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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190416
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SUMMARY:Water in Africa Symposium: Innovation and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:The “Water in Africa” symposium will be convened at Colorado State University\, from April 16-18\, 2019. This event will bring together key thinkers and practitioners from countries in Africa\, Europe as well as from the US. Specifically\, the event will: \n\nfeature international guest speakers sharing their insights\nhighlight scientific contributions to water and sustainability research in Africa\nconvene expert panels that will provide an opportunity for dialogue\nprovide a forum for graduate students working in this area to present research\n\nThe symposium will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and how they relate to water-related challenges throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The SDGs are broadly focused on sustainable development\, with explicit goals related to climate change\, biodiversity\, and natural resources. Water is fundamental to many of the SDGs. As such\, this symposium will take a broad view of how various SDG targets interact with water resources. \nThe central purpose of this symposium is to bring top scientists and thinkers together to develop a state-of-the-art understanding of Water in Africa. The symposium proceedings will be focused by three overarching themes that will structure the panels and discussion\, as well as provide a framework for discussing complimentary innovations and challenges. \n\nWater\, Land\, and Conservation: Engaging land-use change\, wildlife\, and agriculture\nWater and Societal Change: Highlighting social changes such as urbanization\, industrialization\, and water management\nWater in Africa 2050: Envisioning how water issues will shape\, and be shaped by\, Africa 50 years in the future\n\nAGENDA\nTuesday\, April 16\n4:00PM – Registration Opens\n5:00PM – Welcome: Rick Miranda\, Executive Vice President and Provost\nKeynote Speaker: Coleen Vogel \nWednesday\, April 17\n8:30 AM – Coffee and Registration \n9:00 AM – Welcome: Diana Wall\, Director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability\nKeynote Speaker: Munira Anyonge Bashir \n10:30 AM – Panel: Water and Land Conservation\nReagan Waskom – moderator\nGeorge Wittemyer – Wildlife\, land-use planning\, changing arid lands\nRobin Reid – Community conservation\, land use change\nMatt Luizza – Marine protected areas\, conservation capacity development\, U.S. government support\nDan Zimmerle – Village electrification\, small hydropower\, rural development \n12:30 PM – Lunch (on your own) \n2:00 PM – Welcome: Kathleen Farifax\, Vice Provost for International Affairs\nPanel: Water and Societal Change\nPeter Backlund – moderator\nMelinda Laituri – Participatory mapping\, urban areas\, spatial justice\nMelissa McHale – people//conservation\, rural//urban\, research//development\nHanson Nyantakayi-Frinpong – Climate change\, gender politics\, land and water grabbing\nHeidi Hauserman – Mining\, health\, social reproduction \n3:30 PM – Student Poster Session \nThursday April 18th\n8:30 AM – Coffee and Registration \n9:00 AM – Welcome: Alan Rudolph\, Vice President for Research\nKeynote Speaker: Line Gordon \n10:30 AM – Panel: Water in Africa 2050\nDiscussion about the future of water in Africa\nKerri Wright Platais – moderator\nLine Gordon\nMunira Bashir\nPeter McCornick\nColeen Vogel \n12:15   Awards and Thank You \n12:30   Symposium Ends \nRSVP Here \nCo-sponsors: \nColorado Water Center \nThe Africa Center \nSchool of Global Environmental Sustainability \nVice President for Research
URL:https://sustainability.colostate.edu/event/water-in-africa-symposium/
LOCATION:Lory Student Center- Theater\, 1101 Center Avenue Mall\, Fort Collins\, CO\, 80521\, United States
CATEGORIES:African Center Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Shaver":MAILTO:laura.shaver@colostate.edu
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