Evaluating the environmental impact of expanding mining in Ghana within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Melody Fagelogo

Brandon University, Canada

Beyond the Surface: A feminist analysis of the climate change and insecurity nexus through comparative case studies from Nigeria

Lina Aburas Awadalla

Univeristy of Ottawa, Canada

Savoirs locaux et gestion communautaire de l’eau en zones arides : leçons du Sahel tchadien

Malloumi Moustapha Abakar

Université de Ndjamena, Tchad

Climate Accountability Beyond Carbon: Ecological Interdependence, Climate Governance, and the Jaina Framework

Nisha Daga, George Joseph

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India

Patriarchy, Masculinity, Femininity, and Politics of Inheritance in Zimbabwe, c.1950s-present.

Rumbidzai Mitchell Muteedzi

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Why agency matters for engendering food security and rebuilding legitimacy in multi-scale cocoa governance

Eric Mensah Kumeh

University of British Columbia, Canada

Fisheries Governance in the Philippines: A Constellation of Goals, Instruments, Actions and Their Implications to Power Relations and Policy Direction

Gideon Binobo

Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph, Canada; College of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines

Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada: Practitioner & Research Perspectives

Chair(s): Stacey Gomez (Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Ns, Canada)

Presentations of the Symposium

Listening to Women Migrant Workers: Policy Gaps and Gendered Challenges in Canada’s Temporary Labour System

Stacey Gomez
Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Ns, Canada

Harvesting Freedom: Systemic Challenges and Lived Experiences of Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada

Gabriel Allahdua
Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers

Transnational structural disempowerment and spaces for worker agency among Guatemalan migrant farmworkers in Canada

Chris Little
York University

Financializing Justice? Climate Finance and the Politics of Just Energy Transitions in Indonesia and Colombia

Christina Frendo

Queen's University, Canada

Harnessing Diaspora Finance for Climate Action: Key Policy Considerations

Eunice Annan-Aggrey^1,2

1: Wilfrid Laurier University; 2: Balsillie School of International Affairs

Environmental Violence and Climate Vulnerability under Occupation in Palestine

Ghadir Salame

University of Ottawa, Canada

Devolution for climate change adaptation governance in Zimbabwe.

Jonathan Sears, Omolara Tay

Canadian Mennonite University, Canada

Guatemalan temporary migrant farmworkers in Canada, developmental possibilities and the viability of smallholder agriculture in communities of origin

Chris Little

York University, Canada

Reciprocity, Generosity, and Control: The Politics of Humanitarianism in Colombia’s Response to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis

Gabriela Flaschberger

McGill University, Canada

The Role of Digitalization and Institutional Quality in Shaping Immigrant Social Capital and Urban Neighbourhood Revitalization.

Gyau Mabel Opoku¹, Esther Addo- Donkoh², Saadatu Mohammed³, Ing. Asuah Akurigo Zakari⁴, Ing. Mohammed Ibrahim Gariba⁵, Dr. Mohammed Marzuq Ababakar⁶

1: Pure City International; 2: Datalink Institute; 3: University of Ghana, Legon; 4: University of Pardubice, Czech Republic; 5: University of Pardubice, Czech Republic; 6: University of Applied Management

Reimagining Canada-CGIAR Partnerships in a Turbulent Global Order

Chair(s): Hom Gartaula (Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines; Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph, Canada)

Presentations of the Symposium

Canada and the CGIAR: Visible and Invisible Connections

Helen Hambly
Professor, University of Guelph, Canada; Co-Chair, General Assembly of Centres, CGIAR; Chair of the Board, International Potato Centre (CIP)

Strengthening CGIAR-Canada collaboration in the new era of international cooperation and competing national interests

Kirit Patel
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, University of Winnipeg

Canada–CGIAR Collaboration for Food System Transformation Research

Hom Gartaula
Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines; Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, Canada

Bridging Academia and International Agricultural Research for Development: Canadian Universities and CGIAR Partnership

Silvia Sarapura
Associate Professor, Rural Planning and Development, University of Guelph, Canada

Decolonizing development: reflections on a 30 year career

Deborah Simpson

Carleton University, Canada

Bridging Traditional Project Management and Sustainable Development in Global Development Project Delivery: A Conceptualization-Oriented Review

Ivan Baptista, Hazhar Faris, Anupam Dey

University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

Myopic Machines: Large Language Models and the Pluriverse

Devon Jones

University of Guelph, Canada

The Colonial Grammar of Development: A Decolonial Critique

Dr. Ahmed Ilmi

University of Toronto, Canada

Reworking Empowerment: Women’s NGOs and the Global-Local Politics of Development in Amman, Jordan

Cecile Favron

York University, Canada

Beyond Gender Binaries: Colonial Legacies and Transgender Persons Vulnerability in the face of 2022 floods in Pakistan

Jehan Zeb

University of Ottawa, Pakistan

The PEKKA Model: Social Entrepreneurship as Collective Action and Political Voice in Indonesian Women’s Empowerment

Zahraa Malik

York University, Canada

Does Women's Participation in Politics and Income Inequality Affect Social and Economic Well-Being? Insights from Sub-Saharan African Countries

Saadatu Mohammed¹, Esther Addo- Donkoh², Mabel Opoku Gyau³, Ing. Asuah Akurigo Zakari⁴, Mohammed Ibrahim Gariba⁵, Dr. Mohammed Marzuq Ababakar⁶

1: University of Ghana, Legon; 2: Datalink Institute; 3: Pure City International; 4: University of Pardubice, Czech Republic (Czechia); 5: University of Pardubice, Czech Republic (Czechia); 6: University of Applied Management

The Neoliberal Bridge to Illiberalism: Diaspora, Anxiety, and the Engineering of a "New India"

Samia Khan

Queen's University, Canada

From MDGs to SDGs: Taking Stock of a Development That Never Was

David Ngendo-Tshimba

Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda

Geopolitics of Local Development under Sanctions: The Pursuit of International Tourists, the Invention of Chinese "Red" Memorials in the Urals, and Sino-Russian Friendship

Matvey Lomonosov

Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; University of Tyumen, Russia

Disability-Inclusive Methods of Data Collection in Doctoral Research: Unpacking a Visually Impaired Investigator's Research in Nigeria

Paul Okpanachi

University of Ottawa, Canada

Beyond the Developed–Developing Divide: Indigenous Knowledge, Social Movements, and Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Development

Akua Afrakoma Osei

Brandon University, Brandon, MB

Education Under Attack: Scholasticide, Research Destruction, and Resilient Internationalism in Gaza

Chair(s): Vida Shehada (Centennial College)

Presentations of the Symposium

Restriction to Destruction: Research and Higher Education in Gaza

Ahmed Abu Shaban
York University

Scholasticide and Resilience: Education as a Site of Survival in Gaza.

Chandni Desia
University of Toronto

Working With Palestinian Institutions: The Palestine Research Cluster as a Model for Ethical International Cooperation

Ahmed Abu Shaban, Imran Sarwar
York University