The symposium is organised by Dr Katerina Michaelides, Associate Professor in Geographical Sciences, with the support of the Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC) and Cabot Institute for the Environment.
Join us for a half-day symposium that will showcase the breadth of Africa-focused environmental research across different Faculties. The event is open to everyone across the University – all are welcome – you don’t need to be working in Africa or be an environmental scientist. You may want to attend to find out more about this research, to connect with other colleagues working in Africa, or to see how your research might be relevant to this region.
If you would like to attend, please sign up here.
Speakers:
- Dr Rachel James (Geographical Sciences): Climate futures for adaptation: climate science and risk communication research to inform adaptation to climate change in southern Africa
- Professor Martin Genner (Biological Sciences): The promise and peril of inland aquaculture in East Africa
- Professor Juliet Biggs (Earth Sciences): Volcanic Activity and Hazard in the East African Rift Zone
- Dr Jeff Neal (Geographical Sciences): Emergency Bulletins: How flood inundation forecasting supports tropical cyclone response in East Africa
- Professor Anastasios Sextos (Civil Engineering): Enhancing seismic resilience of school communities in Eastern Africa
- Dr Joseph Daron (Met Office/Geographical Sciences): Climate, pests and plant diseases: connecting climate services with farmers in East Africa