First Workshop: Understanding the linkages between climate change, human health, water and food security: Research and knowledge sharing for Southern Africa
February 18-20, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
JOINT INITIATIVE organized and financed by: DBL-Centre for Health Research and Development (University of Copenhagen); Danish Development Research Network (DDRN); Danish Water Forum (DWF); and Danish Research Network for International Health (Enreca Health). The workshop was hosted by Global Water Partnership (GWP), SADC.
40 participants from Southern Africa and Denmark attended this workshop, which resulted in the establishment of a network for climate change research in the SADC region! The workshop included key note speeches, presentations of mappings of research related to climate change, with focus on human health, water and food security. Several sessions were dedicated to thematic and cross-thematic discussions to identify knowledge gaps and interlinkages; and the participants actively engaged in fruitful group and plenary discussions.
At the end of the workshop, the participants elected an Interim Steering Committee for this initiative. The Steering Committee includes representatives from University of Botswana, University of Zambia, Zambia Meteorological Department, National University of Lesotho, and the Danish research networks.
Presentations
Day 1
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Climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation in the
context of southern Africa-SADC
Opha P. Dube, University of Botswana -
Overview of Danish climate research competences and
research projects
Thomas Birk, University of Copenhagen, Denmark -
Research on climate change and health in the SADC region
Moses J.Chimbari and Opha P. Dube, University of Botswana, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre -
Research on climate change and water in SADC
Gift Manase, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa -
Research Projects on climate change and food security in
the SADC region
Tracy Cull, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP), South Africa
Day 2
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Toward a regional response to climate change -
Transboundary aspects of adaptation to climate change
Belynda Petrie, One World Sustainable Investments, South Africa -
SANORD's approach to research and knowledge sharing
Poul Wisborg, University of Western Cape, South Africa -
Presentation of Waternet
Bongani Ncube, Waternet, Zimbabwe -
Presentation of three Danish research networks and
theory and practice of networks
Anne Sørensen, Danish Development Research Network, Denmark
Day 3
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Communication tools for knowledge sharing and networking
Marianne Forti, Danish Development Research Network, Denmark -
Presentation of Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation
for Land and Water Management
Jens R. Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Research overviews
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Prepared by Opha Pauline Dube and Moses J. Chimbari on behalf of DBL and ENRECA Health -
Prepared by Gift Manase on behalf of DWF -
Research projects on climate change and food security in
Southern Africa
Prepared by Katharine Vincent and Tracy Cull on behalf of DDRN
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