The African Climate and Environment Center – Future African Savannas (AFAS) commenced in 2021 is one of the DAAD Global Centres for Climate and Environment. AFAS is a consortium between two African and two German universities and strives for interdisciplinary and international exchange beyond academia by working on the  science-policy-practice interface for climate change adaptation and protection of the environment. The thematic focus of the center are nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and biodiversity loss in African savannas.