AFAS is a partnership of four institutions in three countries: 

• The Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, Kenya

• The African Center of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD), Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

• The Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany

• The Global South Studies Center (GSSC), University of Cologne, Germany 

AFAS collaborates with academic and non-academic partners to jointly identify areas of interest for research, for improving the AFAS curriculum and for creating synergies between academia, practice and policy.