BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Plone.org//NONSGML plone.app.event//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public lecture: An Island for Two DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260619T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260619T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:df98348d25254fca83fda8e4e445dd6d@www.zef.de CREATED:20260610T124511Z DESCRIPTION:Rather than a dividing line\, the border functions as a zone w here people from both sides of Haiti and the Dominican Republic live as cl ose neighbors with deep relationships\, creating an island isolated betwee n two countries. This presentation explores the "An Island for Two\," conc ept\, where the border exists like an island placed inside another island. Within this space\, Haitians and Dominicans share unique proximity and a specific spatial solidarity. It is a cultural and social island\, a gatewa y where the border experiences dialectics\, rupture\, and suture. Ultimate ly\, it represents the revenge of geography over history: what history div ided\, geography has united. \n\nJean-Marie Théodat's work focuses on bor ders\, identity\, and the intertwined histories of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He is the author of influential works and has contributed widel y to debates on postcolonialism\, debt\, and urban life in Haiti. LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T124742Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/public-lecture-an-island-for-two END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture. Ruptures: What are we now? DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260618T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260618T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:7d132ef86da64f7991f0a10b7f9e43c7@www.zef.de CREATED:20260529T111658Z DESCRIPTION:The world is more and more fractured and disconnected\, despit e the technology that was designed to connect us. What is the nature of ru pture\, both individual and collective? The Caribbean is\, perhaps\, the p lace on earth where rupture has been most thoroughly metabolised into lang uage through its literatures\, made into something that can be passed on. How might it serve as a model for rupture and repair in the future? LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T112539Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-ruptures-what- are-we-now END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Kara Ritual of the Konso DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T150000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:f2c37b208a584667aa73bb1e17338f72@www.zef.de CREATED:20260511T093344Z DESCRIPTION:This talk is part of the Heritage Week of the Bonn. More info here: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/tr ansdisciplinary-research-areas/tra5/heritage-week-2026 LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T093915Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/the-kara-ritual-of-the-konso END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF Colloquium: Becoming river DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260610T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260610T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:6258dad24e284071a8c1a0f5bc791fed@www.zef.de CREATED:20260512T091240Z DESCRIPTION:Water is at the center of the struggle for life. Modern civili zation's dependence on capitalist formations has led to the destruction of ecosystems and water-bodies as sacred entities. Rivers and mudflats\, as complex hybrid networks\, reveal ways of living amid a planetary crisis an d can offer creative socio-ecological care practices. Drawing from extensi ve fieldwork in Latin America and the Caribbean\, Denisse Roca-Servat\, pr oposes to think with water as a point of departure for envisioning alterna tives to the extractive-capitalist model. Becoming river\, therefore\, imp lies considering geo-hydro-social diversity\, its historical foundations\, its multi-scalar assemblages\, and ultimately\, committing to build alter native hydrosocial relations\, intersecting decolonial\, feminist\, and co smopolitical justice approaches. LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T091355Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-colloquium-becoming-river END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture on The transformation of agrifood traders DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260603T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260603T180000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:01caa5b5b4244b288a6fbe7dfbccb217@www.zef.de CREATED:20260518T081755Z DESCRIPTION:The talk presents a panorama of surprising and rapid changes i n the trader segment in domestic agrifood value chains in Africa\, Asia\, and Latin America. This is a crucial component of transformation of value chains from traditional to transitional and early modern phases\, as trade rs are major “change agents” in food systems. Many of the patterns obs erved in detailed trader surveys are at odds with conventional wisdom rega rding the role of middlemen\, vertical integration\, outsourcing of agricu ltural services\, etc. Observed patterns\, their drivers\, and emerging ev idence on effects are discussed.