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3rd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA) 4th-6th Dec 2024

IGU

Conference Schedule 2024

Pre-Conference Trainings

8:00 – 17:00

Advanced Data Analysis and Scholarly Writing – Training at Makerere University from 25th November to 1st December 2024.

8:00 – 17:00

Community Resilience and Geo-visualisation under Increasing Risks from 27th -3rd December 2024

8:00 – 17:00

Earth Observation Data for accelerated actions towards Social and Ecological Resilience – Hackathon at Makerere University from 29th November to 2nd December 2024.

8:00 – 17:00

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation – Training at Makerere University from 1st to 3rd December 2024 at Makerere University.

 

Tuesday, December 3rd 2024

15:00 – 18:00

Conference Registration at Hotel Africana

Wednesday December 4th 2024 

 

Wednesday, December 4th 2024

8:00 – 8:30

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AT HOTEL AFRICANA

8:30 – 10:30

SESSION 1: OPENING CEREMONY

11:30 – 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 13:00

SESSION 2: Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion:   Research and Innovation in Pursuit of Agenda 2030. NILE HALL

13:00 –14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00

Session 3a: Biodiversity Informatics, Sustainable Ecosystems, Landscapes and People (16)

NILE HALL

Session 4a: Polycrisis: Migration, Displacement, Conflict and Humanitarianism (14)

RWIZI ROOM

Session 5a: The changing Geography of Agrifood Systems (12)

SEZIBWA ROOM

Session 6a: Water Governance and Transitions to Land Degradation Neutrality and Net Zero (13)

ORANGE ROOM

16:00 –16:30

Tea/Coffee Break

16:30– 18:00

 Session 3b: Biodiversity Informatics, Sustainable Ecosystems, Landscapes and People (16)

NILE HALL

Session 4b: Polycrisis: Migration, Displacement, Conflict and Humanitarianism

RWIZI

Session 5b: The changing Geography of Agrifood Systems (12)

SEZIBWA

Session 6b: Water Governance and Transitions to Land Degradation Neutrality and Net Zero

ORANGE

Thursday, December 5th 2024

 Thursday, December 5th 2024

7:00-8:30

UNESCO BREAKFAST MEETING

By Invitation

UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS DUNDEEE UNIVERSITY BREAKFAST MEETING

By Invitation

BREAKFAST MEETING

By Invitation

BREAKFAST MEETING

By Invitation

8:30 – 10:30

Session 3c:  Biodiversity
Informatics, Sustainable
Ecosystems, Landscapes
and People (16).   

NILE HALL

Session 7a: Geographies of Climate Change, Climate Justice and Just Transitions: Spaces and Patterns (13)

 RWIZI

Session 8a: Sustainable Cities and Urban Systems in SSA (12)

SEZIBWA

Session 9a: Environment and Health (15)

ORANGE

10:30 – 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 13:00

 

SESSION 10: Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion:  Optimising the Soil Potential for Building Resilience: Celebrating the World Soils Day  

NILE HALL

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00

Session 3d Biodiversity Informatics, Sustainable Ecosystems, Landscapes and People (16)

NILE HALL

Session 7b: Geographies of Climate Change, Climate Justice and Just Transitions: Spaces and Patterns (13)

RWIZI

 Session 8b: Sustainable Cities and Urban Systems in SSA (12)

SEZIBWA

Session 9b: Environment and Health (15)

ORANGE

16:00 –16:30  

Tea/Coffee Break

16:30 –18:00

Session 3e: Biodiversity Informatics, Sustainable Ecosystems, Landscapes and People (16)

NILE HALL

Session 7c: Geographies of Climate Change, Climate Justice and Just Transitions: Spaces and Patterns (14)

RWIZI

Session 8c: Sustainable Cities and Urban Systems in SSA (13)

 

SEZIBWA

Session 9c: Environment and Health (14)

ORANGE

 

18:00-21:00

Conference Dinner [Dinner Cost: 50 Dollars]

 Friday December 6th 2024

Friday, December 6th 2024

7:00-8:30

 

Breakfast Meeting

By Invitation

8:30 – 10:30

Session 11a:

Emerging and novel technologies for Societal Resilience (12)

NILE HALL

Session 7d: Geographies of Climate Change, Climate Justice and Just Transitions: Spaces and Patterns (14)

RWIZI

 Session 12a: Nature Best Solutions for Inclusive and Equitable development (15)

SEZIBWA

Session 13a: Interconnected Geohazards and Disasters in a Changing World 13)

ORANGE

10:30– 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00– 13:00

SESSION 14: Keynote Presentation III:  Innovation for Sustainability  
NILE HALL
High Level Panel Discussion

13:00 –14:00

Lunch Break

14:00– 16:30

Session 11b:
Emerging and novel technologies for Societal Resilience (12)

NILE HALL

Session 15: Green Growth, and Transitions to land degradation neutrality and Net Zero (12)

RWIZI

Session 16: Geographies of Energy and Energy Transitions (11)

SEZIBWA

Session 13b: Interconnected Geohazards and Disasters in a Changing World (13)

ORANGE

16:30 – 18:00

CLOSING CEREMONY 
NILE HALL