Ogola, ChristineAsrat, AsfawossenRucina, StephenIchumbaki, Elgidius B.2016-07-262016-07-262015Ogola, C., Asrat, A., Rucina, S. and Ichumbaki, E.B., 2015. Equatorial eastern Africa: Quaternary climate change and variability. Quaternary International, (369), pp.1-2.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3440The Eastern Africa Quaternary Research Association (EAQUA) isa multidisciplinary scientific organization formed to enhance thegrowth of the Quaternary Science community in the eastern Africaregion through promotion of collaborative research. In addition, theAssociation aims to facilitate active communication on Quaternaryresearch issues and information exchange on palaeoclimate, palae-oenvironment, archaeology, palaeontology and palaeoanthropol-ogy among eastern African and international researchers withinterests in various aspects on the Quaternary sciences in the re-gion. The Association hosts biennial rotational conferences ofeastern African and international researchers working in variousaspects of the Quaternary period in the region to share research re-sults and deliberate on various issues of Quaternary sciencesresearch. The first three conferences of the Association were heldin 2007, 2009 and 2011 in Kampala (Uganda), Addis Ababa(Ethiopia) and Zanzibar (Tanzania), respectively. The conferenceswere aimed at bringing together eastern African Quaternary re-searchers together with their international counterparts to pro-mote collaborative research and exchange of research results.enJournal Article, Peer Reviewed10.1016/j.quaint.2015.04.012