\n\nAbout the speaker: Tom Reardon is one of the most cited agricultural economists worldwide. He is a University Di stinguished Professor at Michigan State University and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI. Tom is Fellow of the AAEA and Honorary Life Mem ber of the IAAE. He resided over 20 years in Africa\, Asia\, and Latin Ame rica\, and spent more than 40 years studying those regions. LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T124427Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-with-thomas-re ardon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:INTERFACES colloquium: sustainable land management in Africa DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:03dcff10984a4211bf757d0b0ab8fc66@www.zef.de CREATED:20260505T090905Z DESCRIPTION:Multiple actors\, multiple strategies: how to incentivize the uptake of sustainable land management practices by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T130637Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/incentive-systems-for-sustainable -land-management-in-ghana END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture about Biofortified Seeds in Zimbabwe DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260521T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260521T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:86db1712e1ed43408811793969cef6e2@www.zef.de CREATED:20260512T085650Z DESCRIPTION:Individuals do not always make decisions according to traditio nal economic rationality\; instead\, behavioral factors such as perception s\, information\, and aspirations shape how they value and adopt new techn ologies. We present 3 examples of how these factors influence farmer accep tance and valuation of agricultural-nutrition interventions\, specifically iron- and zinc-biofortified beans and vitamin A biofortified maize seeds in Zimbabwe. First\, we examine how experimental quantity design affects f armers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for biofortified bean seeds. Second\, w e evaluate how nutrition information and farmer aspirations influence dema nd for biofortified bean seeds. Finally\, we examine how different types a nd combinations of information—including labeling\, vitamin A deficiency and its health impacts\, the nutritional benefits of vitamin A-biofortifi ed maize\, and cooking-quality attributes such as taste and cooking time —influence farmers’ WTP for vitamin A biofortified maize seed. LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T080626Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-with-dr-caitli n-herrington END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF Colloquium with Marthe Wandou (Right Livelihood Awardee) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260513T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260513T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:e8e178de47c846c69abc3396979ea06c@www.zef.de CREATED:20260504T120856Z DESCRIPTION:In a context of cultural and traditional practices in Northen Cameroon\, the patriarchy system has created gender inequalities between m en and women with many consequences on women and girls. The Boko Haram cri sis has worsened the situation with women and girls being most affected by sexual and gender based violences leading to severe trauma. On this backd rop\, Marthe Wandou founded the non-profit NGO Action Locale pour un Déve loppement Participatif et Autogéré (ALDEPA) in 1998\, working with commu nity-based approaches\, effective strategies and tools in rural communitie s and schools. Girls’ clubs\, child protection committees\, peace and no n-violence clubs\, positive masculinity ambassadors are some community org anisations that ALDEPA helped to establish\, to address the root problems and to bring sustainable solutions to reinforce legal frameworks\, sensiti zation\, and capacity building\, and to change the situation with real pos itive impacts for women and girls. LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T091846Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/working-with-community-based-orga nisations-in-cameroon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF seminar: food-energy-water-environment nexus's polycrises DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260506T141500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260506T151500 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:714d944fd7d44bbb9d1a968b4a5ea5e4@www.zef.de CREATED:20260504T090403Z DESCRIPTION:The convergence of climate change\, resource degradation\, geo political instability\, and economic shocks has intensified a set of inter connected “polycrises” across the food\, energy\, water\, and environm ent (FEWE) nexus. These overlapping pressures are reshaping agri-food syst ems globally\, with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations and smallholder producers. Drawing on ongoing work from the Agrifood Innovati on and Resilience Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)\, the presentation identifies key entry points for integrated pol icy and investment responses highlighting nexus approaches to uncover syne rgies and manage trade-offs between competing resource demands. LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T082333Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/polycrises-across-the-food-energy -water-environment-nexus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public lecture: Rice Innovation for Food Systems Transformation DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260429T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260429T110000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:7664d25a711c4f10a6b93abfad726a65@www.zef.de CREATED:20260331T130157Z DESCRIPTION:This ZEF public lecture will present the International Rice Re search Institute’s 2025–2030 Strategy\, which sets a clear direction f or transforming rice-based agri-food systems toward a more sustainable\, r esilient\, and inclusive future. The strategy repositions IRRI – an inte rnational research for development organization credited for spurring the Green Revolution in rice-based systems in the 1960s in Asia - as a demand- driven and impact-oriented organization that integrates science\, partners hips\, and delivery to address country-specific needs across Asia and Afri ca.