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“FIRST YAOUNDE DISCUSSION FORUM AROUND LAKE CHAD: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE!”
Organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa KAS-Yaoundé
5 September 2017
10:30–11:00 Registration
11:00 –11:30 Official Opening
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruppel, Director, Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Mr. Lars Leymann, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy Yaoundé
Mr. Bale Bura, Representative of the Sustainable Development Program of the Lake Chad Basin
11:30 – 13:00 Introduction and Discussion on “The Nexus between the Humanitarian Crisis in the Lake Chad Basin Region and Climate Change", Prof. Mark Bolak Funteh, Associate Professor in Peace Studies, University of Maroua
13:00 Group Photo followed by Lunch
13:00–14.15 Introduction of Delegates and Participants
14:15 – 15:15 Session One (English)
Chair: Senator, Haman Paul, Senator from Adamaoua Region, President of “Alliance for Development and Environment (ADE)”
Theme: Humanitarian Crises Exacerbated by Environmental Shift
Paper 1: “Severe Competition and Conflict over Scarce Resources (Water, Land Food/Nutrition, Prices, etc.)”, Dr. Zakinet Dangbet, Histoire Contemporaine du Tchad, Pastoraliste, University of N’Djamena
Paper 2: “What are the Migratory and Displacement Trends of the Population?” Mr Andreas Kahler, JRS West&Central Africa
Paper 3: “How has the Situation encouraged Terrorists Implant and Imprints in the Region?”, Dr. Ousmanou Adama, Senior Lecturer of
History (Terrorism), University of Maroua Researcher/ Center for African Studies, University of Basel Petersgraben, Switzerland
15:15 – 16:15 Session Two (French)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruppel, Director, Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Theme: Living with Climate Change: Adaptive, Sustainable and Perspective Approaches
Paper 4: “What has been the Action of the Local Communities (individuals, traditional leaders, administration etc.)?” Mr Mekondane Obounou, Prefet Logono et Chari
Paper 5: “What has been the Role of Researchers/Academics in the Process?” Prof. Blossom N. Fondo, Postcolonial Studies and Critical Theory, University of Maroua
16.15 – 17.00 Plenary Discussion
17:00 – 18:00 Cocktail