Climate Change, Health and Mountain Ecosystems and their Governance in Support of Sustainable Development in the Tropical Andes – Central America Region (Andes+)
Online
From: 07.07.2020 to: 08.07.2020
The Cluster of Cooperation Conéctate A+, facilitated by CONDESAN, the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) and The University of Zurich, are pleased to invite you to the virtual conference "Climate Change, Health and Mountain Ecosystems and their Governance in Support of Sustainable Development in the Tropical Andes – Central America Region (Andes+)", to be held from 7 to 8 July 2020.
The virtual conference offers an opportunity for continued connection, exchange and learning, addressing the constraints many face with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 for face-to-face interaction. The conference aims to facilitate an interdisciplinary knowledge exchange among researchers and practitioners on ways to identify opportunities and overcome barriers in order to enable the successful implementation of sustainable development and climate change adaptation in the Andes+ region. Through this event, the Conéctate A+ network seeks to promote collaborative arrangements, embed and advance current debates, articulate the rich collective experience of different communities of practice in the Andes+ region, and invite participants to shape and develop the network into the future.
The conference programme, available for download here, features four keynote speakers, 16 parallel sessions and two panel discussions exploring the interactions between climate change, mountain ecosystems and health from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The conference takes place between 7 to 8 July 2020, with two blocks spanning from 13:00 UTC to 18:00 UTC each day (corresponding to 08:00 - 13:00 Lima/Quito/Bogotá time; 07:00 - 12:00 San Salvador time; and 15:00 - 20:00 Central European Summer Time, CEST). The working languages of the conference are English and Spanish.
Participation in this conference is free of charge, however, prior registration is required. Click this link to register and participate in the conference. Upon registering you will receive an email containing an updated program with links to all conference sessions.
For more information, please contact Gustavo Valdivia.
Conéctate A+ is supported by the swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC) ‘Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South’ (CLOCs) programme, which offers targeted support for collaboration between the various types of Swiss higher education institutions and their partners from the Global South in order to achieve an excellent standard of education, research and innovation on global challenges
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