\n\nThe lecture will highlight how IRRI is evolving its research and pa rtnership model to become more integrated\, agile\, and collaborative in r esponse to a rapidly changing global landscape. It will also explore the r ole of strategic partnerships\, data and digital innovation\, and South– South collaboration in scaling solutions and accelerating food systems tra nsformation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/driving-rice-innovation-for-food- systems-transformation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The True Cost of Coffee Production in Uganda DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260427T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260427T150000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:87bb01f4e6a044e28df7322c5d1d8e7a@www.zef.de CREATED:20260424T091800Z DESCRIPTION:Global food systems generate substantial social externalities that are rarely reflected in market prices. Among these\, child labor repr esents a particularly severe yet often hidden cost in smallholder-based ag ricultural value chains. \nUsing primary household- and child-level survey data from coffee-producing communities in five regions in Uganda\, this s tudy examines the prevalence\, drivers\, and educational implications of c hild labor in coffee production. Results show that 13.9% of children are e ngaged in child labor with boys being significantly more engaged than girl s. \nTurning to coffee-specific activities\, 42% of children participated in at least one coffee-related task during the last two agricultural seaso ns\, with slightly higher participation among boys than girls. Regression results show that child labor is strongly associated with children’s age \, school attendance status\, the relation to the household head\, and the educational attainment of the household head. LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T123353Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/the-true-cost-of-coffee-productio n-in-uganda END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:INTERFACES colloquium Strengthening rice farmers' resilience DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:22d48e3bddcb4115b2f22116911969fb@www.zef.de CREATED:20260415T085042Z DESCRIPTION:In Senegal\, agricultural production is affected by increasing land degradation – i.e. in the Senegal River valley\, an important rice -growing area. The main causes are deforestation\, overgrazing\, the aband onment of sustainable agricultural practices\, and the excessive use of ch emical fertilizers and pesticides. The Farmer Field School approach integr ated the System of Rice Intensification and involved training producers. T his was followed by a comparative analysis of the effects of traditional p ractices on rice production and sustainable land management. Subsequently\ , the most effective and sustainable practices were identified and promote d. In a context of climate change\, land degradation\, and declining yield s\, SRI appears to be a promising farming practice for sustainable land ma nagement\, improved natural resource management\, and enhanced resilience of family farms.\n\nJoin via zoom! (See link below) LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/imterfaces-colloquium-strengtheni ng-rice-farmers-resilience END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public lecture: Does transdisciplinary research actually work? DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:3fd37ee6b88a4c2a9f5c78cffd7daf65@www.zef.de CREATED:20260416T122325Z DESCRIPTION:Transdisciplinary research is widely advocated as an approach to address complex sustainability challenges. Yet it has rarely been evalu ated whether participants actually learn\, change their practices\, or ben efit from the collaboration. This talk presents a framework for evaluating collaborative learning processes from the perspective of societal stakeho lders —i.e. smallholder dairy farmers in Nakuru County\, Kenya. \nDrawin g on a two-year collaborative learning process aimed at co-developing inno vations to reduce milk losses\, I integrate Kirkpatrick's four-level evalu ation scheme with second-order cybernetics and organizational learning the ory (Learning Loops) to assess: what farmers found useful about the proces s\, what they learned\, how their new knowledge translated into changed pr actices\, and what concrete benefits they experienced. Results show that f armers engaged in single-\, double-\, and triple-loop learning\, with an a verage increase in milk production of 80% across both groups. LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T123223Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/how-do-we-know-if-transdisciplina ry-research-actually-works END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Colloquium: Power-Sharing in Post-Conflict Contexts DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260415T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260415T110000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:49184df54cf3485986b49255db046398@www.zef.de CREATED:20260413T081014Z DESCRIPTION:In post-conflict contexts\, rent-generating institutions are o ften captured by political