STARTcast

STARTcast is a podcast created by START International, a nongovernmental organization that has worked to create new connections and strengthen opportunities for advancing sustainability science across Africa and Asia for more than 25 years. The STARTcast is one way we endeavor to bring informative, approachable and free content to early and mid-career scientists working on issues of global sustainability.

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Episode 3: Budgets

September 14, 2020 • START International, Inc. • Season 1 • Episode 3

Episode three of the STARTcast is a discussion between START’s program specialist Dr. Mzime Ndebele-Murisa and Ms. Alice McClure, the Project Coordinator of the Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) program which is one of DFID/NERC’s five projects under the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA). Alice is based at the University of Cape Town’s Climate System Analysis Group. Before this post Alice worked with regional initiatives in both Africa and Asia.

Here, Alice shares her experience and advice around issues and challenges of putting together a budget and the budget narrative particularly when working with diverse teams, stakeholders and countries. She provides great tips based on her experience, and what she has seen working. Alice was also part of the consultative group who provided feedback on issues and challenges that are faced by early and mid-career scientists in writing scientific proposals which helped to set the agenda for this season of the STARTcast.