Research and its applicability in the Global South and in support of decision-making

Research and its applicability in the Global South and in support of decision-making 

On-line Seminar of the Academy Programme on Development Research

14 December 2021 at 10 AM – 3.30 PM (UTC +2)

Chairperson: Mikko Ylikangas

10.00–10.05 Opening words
Kia Lindroos, University of Jyväskylä, Chairperson of the DEVELOP Steering Group

10.05–10.30 Research in support of decision making
Hanna Rinkineva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• 10.30–11.30 Project presentations (à 15 min)
  
  Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki) and Matti Kummu (Aalto University): Water and Vulnerability in Fragile Societies
• Petri Pellikka (University of Helsinki), Timo Vesala (University of Helsinki) and Laura Alakukku (University of Helsinki): Environmental Sensing of Ecosystem Services for Developing Climate-Smart Landscape Framework to Improve Food Security in East Africa, (presentation by Matti Räsänen & Juuso Tuure)
• Elina Oinas (University of Helsinki): EDIT – Equality and Democracy in Transformation
• Sirpa Tenhunen (University of Helsinki): Sustainable Livelihoods and Politics at the Margins: Environmental Displacement in South Asia 

11.30–12.15 Lunch break 

12.15–13.15 Project presentations (à 15 min)

• Tiina Kontinen (University of Jyväskylä) and Katariina Holma (University of Oulu): Theory and Practice of Learning to Be a Citizen: Experiences from Tanzania and Uganda
• Paola Minoia (University of Helsinki): Goal 4+: Including Eco-Cultural Pluralism in Quality Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia
• Irmeli Mustalahti (University of Eastern Finland): Translocal Forest Owners and Environmental Collaboration: An Action Learning Process of Forest Governance Transformation in Tanzania, (presentation by Edda Tandi Lwoga, College of Business Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
• Päivi Honkatukia (University of Tampere): What Works? Youth Transitions from Education to Employment in the Middle East and North Africa, (presentation by Henri Onodera & Manal el Abboubi Mohammad V University, Rabat, Morocco)

13.15–13.25 Break

13.25–14.25 Project presentations (à 15 min)

• Jyrki Luukkanen (University of Turku) and Matti Vilkko (Tampere University of Technology): Cuban Energy Transformation. Integration of Renewable Intermittent Sources in the Power System, IRIS
• Olli Vapalahti (University of Helsinki): Preparedness for Emerging Zoonotic Infections in Kenya
• Anu Kantele (University of Helsinki), Marko Virta (University of Helsinki) and Salla Sariola (University of Turku): Occurrence, Sources and Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance in West Africa – Following the Flow of AMR Genes between Humans, Animals and Environment (presentation by Salla Sariola, Kaisa Haukka & Victorien Dougnon, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)
• Henry Maina (University of Helsinki): Superior Grain Safety with Designed Mycotoxin Binding Properties (POWERGRAIN)

14.25–15.25 End discussion. Moderator Johanna Kivimäki, Director,
UniPID - Finnish University Partnership for International Development Coordination Unit

15:25 Closing words
Mikko Ylikangas, Programme Manager