Webinar series "From Infrastructure to Development Corridors", organised by the Development Corridors Partnership (DCP), and led by the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi andthe African Conservation Centre (ACC)
The series will feature presentations by DCP researchers who are exploring how development corridors can ensure sustainable outcomes for all citizens while conserving the unique biodiversity of East Africa, especially through the incorporation of effective social and environmental safeguards.
Session
Presenter
Moderator
Panellists
Date and time
Session 1: Uneven social effects of mega-infrastructures in Kenya
Dr Gediminas Lesutis
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Chris Sandbrook
Senior Lecturer and Director of MPhil in Conservation Leadership
University of Cambridge, UK
Akshay Vishwanath
Manager – East Africa Portfolio, Maliasili
Sarah Chiles.
Landscape Infrastructure Advisor - Kenya Ewaso Lions & Grevy's Zebra Trust.
7th of July |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Session 2: Future scenarios of infrastructure-driven land use and social-ecological transformations
Dr Jessica Thorn
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of York, UK
Prof. Rob Marchant
Professor of Tropical Ecosystems, York Institute of Tropical Ecosystems
University of York, UK
TBC
27th of July |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Session 3: Environmental safeguards for linear infrastructure
Dr Tobias Nyumba
Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Nairobi, Kenya/ ACC
Ms. Lucy Waruingi
Executive Director, African Conservation Centre (ACC), Kenya
TBC
2nd of September |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Session 4: Water security in the Standard Gauge Railway corridor, Kenya
Dr Catherine Sang
Postdoctoral Scientist, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
(ICCA), University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Daniel Olago
Director, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
(ICCA), University of Nairobi, Kenya
TBC
13th of September |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Click here to download the invitation with further details on the four webinars and how to register your attendance (also hyperlinked in the above table)