factions for rent-seeking purposes. Yet some in stitutions stay relatively effective. Why? Using a comparative analysis of Afghanistan’s Ministries of Interior Affairs and of Finance\, it examin es why two ministries with comparable rent-generation potential\, levels o f international engagement\, and exposure to factional distribution produc ed divergent outcomes. While the Min. of Interior was marked by factional capture\, the Min. of Finance retained relative credibility and effectiven ess. Drawing on institutionalist theory\, a qualitative Most Similar Syste ms Design\, and social network analysis\, the study explores: (1) the cond itions under which political factions refrain from state capture\; (2) how capture persists despite reform pressures\; and (3) how patronage can be systematically measured in fragile settings\, thus contributing to debates on institution building and reform in post-conflict societies. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/power-sharing-and-state-capture-i n-post-conflict-contexts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: Power and politics in food systems DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260409T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260409T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:eebe2d19742d4016a817cab8d8cecbd8@www.zef.de CREATED:20260330T081619Z DESCRIPTION:Power and politics shape how we produce\, trade and consume ou r food – i.e. food systems. Researchers\, practitioners and policy maker s recognize that power relationships at different levels influence the equ ity and sustainability issues in food systems. However\, existing evidence has been mostly qualitative due to epistemological and methodological dis crepancy. As a result\, we lack understanding whether and how much power r elationships lead to material consequences\, and what methodologies can be employed to unpack the quantitative consequences of power. This lecture g ives an overview of current food systems debate on power and politics\, ex isting evidence that links power relationships and food system livelihoods \, sustainability and equity\, and emerging evidence that links power and economic and livelihood outcomes based on a case study of aquaculture sect or in Vietnam. We discuss the methodology that captures certain aspects of power and politics in food systems. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-power-and-poli tics-in-food-systems END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:INTERFACES Colloquium: gender and agriculture in Ghana DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260326T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260326T160000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:74cec11e3d8548c4b6130eaf8134f292@www.zef.de CREATED:20260309T133309Z DESCRIPTION:The relationship between gender and sustainable agriculture ha s gained increasing attention in the face of climate change and food secur ity challenges. While existing research shows that gendered power relation s shape farmers’ vulnerability and adaptive capacity\, gender\, intersec ting other identity markers\, does not fully explain persistent inequaliti es within gender groups. Drawing on qualitative research in northern Ghana using interviews\, focus groups\, and participatory methods\, this study explores how interpersonal dynamics influence farming practices and the ad option of sustainable agriculture. The findings reveal that access to agri cultural resources is shaped less by formal gender roles than by social re cognition\, symbolic status\, and everyday interactions. Performative beha viors help construct reputation and legitimize unequal hierarchies\, somet imes reinforced through gender-based violence. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/gender-and-sustainable-agricultur e-in-northern-ghana END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: toward a political animism DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260326T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260326T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:7ca9cad468a246e2922feb79f302e864@www.zef.de CREATED:20260303T114757Z DESCRIPTION:This ZEF public lecture focuses on the struggles for water and biodiversity in a typical Andean ecosystem\, the páramo. Focused specifi cally on the páramo of Santurbán\, this biotope in northern Colombia is mainly threatened by gold mining activities. Social movements in the regio n are waging a long legal\, social\, and environmental battle to protect t his ecosystem. The last significant event took place in July 2025\, when S anturbán was declared a subject of rights.\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Nata ly Botero is an associate professor in communication studies\, mainly in s emiotics and media discourse analysis. Her research mainly focuses on ecol ogy (pesticides\, air pollution\, programmed obsolescence). Recently\, she has been working on the rights of nature in Colombia. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/toward-a-political-animism END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF CPC Colloquium: Care work in Ghana's urban informal sector DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260325T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:5e0562cf76cb43f2941fe6f15cc8ea80@www.zef.de CREATED:20260317T133024Z DESCRIPTION:This proposal investigates\, across four panel waves tracking the same households\, how unpaid care and gendered time poverty constrain livelihoods in Ghana's urban informal sector. Using the ISSER–Yale longi tudinal dataset with interviews and focus groups in Accra and Kumasi\, it will analyse effects on income\, working hours\, assets and mobility\, and inform debates on urban labour markets\, social protection and economic c onstraints shaped by unpaid care. