Social Vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation: Gender inequality, poverty, and exclusion

A two-day workshop organised by Nottingham Trent University's International Security and Sustainability research group
- From: Thursday 28 April 2022, 8.30 am
- To: Friday 29 April 2022, 5 pm
- Registration: 8:30am on both days
- Location: Bowden Room, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
- Booking deadline: Tuesday 26 April 2022, 12.00 pm
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Event details
This workshop will explore the challenges and opportunities for integrating considerations of social exclusion into climate change discourse and policies, ensuring climate change adaptation strategies are effective. This will be achieved by considering the historical development of the concept of gender mainstreaming, as well as how climate change adaptation strategies can exacerbate inequalities and other vulnerabilities on the ground. We invite papers that explore an unorthodox range of actors who can act as ‘agents of change’ in climate change adaptation in different cultural and economic contexts. In so doing, the workshop will provide an in-depth look at how contemporary social exclusion debates relate to the landscape of climate change adaptation – and how public discourse has oscillated between mitigation and adaptation at the local, national and global levels.
This workshop is inspired by the COP-26 meeting held in Glasgow, UK (31st Oct. to 12th Nov. 2021) and the UNFCCC’s work on gender, poverty, youth and climate change. However, papers and other contributions are welcome from all branches of study examining the history of sociological, political, economic, cultural and environmental ideas relating to social vulnerabilities and climate change adaptation. This two-day workshop will first look at discourses and policies related to climate change adaptation and gender mainstreaming (Day One). We will then look at how inclusion of earlier marginalised groups of people in decision-making and implementation processes can ensure the effectiveness of climate change adaptation activities on the ground (Day Two).
If you wish to present a paper or participate in our networking events, please submit an abstract of up to 200 words via email to Dr Imad El-Anis with the subject heading ‘Abstract submission - Social vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation’ by 28th February 2022 at 5pm GMT. You will be notified of the decision on your abstract via email by 1st March 2022.
Programme
28th-29th April 2022
Thursday, 28th April 2022 | |
Location: Bowden Room, Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton Street Nottingham NG1 4BU
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Time | Event |
8:30-9:00 | Registration |
9:00-9:15 | Welcome |
9:15-10:45 | Panel One Chair: Katerina Krulisova, Nottingham Trent University
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10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Panel Two Chair: Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University
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12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-15:00 | Interactive Session on International Collaboration Featuring discussions with: Šárka Kolmašová, Metropolitan University Prague & Lind Gibson, Nottingham Trent University |
15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:15-16:45 | Networking Session
Led by: Heather Alberro, Nottingham Trent University & the Environmental Politics specialist group of the Political Studies Association |
16:45-17:00 | Closing Remarks Marianna Poberezhskaya |
Friday, 29th April 2022 | |
Location: Bowden Room, Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU
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Time | Event |
8:30-9:15 | Registration
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9:15-10:15 | Keynote Session ‘EU Climate Policy: What is a Just Transition without Gender Justice?’ Professor Gill Allwood, Nottingham Trent University
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10:15-10:30 | Coffee break
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10:30-12:00 | Panel Three Chair: Jay Chester, Nottingham Trent University
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12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-14:30 | Panel Four Chair: Alina Bychkova, Nottingham Trent University
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14:30-14:45 | Coffee break
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14:45-15:45 | Grant Capture Session Led by Diane Wren (Research and Partnership Development Officer)
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15:45-16:45 | Round-table Discussion on Social Vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation Chair: Teresa Ashe, Nottingham Trent University & Open University
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16:45-17:00 | Closing Remarks |
Location details
Address:
Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University
Goldsmith Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
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