{"id":1127,"date":"2024-02-26T08:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recclum.wascal.org\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2024-10-02T17:53:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:53:34","slug":"call-for-papers-symposium-on-climate-change-and-land-use-and-land-management-in-africa-banjul-the-gambia-25-26-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recclum.wascal.org\/fr\/2024\/02\/26\/call-for-papers-symposium-on-climate-change-and-land-use-and-land-management-in-africa-banjul-the-gambia-25-26-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to attend Symposium on Climate Change and Land Use and Land Management in Africa\u201d, on-line, 25 September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The importance of climate change and land use and land management in Africa is profound and multifaceted, reflecting both the continent’s vulnerability to climate change impacts and the critical role that sustainable land use practices play in mitigating these impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsustainable land use practices, such as overgrazing, deforestation, and poor agricultural practices, exacerbate soil erosion, reduce soil fertility, and increase vulnerability to droughts and floods. Climate change further intensifies these effects, leading to decreased agricultural productivity and reduced food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cSymposium on Climate Change and Land Use and Land Management in Africa\u201d aims to inform community leaders, and the general public, about the impacts of climate change on land use and land management as well as the potential consequences for Africa’s environment, economies, and societies. It also intends to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, best practices, and research findings on sustainable land use and land management linked with climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the African continent. The Symposium creates a platform for dialogue among policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, and communities to discuss and formulate policies that promote sustainable land use and land management in an integrated way, i.e. taking into account also the potential for climate resilience and emission reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To attend the Symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

please registered by 20th September 2024 following the link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/Dt43AMG3s8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is organised by the Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management https:\/\/www.haw-hamburg.de\/en\/ftz-nk\/<\/a>\u00a0of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany), the University of The Gambia, and the WASCAL Competence Centre, as part of the BMBF-funded project “RECC-LUM” (Feasibility Study on Climate Change, Land Use Management, and Renewable Energy in The Gambia).
\nThe event is also supported by the International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP) https:\/\/www.haw-hamburg.de\/en\/ftz-nk\/programmes\/iccirp\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Walter Leal, Head of the Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management\u201d, Hamburg, Germany.
\nProfessor Sidat Yaffa, Dean, School of Agriculture; Environmental Sciences, University of The Gambia, Kanifing Campus, The Gambia.
\nProfessor Kehinde Ogunjobi, Director of Research, WASCAL Competence Center (CoC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Kovaleva <Marina.Kovaleva@haw-hamburg.de<\/a>><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comfort Agyen Donkor <comfort.agyendonkor@haw-hamburg.de><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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