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-cpc-colloquium-care-work-in-g hanas-urban-informal-sector END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:World Water Day Webinar DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260324T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260324T183000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:35397fec93dc410bbcbe6698c807941b@www.zef.de CREATED:20260304T142518Z DESCRIPTION:In line with the UN’s 2026 World Water Day campaign ‘Where water flows\, equality grows’\, the Bonn Water Network invites you to i ts debate on changing roles of women in water management and governance. T wo key questions are at the center of our debate: 1. How does water access affect men and women differently? and 2. Which opportunities for inclusiv e water governance emerge\, and which approaches have proven useful? Follo wing input by our four experts on the two key questions\, the floor will b e open for discussion. The event will be moderated by Annabelle Houdret\, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/world-water-day-webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: poverty and livelihood choices DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260319T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260319T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:084b03f3ac574203b54375f7fedb31ae@www.zef.de CREATED:20260309T130010Z DESCRIPTION:Aspirations - the forward-looking goals individuals set for th eir lives - have been increasingly considered as a concept for understandi ng poverty persistence and livelihood decisions in developing countries. T his presentation asks what we have learned from employing this concept and what further potential it has for better understanding poverty mechanisms and for designing relevant interventions. Drawing on the literature and m y group’s research\, I review the conceptual foundations of the aspirati ons framework\, discuss how aspirations are formed (and possibly eroded)\, and examine their role in productive efforts and livelihood choices. Evid ence shows that moderately ambitious aspirations motivate effort to improv e livelihoods\, while aspirations far removed from current reality can lea d to frustration and inaction. Consequences for designing helpful interven tions\, however\, are not immediately clear or seem to differ little from what has been suggested based on other types of analysis. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-poverty-and-li velihood-choices END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF CPC Colloquium: iakumama 2050 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260311T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260311T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:75d268b82f504863b533789327d0ff76@www.zef.de CREATED:20260224T131228Z DESCRIPTION:This presentation will introduce “Iakumama 2050”\, a new Z EF-CPC research project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Iakumama 2050 explores how “environmental peace”–a concept that reconciles human s with nature–can be collectively imagined and enacted in the Colombian department of Caquetá\, a region profoundly impacted by armed conflict\, extractivism\, and deforestation. \nDeveloped in partnership with an Inga community\, the project integrates digital humanities\, environmental peac e research\, and indigenous epistemologies. It combines three experimental components: (1) the co-creation of an AI-based chatbot on environmental f utures\; (2) a collaborative podcast on local environmental conflicts and long-term imaginaries\; and (3) the revitalization of an Inga women’s ri tual (Atunpumsha) as a form of eco-political dialogue.\nThis talk will dis cuss the conceptual foundations\, methodological risks\, and epistemologic al implications of this radical transdisciplinary approach. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-cpc-colloquium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:INTERFACES Colloquium: Integrated Soil Fertility Management DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260226T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260226T160000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:94bf0a66f1fb4431a5b133bd92d865be@www.zef.de CREATED:20260219T103603Z DESCRIPTION:Rainfed cereal production in northern Ghana is highly variable due to rainfall uncertainty\, soil constraints\, and low-input fertility management. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) can improve produc tivity\, but outcomes depend on climate and site conditions. Using the SIM PLACE model\, this study evaluated interactions among ISFM practices\, sow ing dates\, soil depth\, and climate risk at a representative site. Simula tions combined four fertility treatments (control\, inorganic\, organic\, combined)\, contrasting soils\, multiple sowing dates\, historical climate \, and +2.0 °C warming across >300 GCM-based ensembles. Kernel density es timates of yield and biomass showed that control and organic treatments ha d low yield potential but high stability. Inorganic fertilization maximize d yields but was most unstable\, while combined organic–inorganic manage ment improved biomass stability and yield distributions\, supporting ISFM as a climate-resilient adaptation strategy in northern Ghana. