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Southern African Resilience Academy
Knowledge exchange
Connecting research, policy and practice for social-ecological resilience
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)
Stellenbosch, South Africa
What is a "knowledge exchange"?
What is a "knowledge exchange"?
A summit of talks, activities and workshops, which aims to provide a space for learning, networking and collaboration relating to social-ecological resilience in the southern African region.
The purpose of the event is to showcase the latest thinking on the theme of "Connecting research, policy and practice for social-ecological resilience" from across the region, to share SARA'S work on synthesising knowledge on "building equitable resilience in southern Africa", and to offer a space to form collaborations relating to a new round of SARA working groups running from 2025-2027.
What is the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA)?
What is the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA)?
The Southern African Resilience Academy is a convening and support space for inter- and transdisciplinary researchers and practitioners working across southern Africa to engage around pressing resilience and development challenges in the region. The academy’s goals are to strengthen existing expert networks, expand collaboration, and facilitate the co-production of policy and practice-relevant knowledge.
Event Themes
Event Themes
Supporting the principal theme of "Connecting research, policy and practice for social-ecological resilience" the event will focus on the following non-exhaustive sub-themes:
~ Transformations to sustainability
~ (In)Equitable resilience
~ Science-society partnerships for resilience and transformation
~ Resilience assessment, monitoring and evaluation
~ Indigenous and local knowledge for resilience
~ Pathways to resilience in urban, food, water, and conservation systems
Abstracts and Registration
Abstracts and Registration
We invite all students, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to register to attend the Knowledge Exchange.
Cost: R1500 per participant for all three days, lunches and two dinners included.
Abstracts deadline: 3rd 7th June 2024- CLOSED
Registration opens: 10th June 2024
Confirmation of selected talks: 12 June 2024
Registration closes: 1st of July 2024- CLOSED
Event outline
Event outline
Please see the Programme page for more information
Wednesday 10 July
12:30pm to 7pm
Reflections on building practice, policy and research links
Including plenary talks by leaders in the resilience field, and a cocktail dinner/exhibition on the process of creating translational knowledge products and engagements.
Thursday 11 July
9am to 7pm
Knowledge sharing
Spaces to share your own work on building social-ecological resilience, or hold your own mini-workshop The day will end with a buffer dinner.
Spaces to share your own work on building social-ecological resilience, or hold your own mini-workshop The day will end with a buffer dinner.
Friday 12 July
9am to 1:30pm
Network building
Form new collaborations and networks, and become involved in upcoming opportunities for the southern African resilience community and the next round of SARA. The day will end at lunchtime.
Form new collaborations and networks, and become involved in upcoming opportunities for the southern African resilience community and the next round of SARA. The day will end at lunchtime.
Speakers
Speakers
Prof. Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs
Co-Director, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
Dr. Maike Hamann
Exeter University, previously the director of the Southern African Resilience Academy
Prof. Eureta Rosenberg
Chair of Environment and Sustainability Education, Rhodes University
The participants of the "Southern African Resilience Academy"
Venue
Venue
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)
10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Conveniently located in Stellenbosch central, The Wallenberg Conference Centre at STIAS provides modern facilities for researchers, as well as multipurpose conference venues that bring scholars, researchers, decision-makers and members of civil society together in a variety of ways.
Stellenbosch University's Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST), which coordinates SARA is located on the same premises. Those who work at and visit STIAS are constantly aware of the Jonkershoek Mountains and the natural beauty surrounding them. Next door, the Jan Marais Nature Reserve provides a space for relfection, walking and natural connection.
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