-in the following form: https://forms.gle/6TCcZCgqxt8Vkm6C8
Application deadline: 7th September 2026
More information & application details: https://caterschools.net