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October 2018
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UWI Calendar October - December 2018Climate Change Impacts on Food and Nutrition Security November 12-16 The UWI Faculty of Food and Agriculture is hosting an important international conference next month to address the challenges of food and nutrition security in our current era of climate change. What crops do you grow in times of drought? How best can you grow them? What should our priorities be? These and many other issues will be explored. Important themes will include climate smart agriculture, the concept of agro-ecology, and integrated management of plant, animal and environmental health. The conference will be a five-day event from 12-16th November 2018 at the Conference Centre, Radisson Hotel, Port of Spain, T&T. On the last day of the conference, Friday Nov. 16, there will be field visits to the Cocoa Research Centre, the Herbarium, the Coco Germplasm Collection, the Chocolate Company and Caura Valley. Among the presenters is Caterina Batello, a Leader of the Ecosystem Management team of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Plant Production and Protection Division, Rome, Italy. She will be presenting on the topic: “Agroecology for Food and Nutrition Security in the Framework of SDGs.” Batello is an expert in grassland management and ecosystem services, including legume management for soil fertility enhancement, crop-livestock systems management to close soil fertility gap, and climate change adaptation of agro-pastoral systems. Dr Davide Spadaro, an Associate Professor at the University of Torino (Italy) and Researcher at AGROINNOVA on plant diseases, crop protection, food safety and plant-pathogen interactions, will present on the topic: “Integrated Control of Diseases: A way forward for quality production of fruits and vegetables.” Dr James Fletcher, former Minister for Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology in Saint Lucia, will present on the topic: “Climate Change and the Threat to Food Security in the Caribbean: How Should We Respond?” Fletcher is well known for his work in international climate change negotiations. He led the Caribbean’s delegation to the negotiations on the Paris Agreement in 2015. Currently, he is in Dominica, on assignment with the United Nations Development Program as head of the Transition Team to establish the Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica. The main aim of this conference is to bring together leading local, regional and international researchers, academicians and practitioners in the fields of climate change, sustainable agriculture and food security to share research; to strengthen regional and international networks; to develop climate resilient sustainable agriculture models that are suitable for different conditions; and to develop sustainable agriculture and climate change policies to be shared with relevant stakeholders for consideration and adoption. For more information, please contact the conference’s secretariat at climatechange.tt@gmail.com; or call Thara Gabriel at (868) 662-3719 (email: thara.gabriel@sta.uwi.edu), or call Sally-Ann Henry at 662-2002, ext. 82113 (email: sallyann.henry@sta.uwi.edu). Graduation Ceremonies Celebrate the graduating Class of 2018 at this year’s Graduation Ceremonies which will also commemorate The UWI’s 70th Anniversary. For more information and updates on all of The UWI’s 2018 Graduation Ceremonies, please visit http://uwi.edu/graduation/ The UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon There’s still time to register for The 15th Annual UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon presented by First Citizens. For the first time, registration is open to relay teams of four people. Proceeds from the race will go towards the local mental health organisations ChildLine and Lifeline. Pledge your support by registering to run, or by making a donation by visiting: https://sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon/register.php. For more information, visit: https://sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon/. Call for Papers – Third Biennial Oil and Gas Law Conference Deadline: October 31 The UWI St Augustine’s Faculty of Law has issued a Call for Papers for the Third Biennial Oil and Gas Law Conference and the Just Transition Initiative Conference. It takes place March 27-29, 2019 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 31, 2018. For more information, visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar 13th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) in partnership with the Institute of International Relations (IIR) and the Institute for Gender and Development Studies invites you to register for the 13th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference under the theme: Leaving No Child Behind: The 2030 Agenda. The featured speaker for the conference is Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes (ORTT). For more information, visit www.uwi.edu/salises/ccrc2018.php. Industrial Engineering and Management Conference The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering will host the fourth Industrial Engineering and Management Conference under the theme Striving for Performance Excellence with Quality Management and IEM Practices. The Keynote speaker is Dr Damian St Jude Graham, CEO, Urban Development Company, Jamaica. For more information, visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar or email cilla.pemberton@sta.uwi.edu. |