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/interfaces-colloquium-integrated- soil-fertility-management END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: Women’s Water Resources in India DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260226T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260226T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:6e55796f5ec642c3a49ca92e347099c8@www.zef.de CREATED:20260224T095922Z DESCRIPTION:Based on the lessons from the Women’s Water Resources Counci l in India a women collective in the Trilateral Wadden Sea Research has be en planned for 2025-2028. Out of 110 people involved in the ongoing resear ch\, there are 40 women researchers: Two (out of 12 ) as Principal Investi gators and more women PhD candidates than men. The women collective is int ended to build a network\; Women of Wadden\, aiming to increase the presen ce and participation of women professionals in the Wadden science\, techno logy\, engineering\, arts and allied fields. The objective of Women of Wad den is to acknowledge the women’s participation by documenting and disse minating their activities\, ideas\, and thoughts. The idea is to amplify t he role and responsibilities women carry in Wadden Sea science and societa l activities in order to create an environment for more acceptance of wome n leadership among the policy and funding and leaving a legacy for the fut ure women professionals in the Wadden as well as in general. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-womens-water-r esources-in-india END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online communication throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260211T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:ad9205f09876485f8a1d96841edbe6ba@www.zef.de CREATED:20260210T155726Z DESCRIPTION:This dissertation research titled "Online communication and mo bilization throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of the Colombian non -governmental sector" examines Colombia as a distinctive case in Latin Ame rica and the Caribbean\, marked by overlapping economic\, social\, and pol itical crises and a recent shift toward a progressive government. The esca lation of these crises\, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic\, culminated in mass protests in 2020–2021 that combined street demonstrations with the growing use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/online-communication-throughout-t he-covid-19-pandemic-in-colombia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: Deforestation in Bolivia's Amazon DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260205T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260205T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:dff3e07948dc4e5c95da34f8935bfdc1@www.zef.de CREATED:20260122T135120Z DESCRIPTION:Bolivia is among the countries with the highest per-capita def orestation rates globally. This environmental degradation persists despite Bolivia’s internationally recognized frameworks on the rights of Mother Earth and Indigenous Peoples. Understanding the drivers of deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon requires examining a complex interplay of social\, political\, and ecological factors\, many of which have deep historical ro ots in global extractivist dynamics. This lecture explores the context\, d ynamics\, and impacts of deforestation in Bolivia\, as well as resilience strategies that civil society—including Indigenous communities and acade mic institutions—are advancing to safeguard the forest.\n\n\n\nYou can j oin online (see link below under additional information) LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/socio-ecological-dimensions-of-de forestation-in-bolivias-amazon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: The Kartarpur Corridor DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260129T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260129T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:03f4d51f6ce34e63bf5400b38d11f5b8@www.zef.de CREATED:20260122T111022Z DESCRIPTION:This research examines the Kartarpur Corridor as a transformat ive model of trans-local and sub-national diplomacy between India and Paki stan. Connecting shared religious and cultural heritage\, it fosters peace through people-to-people contact\, emotional healing\, and spiritual enga gement. Despite structural challenges like political volatility\, restrict ed access\, and administrative barriers\, the Corridor offers a counter-na rrative to hostility. With institutional support and integration into broa der cultural diplomacy frameworks\, it holds the potential to become a las ting symbol and mechanism of cross-border peace\, unity\, and reconciliati on in South Asia. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-the-kartarpur- corridor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF CPC Colloquium: Statelessness in the Dominican Republic DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260121T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:40f33e2617ee47b5a113bbdf777acac7@www.zef.de CREATED:20260122T105753Z DESCRIPTION:Dominican Judgment 168-13 retroactively revoked citizenship fo r over 200\,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent\, mainly from bateyes\, disr egarding jus soli to redefine them as foreigners. Law 169-14 further insti tutionalized this exclusion by categorizing individuals into groups with r estricted rights\, ensuring multi-generational statelessness and socioecon omic vulnerability. This presentation examines how citizenship is weaponiz ed as a tool of exclusion\, masking xenophobia under national sovereignty. By limiting access to healthcare and legal protections\, these laws legit imize discrimination and facilitate labor exploitation\, fundamentally alt ering the social and political landscape for this marginalized population. