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From: On Behalf Of Carl Death [crd]
The Human Dimensions of Climate Change:
The Politics of Food and Water Security in Africa
Wednesday 18 – Friday 20 September 2013
The David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies (DDMI) is
delighted to announce a major international conference on this critical
topic. It will take place in the Department of International Politics,
Aberystwyth University (UK) on 18-20 September 2013.
The conference is intended to be a landmark event in the field, and will
bring together internationally renowned experts from the worlds of public
policy, activism and lobbying, international organisations, and academia. It
will be an outstanding opportunity to discuss and debate these crucial
issues, and meet experts from a variety of fields, including international
relations, law, the natural sciences, geography, development studies,
diplomacy and non-governmental organisations. The conference will address
the multiple levels of food and water insecurity in Africa – global,
international, national and local – as well as the interplay of science and
politics.
Scheduled panels include sessions on ‘The global politics of food and water
security’; ‘International cooperation and institutions’; ‘National policies
in Africa’; ‘Local dimensions’; and ‘The politics of food and water
science’. The full programme will be confirmed nearer the time. The
conference will start at 4:30pm on Wednesday 18 September and finish by 1pm
on Friday 20 September.
Attendance is strictly limited so please confirm your place early. A booking
form is available on the conference website
(http://c3wales.org/event_details/ddmi-human-dimensions-of-climate-change-co
nference/). Please complete and return with payment to Dr Grant Dawson
([log in to unmask]).
The conference fee (£30 for students; £50 for all others) includes: the
conference dinner (Wednesday); a tour of crop science research facilities
with lunch and tea (Thursday); buffet dinner (Thursday); and teas, coffees
etc.
The conference is supported by the Climate Change Consortium of Wales (C3W),
and AU’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS),
the Department of International Politics, and the DDMI.
Please see the website for the latest details:
<http://c3wales.org/event_details/ddmi-human-dimensions-of-climate-change-co
nference/>
The conference is being organised by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Professor Ken
Booth, and Dr Carl Death. For more details or enquiries please contact Carl
Death ([log in to unmask]).
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Dr Carl Death
Lecturer in International Politics
Department of International Politics
Aberystwyth University
Penglais
Aberystwyth
SY23 3FE
Wales
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