{"id":9009,"date":"2016-04-15T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T20:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?page_id=9009"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:43:13","slug":"conference-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/conference-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Conference Programme\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-8964 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8964\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner.jpg 625w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner-160x77.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner-240x115.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner-400x192.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/Climate-Change-Banner-360x173.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From Climate Change to Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa and Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8:30 \u2013 9:00 am:<\/strong> Registration &amp; Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:00 \u2013 9:10 am:<\/strong> Welcome Address by Prof. Pius Adesanmi, Director, Institute of African Studies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Opening Remarks by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:10 \u2013 9:20 am:<\/strong> Professor Roseann Runte, President of Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:20 \u2013 9:30 am:<\/strong> His Excellency Constant \u200eHorace, Dean of the African Ambassadors &amp; Ambassador of Madagascar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Lead Speech<br>\n<\/strong><strong>9:30 \u2013 9:50 am:<\/strong> \u201cCOP21 and the World After\u201d by His Excellency Nicolas Chapuis, Ambassador of France to Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:50 \u2013 10:00am:<\/strong> Q&amp;A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10:00 \u2013 10:15 am:<\/strong> Coffee Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10:15 \u2013 11:35 am<\/strong>: Panel 1: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change in Africa: The Unique Impact on Women<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moderator: <\/strong>Prof. Dominique Marshall, Chair, Dept. of History, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Chris Huggins<\/strong>, Banting Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada<br><br>&#8220;Are information communication technology projects promoting &#8216;climate smart agriculture&#8217; also &#8216;gender smart&#8217;? The gender dimensions of agricultural adaptation in Africa.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><strong>Carla Sbert Carlsson<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>PhD candidate, Faculty of Graduate Studies in Law, University of Ottawa<br><br>&#8220;Climate Change as a Paradigm Shift: Implications for Women in Africa.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beth Mburu, <\/strong>PhD candidate, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University<br><br>\u201cNuances and contested narratives of climate change: Perspectives from Mt. Kenya\u2019s women farmers\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:35 am \u2013 12:50 pm:<\/strong> Lunch Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:50 \u2013 2:10 pm:<\/strong> Panel 2: Supporting African Innovation: Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Women\u2019s Empowerment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moderator: <\/strong>Prof. Mike Brklacich, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs &amp; Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speakers<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Her Excellency Nouzha Chekrouni<\/strong>, Ambassador of Morocco<br><br>&#8220;Investing in Women&#8217;s Empowerment and Renewable (clean) Energy for a Green Africa&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stephanie McDonald,<\/strong> Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Foodgrains Bank\u201cConservation Agriculture: Boon or Bother for Female Farmers in a Changing Climate?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Jane K. Onsongo<\/strong>, Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya High Commission<strong><br><br><\/strong>&#8220;Investing in Renewable Energy to Empower Women: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa and Canada&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:10 \u2013 3:30 pm<\/strong> Panel 3: Strengthening Canada-Africa Partnerships: Policy Solutions to Building Climate Resilience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moderator: <\/strong>Prof. Blair Rutherford, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp;His Excellency Dr. Sulley Gariba<\/strong>, High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana<strong><br><br><\/strong>\u201cIndigenous Knowledge and Practices \u2013 Africa\u2019s baseline on Climate Resilience\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edmond Wega<\/strong>, Senior Director, Pan-Africa and Regional Development Program, Global Affairs, Canada<br><br>\u201cStrengthening Partnerships through Policy Implementation\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faris Ahmed, <\/strong>Director, Policy &amp; Campaigns, USC Canada.<br><br>\u201cStrengthening Climate Resilience:&nbsp; What Policies are Needed?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3:30 \u2013 3:45 pm:<\/strong> Closing remarks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lise Filiatrault<\/strong>, Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa Branch, Global Affairs Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3<strong>:45 \u2013 4:00pm: <\/strong>Vote of Thanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nadia Ahmad<\/strong>, Director of Pan-Africa Affairs, Global Affairs Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\">View Participants&#8217; Biographies<\/a><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8:30 \u2013 9:00 am: Registration &amp; Coffee 9:00 \u2013 9:10 am: Welcome Address by Prof. Pius Adesanmi, Director, Institute of African Studies, &nbsp;Opening Remarks by: 9:10 \u2013 9:20 am: Professor Roseann Runte, President of Carleton University 9:20 \u2013 9:30 am: His Excellency Constant \u200eHorace, Dean of the African Ambassadors &amp; Ambassador of Madagascar &nbsp;Lead Speech [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-9009","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9009"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21084,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9009\/revisions\/21084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=9009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}