PERIPERI U TALKS

BACKGROUND

For the Past 15 years, the PERIPERI U Partners have been involved with Disaster Risk Education, Research and Advocacy across Africa. A major focus of the partners is to reach out to communities and strategic stakeholders on the continent, sharing knowledge and raising awareness about disaster risk in Africa.

To reach new audiences and raise awareness of disaster risk issues, opportunities and initiatives, the PERIPERI U partners are launching a new online discussion series, to discuss disaster risk related topics and themes with a wider virtual community in Africa and beyond.

PERIPERI U Talks are a series of short sessions that allow persons/ representatives of institutions involved in disaster risk and associated fields (like climate change, water sustainability, development etc.) to talk about subjects related to education, science, technology, research, policy, management and other sectors related to disaster risk.

The PERIPERI U Talks sessions take place once every one to two weeks, each session being between 40 – 60 minutes (proposed time: 13h00 – 14h00 Central African Time). Sessions will be hosted via Zoom and streamed live via various social media platforms to allow for audience engagement.

Recordings of the Talk Sessions will be posted on the PERIPERI U website, Online Resource Centre, and other social media and web platforms (with permission from the Talk Guest).

All video recordings will be made available to the Talk Guest for them to use as they wish (e.g. as teaching materials, etc.)

For more information, download the PERIPERI U Talks Brochure

Upcoming PERIPERI U TALKS: COMING AGAIN

Watch this space for more news on upcoming PERIPERI U Talks!

Upcoming CARP Webinar: Tools of the Trade: Unpacking the Essential Elements of Research Methods

Webinar to focus on how research methods are pursued in the context of a real-world problem and the research question, with a focus on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction research.

If you wish to participate in this webinar, please click on the link below:

Microsoft Teams meeting: Click here to join the meeting

We have the following PERIPERI U Talks scheduled. Click on a topic that interest you and register:

To access videos of past PERPERI U TALKS, click here to access the PERIPERI U Hub on Youtube.

DATE & TIME	TALK GUEST	ORGANISATION	TALK TOPIC & THEME	LANGUAGE	LINK
08-Apr-21	Dr. Ricardo Zapata Marti	UNDP	*Reviewing Recent Experiences of Assessing Effects & Impacts of COVID-19*	English	Click here
15-Apr-21	Dr. Ricardo Zapata Marti	UNDP	*Examen des Expériences Récentes D'évaluation des Effets Et Des Impacts de COVID-19*	French	Click here
22-Apr-21	Mr Kiswendsida Guigma	University of Sussex, UK	*Characteristics and Predictability of Heatwaves in the Sahel*	English	Click here
29-Apr-21	Mr Kiswendsida Guigma	University of Sussex, UK	*Caractéristiques Et Prévisibilité Des Vagues De Chaleur Au Sahel*	French	Click here
06-May-21	Dr. Soichiro Yasukawa	UNESCO	*UNESCO's multi-disciplinary approach on disaster risk reduction*	English	Click here
03-June-21	Mr Samuel Partey	UNESCO	*Strengthening Disaster Prevention Approaches in Eastern Africa*	English	Click here
10-Jun-21	Mr. Gatkuoth Kai	African Union	*African Indigenous Perspectives on Disaster Risk Climate Change Nexus*	English	Click here
12 August	Prof Djillali Benouar	USTHB, PERIPERI U, AfSTAG	*Indigenous Knowledge in Earthquake Risk Reduction to Protect the Casbah of Algiers, Algeria*	English	Click here
30 Sept 21	Blessing Iyala	UNWomen	*Strengthening the Resilience of Conflict-Affected Women and their Leadership in Humanitarian Action, Peace Process and Socio-Economic Recovery*	English	Click here
28 Oct 21	Leila Oliveira	IPC	*Conceptual and Analytical approaches to classifying severity of food insecurity: Lessons from the IPC experience*	English	Click here
4 Nov 21	Dr Norbert Tchouaffe Tchiadje	University of Dschang, Cameroon	*Investigating Ecological Engineering to Mitigate Eutrophication in the Flooding Zone of the River Nyong, Cameroon*	English	Click here
3 March 22	Prof JC Gaillard	University of Auckland	RE-INVENTING DISASTER STUDIES: FOUR CHALLENGES FOR A MORE MEANINGFUL FUTURE	English	Click here
17 March 22	Prof Ian Davis	Kyoto, Lund and Oxford Brookes Universities	‘FORM FOLLOWS FAILURE’ THE IMPACT OF FAILURES FROM DISASTERS ON ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN.	English	Click here
14 April 22	Dr Greg Collins	The University of Arizona	The Arizona Initiative for Resilience and International Development (AIRID): From Risk to Resilience	English	Click here
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28 April 22	Prof Ilan Kelman	University College London	WHY ARE DISASTERS NOT NATURAL	English	Click here

CONTACT US

For information about the PERIPERI U Talks, scheduled discussions, attendee registration or how you can participate as a Talk Guest, you can visit the PERIPERI U Website

http://www.riskreductionafrica.org/

Or contact the PERIPERI U TALKS Team who can assist you directly;

Alberto Francioli: albertofrancioli@sun.ac.za

Carinus de Kock: dekockc@sun.ac.za

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