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– SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER, 2018
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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.
Experts in the field of sustainable agriculture, food security, nutrition security, climate change,
integrated pest management, organic farming, agro-ecology, value addition, soil health management,
policy experts in climate change and sustainable agriculture will be presenting the lead papers.
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 ShouldWe 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:
),
or call Sally-Ann Henry at 662-2002, ext. 82113 (email:
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Conference website:
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Calendar of Events
OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2018
Climate Change Impacts on
Food and Nutrition Security
November 12-16
Conference Centre, Radisson Hotel Trinidad
Wrightson Road, Port of Spain
Caterina Batello
Graduation Ceremonies
October 25 to 27
The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC)
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
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The UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
October 28 • The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC)
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:
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register.php.
For more information, visit:
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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
13th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference
November 15 to 16 • The UWI, St Augustine Campus
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
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Industrial Engineering and Management Conference
December 7 and 8 • The UWI, St Augustine Campus
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.
Venue: Faculty of Engineering, Ken Julien Building (Block 1), Room
101. Times: Friday: 8am to 8pm & Saturday: 8am to 6pm.
For more information, visit the Campus Events Calendar
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