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Friday, February 17, 2023 8:00 am - 9:15 am EST (GMT -05:00)

V2V Thematic Webinar in February

This talk provides a high-level overview of the various tools and perspectives for undertaking gender-focused or feminist analysis in resource sectors such as small-scale fisheries. Drawing from gender studies, feminist political ecology, feminist political economy, and political science, this talk will dispel the idea that gender analysis means only focusing on women. It will show how understanding the many dimensions of gender roles and relations can improve the analysis of resource management and economic activity, expand our understanding of vulnerability and empowerment, and advance policy-relevant outcomes.


Title of the Webinar: Tools for Gender Analysis: Understanding Vulnerability and Empowerment
Date: Feb 17, 2023 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 PM UTC to 2:15 PM UTC (8:00 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST - 6:30 PM IST to 7:45 PM IST - Convert to your local time here)
Speaker: Dr. Andrea M. Collins | Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (SERS) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) at the University of Waterloo
YouTube link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6oRJTYHa3eA (watch this webinar live and participate in its Q&A session)

Friday, January 27, 2023 8:00 am - 9:15 am EST (GMT -05:00)

V2V Thematic Webinar

Title of the Webinar: ​Community resilience: A framework for non-traditional field research

This talk dwells upon different research paradigms such as Hypothesis-oriented, Assessment-oriented, Action-oriented, Systems-oriented, and Social adaptive frameworks. The motivation behind this talk is to discuss research that goes beyond the conventionally defined domains of science; the relevance of non-expert-based knowledge to offer solutions to complex social and environmental problems, and the research that can bring significant impacts on people's behavior by small endeavors. The implications of the novel and non-traditional research framework for vulnerability to viability transitions will be discussed as a way forward for building resilient communities in a variety of resource contexts.

Date: Jan 27, 2023 (Friday)

Time: 8:00 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST (1:00 PM UTC to 2:15 PM UTC)


Speaker: Dr. Manas Kumar Mandal | Cognitive neuropsychologist serving as the distinguished visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

YouTube link: http://youtu.be/hHq3AMB1920 (watch this webinar live and participate in its Q&A session)

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Group at the Advancing Law & Governance conference
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

SEED faculty & graduates host international expert events and Climate Law and Governance 2018 Symposium

During the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 7 December 2018 in Katowice, Poland, Prof Barbara Mikolajczyk of the University of Silesia and University of Waterloo SEED Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, chaired the international law symposium Advancing Law & Governance Contributions to Climate Action under the Paris Agreement.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Urban Development: Cities & Slums in the Global South

Guest Lecture: Food Security as an Outcome of Urban Vulnerability: The Case of Southern Africa

Prof. Bruce Frayne, our guest lecturer, is Director and Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development. He is a geographer and urban planner, teaching in the International Development program at the University of Waterloo. His expertise is within the realm of sustainable cities and related areas of human migration, urbanization and food security. Prof. Frayne’s regional focus is Sub-Saharan Africa and China.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Changes in the Chilika Lagoon

Following are my reflections on the final lecture of Prof. Prateep Nayak for INDEV 101. He revisited the case of Chilika Lagoon, which was his point of departure in his first lecture for the Winter Term last January 2018. Prof. Nayak wrapped up the term by asking the class to discuss our chosen development issue and how we propose to address it, given the new insights and knowledge we have gained through the course.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Governance & Development: The Issues with Watersheds & Deltas in India & Canada

We were privileged to have two guest speakers in the INDEV 101 class on Governance and Development. The two speakers, Pranab Choudhury and Evan Andrews, both talked about their experiences with water and watersheds in their respective areas of research. The many issues linked to the topic of governance and development that were spoken about by both speakers are also relevant to other topics on international development that were tackled throughout the term.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Remittances: A Contributor to Development?

Dr. Mohammed Moniruzzaman is a PhD student in a joint Geography and Environmental Studies Program at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. His talk about ‘Migration and Development’ during our INDEV 101 lecture was primarily focused on migration and food security linkages, more specifically the impact of migrants’ remittances on household food security in Bangladesh.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Rural Development in an Increasingly Urbanized World

Rural Development in an Increasingly Urbanized World

Brock Dickinson is the Assistant Director of the Economic Development Program, the Entrepreneur in Residence and an Adjunct Professor with the University of Waterloo. He was the CEO of MDB Insight, has worked for the U.N., and helped with the development of many different communities, including his own community in Nova Scotia. Throughout his presentation to our INDEV 101 class, he spoke about dislocation, development, and opportunities relating to rural development.