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/statelessness-and-citizenship-den ial-in-the-dominican-republic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CPC Colloquium: Transdisciplinary approach Human-Nature Relations DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251217T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:791a7ce0369b46a181954269d77b9c12@www.zef.de CREATED:20251201T153638Z DESCRIPTION:A transdisciplinary approach to Human-Nature Relations: The Ca se of Manos a la Cuenca in Colombia\n\nAs part of the lecture on Human Nat ure Relationships and Environmental Thinking\, this presentation highlight s an experience of critical and situated environmental education that has fostered transformations not only in human–nature relationships but also in relations within academia and between academia and local communities\, promoting environments of collaboration and knowledge exchange. This is e xemplified by the transdisciplinary social laboratory Manos a la Cuenca in Suesca\, Colombia.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Carolina Tobón is a senior rese archer in the CPC ZEF group and holds a PhD in Geography. She is intereste d in social metabolism\, sustainability\, and development from an inter- a nd transdisciplinary perspective. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/cpc-colloquium-transdisciplinary- approach-human-nature-relations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF Public Lecture: Reframing Soil Knowledge DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251211T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251211T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:580ac2a399f84b88a910f80c6694431c@www.zef.de CREATED:20251119T144435Z DESCRIPTION:From Extraction to Coexistence for a Sustainable Future\n\nSoi ls have always shaped our (agri)cultural practices and landscaped human li fe\, yet we rarely recognize their agency in shaping our societies and sci ences alike. What are soils beyond the matter beneath our feet? Are they o nly resources\, or do they reflect who we are? This talk explores how scie ntific and cultural perceptions of soil co-evolve\, influencing research p ractices and decision-making. From the methodological challenges of soil c omplexity to diverse worldviews\, I will examine how these perspectives sh ape the ways we value and manage soils. Drawing on virtual reality communi cation and my research on soil pollution\, I argue for an epistemic renewa l: moving from extraction to coexistence\, and towards a plural\, relation al soil science that fosters more just and sustainable futures. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/reframing-soil-knowledge END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CPC Colloquium: Ghana's Urban Informal Sector DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251210T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:3b971f261ca245bfb71dcd3004ed78d5@www.zef.de CREATED:20251201T153120Z DESCRIPTION:Care Work\, Gendered Time Poverty & Livelihood Outcomes in Gha na's Urban Informal Sector: Panel Evidence & Lived Narratives\n\nThis prop osal investigates\, across four panel waves tracking the same households\, how unpaid care and gendered time poverty constrain livelihoods in Ghana' s urban informal sector. Using the ISSER–Yale longitudinal dataset with interviews and focus groups in Accra and Kumasi\, it will analyse effects on income\, working hours\, assets and mobility\, and inform debates on ur ban labour markets\, social protection and economic constraints shaped by unpaid care.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Adlai Gardesey is a DAAD-funded Junior Visiting Researcher at ZEF CPC from ISSER\, University of Ghana. He is a d evelopment economist & has worked with GIZ\, Amnesty International & Minis try of Finance. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/cpc-colloquium-ghanas-urban-infor mal-sector END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CPC Colloquium: Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251203T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:464f211ea05f4f849cb89eb3aadf37a5@www.zef.de CREATED:20251126T143745Z DESCRIPTION:Conservation in Practice: Biosphere Reserves and World Heritag e Sites - Insights from the Michael Succow Foundation\n\nThe session will present the work of the Succow Foundation\, an internationally active sust ainable development and conservation organization. In 1999\, Prof. Michael Succow founded the Succow Foundation with the prize money of the Right Li velihood Award\, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". Ever since\, the Succow Foundation is internationally active with its guiding principl es "Preserve\, sustain\, value". Initially\, the Succow Foundation was inv olved in the development and management of national parks and biosphere re serves in Europe and Asia. Now 25 years after its inauguration\, it runs a variety of projects on four continents on sustainable land use\, climate protection\, protected areas\, and sustainable livelihoods with a huge net work of partners\, nationally and locally worldwide. