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Βι¶ΉΣ³» Sustainability Research Programme Symposium 2024
Thursday 14 November 9:30 until 13:00
Βι¶ΉΣ³» Campus : Terrace Room, Bramber House
Join us for the Βι¶ΉΣ³» Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) 2024!
This annual event showcases innovative and impactful SSRP research on sustainability issues around the world, from the South Coast to South America and beyond.
SSRP Fellows will give quickfire presentations on projects based in: Βι¶ΉΣ³», Ecuador, Brazil, Papa New Guinea, Syria, South Africa, the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and South Korea.
The presentations are categorised under the key SSRP research themes of:
- Ecosystems, Rights and Justice
- Sustainability Frontiers and South Coast Sustainability
- Sustainable Climate and Food Systems
Within these themes, we'll hear about research on everything from forest restoration in the Ecuadorian Andes to early weather warning systems in the Horn of Africa, river pollution in Βι¶ΉΣ³» to the impact of conflict on ecosystems in Syria.
The Symposium also enables attendees and presenters to network over complimentary coffee, tea and lunch.
Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there! Please register .
Programme
9.30am. Welcome: Coffee and tea
10am. Introduction to the SSRP Symposium 2024
Joseph Alcamo, SSRP Director
10.10am. Theme 1: Ecosystems, Rights and Justice
Equitable and sustainable forest restoration in the Ecuadorian Andes
Fiona Mathews
Practical implementation of ‘Rights of Nature’ for fair and sustainable futures
Mika Peck
Analysing systems architecture and orchestration for effective implementation, compliance and enforcement of trade and deforestation regulations and SDG outcomes
Emanuela Orlando
Revisioning territorial rights in the face of resource extraction: an action research network supporting communities affected by mining in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alex Shankland and Anabel Marin
Integrating action and policy on health, biodiversity, and climate in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Bougainville, and across Melanesia
Jo Middleton
Panel discussion
10.50am. Coffee break
11.10am. Theme 2: Sustainability Frontiers and South Coast Sustainability
Building capacity for sustainable agriculture in Northwest Syria
Mirela Barbu
Using WMRE metrics to accelerate waste management and resource efficiency in Lesotho and South Africa
Qingxiu Bu
Global Imaginaries: connecting young people through improvised collaborative storytelling for sustainable futures
Perpetua Kirby
Co-creating adolescents’ menstrual health research in Βι¶ΉΣ³», United Kingdom
Chi Eziefula
Ripple Effect: A waterway resilience initiative
Lucila Newell
Documenting the recovery of the Βι¶ΉΣ³» inshore ecosystem post trawling byelaw using
environmental DNA
Valentina Scarponi
Panel discussion
11.55am. Theme 3: Sustainable Climate and Food Systems
Place-based sustainability: Understanding place-based knowledge and knowledge boundaries for the transition to sustainable food systems
Shova Thapa Karki
New developments in people-centred early warning of climate events in the Horn of Africa
Pedram Rowhani
Research and innovation (R&I) policy for climate change and sustainability in Northern Nigeria
Abdulrafiu Abbas
Challenges to the sustainability of agriculture during protracted conflict in NW Syria
Natalia Slutskaya
Transformation labs in complex, adaptive, socio-hydrologic systems
John Thompson
Panel discussion
12.35pm. SSRP Support for Research: funding, organisational help, impact and visibility
12.50pm. Closing remarks
13.00pm. End of symposium and lunch
We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be a richly stimulating day.
By: Edwin Gilson
Last updated: Tuesday, 1 October 2024