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 websiteOnline 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

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15-Apr-21

Dr. Ricardo Zapata Marti

UNDP

Examen des Expériences Récentes D'évaluation   des Effets Et Des Impacts de COVID-19 

French

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22-Apr-21

Mr Kiswendsida Guigma

University of Sussex, UK

Characteristics and Predictability of Heatwaves        in the Sahel

English

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29-Apr-21

Mr Kiswendsida Guigma

University of Sussex, UK

Caractéristiques Et Prévisibilité Des Vagues De Chaleur Au Sahel

French

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06-May-21

Dr. Soichiro Yasukawa

UNESCO

UNESCO's multi-disciplinary approach on disaster risk reduction

English

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03-June-21

Mr Samuel Partey

UNESCO

Strengthening Disaster Prevention Approaches in Eastern Africa

English

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10-Jun-21

Mr. Gatkuoth Kai

African Union

African Indigenous Perspectives on Disaster Risk Climate Change Nexus 

English

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12 August

Prof Djillali Benouar

USTHB, PERIPERI U, AfSTAG

Indigenous Knowledge in Earthquake Risk Reduction to Protect the Casbah of Algiers, Algeria

English

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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

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28 Oct 21

Leila Oliveira

IPC

Conceptual and Analytical approaches to classifying severity of food insecurity:   Lessons from the IPC experience

English

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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

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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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