| Africa Day This event is open to the public, and is available to attend free of charge. It is being held as part of a nationwide programme of activities taking place in Ireland to celebrate 'Africa Day. To find out more about this year's Africa Day programme click on the link above. Self Help Africa & Climate Change | | | "Food Security & Climate Change in Africa" is the subject for a conference to take place at University College, Dublin, on May 20th next.
The event is being organised by Self Help Africa in association with the School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine at UCD, who will host the event.
It is being held as part of the programme of events taking place nationally to mark 'Africa Day', and will be opened by Minister of State for Overseas Development Mr. Peter Power.
Participants :
Professor John Sweeney - One of Ireland's leading climatologists, Prof. Sweeney is a lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He was one of a panel of scientists to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on climate change, and has worked in Africa.Prof Mike Gibney - Prof Gibney is a leading international authority on human nutrition, and a lecturer at UCD's School of Agriculture and Food Sciences. He was a member of the Irish Government's Hunger Task Force. William Chadza - Director of CEPA, the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy in Malawi, Mr. Chadza is an advocate for climate change adaptation, and a campaigner for government policy development in this area.Eric Yao - The Co-ordinator of The Africa Centre, Dublin, Mr. Yao also owns a farm in Ghana, and can speak at first hand of the effect that climate change has had on his activities. Jenny Rafanomezana - Policy & research co-ordinator at Self Help Africa, Ms Rafanomezana will speak about community led adaptation measures being implemented to assist small-holder farmers to adapt to a changing climate.
To find out more about this event and to notify us of your interest in attending, click on the link below. This event is a free admission event, with seats assigned on a first come, first served basis. More Information | |
