NISANSA Forum:
Social Impacts
of Climate Change
in the Global South
We are happy to announce the first NISANSA conference,
Santa Marta, Colombia, Feb 27th – March 1st (hybrid)
The conference is a transdisciplinary forum with participation from many
different parts of the society, including scientists, policy makers, NGOs, and representatives of rural, including indigenous, communities.
Conference program
***please visit the conference blog hosted by University Magdalena for updates***
**view the program in Spanish
Monday, 27.02.2023
10:30 ‐ 11:00 Welcome and opening of the forum
11:00 ‐ 12:00 Keynote
12:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ‐ 15:30 Panel Session 1 Realities of Climate Change
- The plurality of climate knowledge
(Anne Goletz and Philipp Naucke, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Philipps University of Marburg)
- Climate change, gender and ethnicity
(Fabio Silva Vallejo, Oraloteca, University of Magdalena)
15:30 ‐ 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 ‐ 17:30 Panel Session 1 Realities of Climate Change (continuation)
- From the Global to the Local – The Political Economy of Climate Change
(Sara Lüttich, Nisansa (Subproject 7), University of Gießen, Germany) ‐ English with translation to Spanish, hybrid format
- The plurality of climate knowledge (2)
(Anne Goletz and Philipp Naucke, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Philipps University of Marburg)
- Climate change, gender and ethnicity (2)
(Fabio Silva Vallejo, Oraloteca, University of Magdalena)
17:45 Opening of the photo exhibition and artistic program
Tuesday, 28.02.2023
Session in hybrid format, please enter full name
8:30 ‐ 10:00 Plenary Session: Transregional dimensions and environmental justice
(Ernst Halbmayer, Nisansa, Subproject 3, Philipps-University of Marburg)
- Trans‐regional Climate Justice: Concepts, Struggles, Collective Perspectives
(Kristina Dietz, University of Vienna)
10:00 ‐ 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 ‐ 12:00 Panel Session 2: Strategies and Transformations to Cope with Climate Change
- Nature-based solutions to climate change in Colombia: social and ecological contexts and impacts
(Diana Jiménez and Maaike Bader, Nisansa, Subproject 1, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany)
- What to do? The Diversity of Strategies to Cope with Climate Change
(Michaela Meurer, Nisansa, Subproject 3, Philipps-University of Marburg and Eriko Yamasaki, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Philipps-University of Marburg)
Session in hybrid format (via zoom, code: 024150)
- Sustainability Innovation in Climate Change Pathways – Perspectives and Experiences from different (spatial) Contexts
(Simone Strambach and Britta Rennkamp, Nisansa, Subproject 6, University of Marburg, Germany, University of Cape Town, South Africa) ‐English with translation to Spanish / hybrid format
Sustainability Innovation from a Southern African perspective and its role in climate policy response in the Global South
(Rasigan Maharajh Tshwane, University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa)
Breaking path-dependency and catch-up strategies. Opportunities for transformative innovation in the Cordoba Region
Diana Velasco, Ingenio (CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain; Alejandra Boni, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; Jaider Vega, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; Oswaldo Sanabria, Universidad del Sinú, Colombia
Innovating for sustainability in rural Uganda – Developing and implementing local approaches to global challenges
Annika Surmeier, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
12:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
14.00 ‐ 15:30 Panel Session 2 (Continuation)
- Nature-based solutions to climate change in Colombia: social and ecological contexts and impacts (2)
(Diana Jiménez and Maaike Bader, Nisansa, Subproject 1, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany)
- What to do? The Diversity of Strategies to Cope with Climate Change (2)
(Michaela Meurer, Nisansa, Subproject 3, Philipps-University of Marburg and Eriko Yamasaki, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Philipps-University of Marburg)
15:30 ‐ 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 ‐ 18:00 Documentaries
Wednesday, 29.02.2023
8:30 – 10:00 Round Table: Energy Transition and Green Hydrogen
(Stefan Peters, Nisansa, Subproject 5, University of Giessen)
*in collaboration with Transnational Centre for Just Transitions in Energy, Climate & Sustainability (TRAJECTS)
Session in hybrid format, please enter full name
10:00 ‐ 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 ‐ 12:00 Panel Session 3: Envisioning Sustainable Futures
- Post‐Fossil Futures: A workshop
(Nadia Combariza and Julia Schwab, Nisansa, Subproject 2, University of Giessen)
- Climate Change and the Need for an Energy Transition: Pathways to more Sustainability or Green Extractivism?
(Natali Cáceres, Central University of Ecuador)
- Green Hydrogen as the new commodity from the Global South? The case of Namibia
(Matthias Rompel, Nisansa, Subproject 7, University of Giessen – English with translation to Spanish / hybrid format)
Session in hybrid format (via zoom, code: 024150)
12:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ‐ 15:30 Panel Session 3 (Continuation)
- Post‐Fossil Futures: A workshop (2)
(Nadia Combariza and Julia Schwab (Nisansa, Subproject 2, University of Giessen)
- Climate Change and the Need for an Energy Transition: Pathways to more Sustainability or Green Extractivism?
(Natali Cáceres, Central University of Ecuador)
15:30 ‐ 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 ‐ 17:30 Results and Farewell
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