Sub-Saharan Africa
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STEPS/Future Agricultures Seminar: Mohamed Elmi and Izzy Birch
Institute of Development Studies , United KingdomThe politics of policy-making around pastoralism in Kenya Hon. Mohamed Elmi Member of Parliament for Tarbaj constituency, Kenya and Former Minister for Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands Izzy Birch Technical Adviser, National Drought Management Authority, Kenya (formerly Ministry of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands) STEPS Centre / Future Agricultures Consortium Seminar In April...
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STEPS Seminar: Bram Büscher on Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa
Room 221 Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, United KingdomSTEPS Seminar - Bram Büscher on transboundary peace parks in Southern Africa, October 2013 by Stepscentre on Mixcloud Bram Büscher talks about the themes covered in his recently published book, Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa (Duke University Press). All welcome. You can watch a video of Bram introducing his book on his website....
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The Politics of Integrated Water Resources Management in southern Africa
Tasi 1 White Sands Hotel, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic OfSpecial session at the 14th WATERNET Symposium, White Sands Hotel, Dar Es Salaam This special session draws on ongoing research of the Norwegian Research Council Project ‘Flows and Practices. The Politics of IWRM in Africa’ a multi-country research consortium led by the International Environmental and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences See: http://www.engopa.no/research-projects/flows-and-practices-the-politics-of-integrated-water-resources-management-in-africa Lyla...
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Seminar: The Politics of Integrated Water Resources Management in Africa
Room 221, Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom1.00-2.00 Friday 2 May 2014 Convening Space, Institute of Development Studies All welcome Speakers include: Andrew Tarimo (Sokoine University of Agriculture) Emmanuel Manzungu (University of Zimbabwe) Bill Derman (Noragric) Alex Bolding, (Wageningen University) Barbara Van Koppen (IWMI, South Africa) Synne Movik (NIVA) Alan Nicol (Global Water Initiative) Since the early 1990s, Integrated Water Resources Management...
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The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy Processes in Africa
Overseas Development Institute 203 Blackfriars Road, London, United KingdomThis event in London on 24 September, organised by the Future Agricultures Consortium, includes contributions from STEPS Director Ian Scoones and STEPS members John Thompson and Jim Sumberg. The event will present new research from Future Agricultures on how agricultural policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is shaped and put into practice, in the light of changing...
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Realising the Transition: Addressing the challenges of low carbon energy and development in Africa
Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, LondonThe ‘Rising Powers, Clean Energy and the Low Carbon Transition in Southern Africa’ team, are running a one day international workshop titled ‘Realising the Transition: Addressing the challenges of low carbon energy and development in Africa’ in London on February 3rd 2015. The workshop will mark the culmination of our ESRC project on The Rising...
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Webinar: African Farmer game
The African Farmer game will be presented at a webinar organised by CORE Group's Social and Behavior Change Working Group. Register online to attend this webinar. It will be held from 11am - 12pm Eastern Time. Presenters John Thompson, Senior Research Fellow, Rural Futures Cluster; Institute of Development Studies James Jackson, Designer/Developer; African Farmer Project...