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/cpc-colloquium-biosphere-reserves -and-world-heritage-sites END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZEF Public Lecture: Housing crisis in Latin America DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251127T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251127T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:53be5341944b489295fd862b6d9cba83@www.zef.de CREATED:20251126T143317Z DESCRIPTION:Some causes and consequences\n\nHousing is a basic need and a human right\, and as such it has also been enshrined in Article 11 of the United Nations International Covenant on Economic\, Social and Cultural Ri ghts (UN Social Covenant). At the 12th World Urban Forum\, organized by UN -Habitat every two years and held from November 4\, 2024\, in Cairo\, Egyp t\, the biggest setback was discussed once again: SDG 11 (Sustainable Citi es and Communities) is the sustainable development goal that has suffered the greatest setback. Today\, 2.8 billion people live in inadequate housin g or spend more than 50% of their net income on housing (UN-Habitat). Howe ver\, housing has increasingly become a commodity and an object of specula tion in the real estate market. This was particularly evident in Spain\, w here a real estate bubble was artificially created with the construction o f hundreds of thousands of apartments and single-family homes. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-housing-crisis -in-latin-america END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CPC Colloquium: Peace Journalism in Lebanon DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251126T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251126T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:5cd764d0837b4d2498dd8158a052807b@www.zef.de CREATED:20251119T144128Z DESCRIPTION:Challenges\, Opportunities and Solutions in Conflictive Settin gs\n\nPeace journalism is both an academic discipline and a movement conce rned with the media's role in reporting events in conflict-affected areas. This research examines the practice of peace journalism in Lebanon\, a co untry characterized by a diverse media landscape that remains deeply polar ized and politicized. The study adopts a qualitative approach\, beginning with an exploration of the political economy that shapes Lebanese media. I t then offers a comprehensive content analysis of news coverage of Lebanon ’s 2022 Parliamentary Elections\, examining 857 news items. In addition\ , the study includes 18 in-depth interviews with television journalists an d editors based in Beirut. Through thematic analysis\, the study identifie s key challenges\, opportunities\, and solutions for practicing peace jour nalism in conflict-prone environments. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/peace-journalism-in-lebanon-chall enges-opportunities-solutions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online Launch: The Social Dimension of Nature-based Solutions DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251124T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251124T153000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:a8a36b5cbde3431685704a9c713849f4@www.zef.de CREATED:20251119T143008Z DESCRIPTION:Online Launch of the publication “The Social Dimension of Na ture-based Solutions. Guidance Report” on behalf of ZEF's LAND Team\, le d by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Lisa Biber-Freudenberger\, hosted by the German Federa l Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Center for Development Rese arch (ZEF)\, University of Bonn.\n\nNature-based Solutions (NbS) often fac e operational challenges\, with their social dimension frequently overlook ed – a critical gap that can undermine inclusive\, just and effective im plementation. Over the past two and a half years (April 2023 – November 2025)\, the BioClimSocial project has explored this issue in depth. This G uidance Report distils the lessons learnt from research and practice\, pro viding a theoretical framework\, overview of existing guidance materials\, and practical examples. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/the-social-dimension-of-nature-ba sed-solutions-guidance-report END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Control and agency in global production networks DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251113T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251113T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T072032Z UID:53d9fc6bdc754f658ea01caa3d2e76cc@www.zef.de CREATED:20251120T105639Z DESCRIPTION:The political economy of contract farming in Zimbabwe’s toba cco sector\n\nContract farming (CF) has become a key mode of organizing ag ricultural production in many rural areas of the global south with direct consequences for work and livelihood conditions. CF is a system that invol ves a substantial restructuring and reorganization of production and labor relations\, outsourcing labor costs\, production costs\, and risks to con tract farmers. This paper builds upon and extends the labor regimes framew ork. It conceptualizes CF as a distinct labor regime characterized by flex ibility\, fragmentation\, and the blurring of capital-labor boundaries. Th e paper integrates insights from agrarian political economy and global pro duction network analysis to examine how mechanisms of control—contractua l discipline\, indebtedness\, and managerial control—structure the produ ction process. It also explores how these mechanisms interact with the con strained agency of contract farmers. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101404Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/control-and-agency-in-global-prod uction-networks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T020000 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR