Noragric seminars and guest lectures are open for anyone who is interested.
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The Noragric Seminars invite scientists to present their work for feedback and discussions. We also invite guest lecturers to present results of their research and to discuss pressing problems on global, regional and local levels.
------------------------------------------------- Seminars 2010: ------------------------------------------------- • June 28th: PhD Start Seminar The effects of humanitarian interventions on food security and climate vulnerability- repeated food distribution, power relations, knowledge and local capacities in North Western Nepal. By: Sigrid Nagoda Discussants: Kristian Stokke (UiO) and Trygve Berg Thor Larsen loft: 09:30 - 11:30
--------------------------------- Earlier seminars in 2010 --------------------------------- • June 22: PhD Mid Term Seminar A short general overview of the thesis work and a presentation the draft paper with the working title 'Farmer perceptions on climate change: evidence from Zambia'. By: Progres Nyanga Discussant: Randi Kaarhus Thor Larsen loft: 12:30 - 14:00
• June 14: Seminar on Abundance and Distribution of Elephants in Nimule National Park By: Mr. Bojoi Moses Tomor from University of Juba, Sudan Thor Larsen Loft : 12:30
• June 9:PhD Late Term Seminar The Dynamics of ancient tula wells cultural landscape: Environmental and Social History, ca. 1700- Present By: Waktole Tiki Uma Discussant: Tor Arve Benjaminsen Thor Larsen loft: 10:15 - 11:45
• June 8: Seminar on Governance by the cluster Governance and Climate Change Ole Jacob Sending: Governance; An overview over the research agenda.
Prof. Arild Vatn Environmental Governance, from the global to the local. Thor Larsen attic: 13:15 - 09:00 - 11:30 • June 2: Presentation of the LandNet network in West Africa and its work on the issue of ‘landgrabbing’ By: Koffi Alinon, Guest researcher from TOGO at PRIO Thor Larsen Loft: 10:15 - 11:45
• June 3: Andrei Marin, Research Fellow, UiB Building development under climate change in arid Mongolia. Modernisation, globalization, adaptationAbstract Yellow Room, Economy building: 12:15 - 13:30
• May 26: Open lecture by Nic Marsh, PRIO Small arms and light weapons. Thor larsen attic: 13:15 - 14:45
• May 20: Thursday Seminar Frode Sundnes, research fellow, Noragric From wasteland to heritage: exploring environmental history and social struggle in relation to an 'indigenous forest', the Dukuduku Forest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Thor larsen loft: 12:15 - 13:30
• May 10: Dr. Dismas Mwaseba, Sokoine University, Tanzania.
Collaborative on-farm research: lessons and challenges from the PANTIL research programme at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
Thor Larsen attic: 13.00 - 14.30
Dr. Mwaseba holds a PhD from Noragric from 2005 on a thesis with the title 'Impact of Agricultural Research: A Study of On-Farm Development Effects of Agricultural Research in Southern Highlands and Eastern Zones of Tanzania.' Within the PANTIL program he is the team leader of the Farmer Empowerment team. He is currently at Noragric as a guest researcher.
• May 7: Prof. Abdelrahman Osman, Elobeid Agricultural Research Center, Sudan.
Professor Abdelrahman Osman has been a guest researcher at Noragric for 2 months. During this time he has written two papers on agricultural intensification in dryland agriculture in Sudan. The papers have particularly focused on seed priming (pre-treatment of seeds) and microfertilisation. Research on livestock intensification has also been part of the study. The project has been supported by the Dryland Coordination Group.
Thor Larsen attic: 14.00 - 15.00
• April 29: Noragric Thursday seminar by Sunetro Ghosal Mapping human - large carnivore interactions in a human-dominated non-protected landscape in rural India. Thor Larsen attic: 12.15-13.30
• April 8: Noragric Thursday seminar by Phillan Zamchiya Farm dwellers and Farm workers in Limpopo, South Africa: Tenure, Livelihoods and Social Justice Thor Larsen attic: 12.15-13.30 • March 25: Noragric Thursday seminar by James Morrissey Contextualising the environmental migrant: What it means for ‘migration’ and for policy? Thor Larsen attic: 12.15-13.30 • March 11: Noragric Thursday seminar by Lutgart Lenaerts Lutgart Lenaerts is a PhD student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Division Soil and Water Management, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium This grazing land is ours since ancient times - An ethnographic analysis of conflicts on the border between Tigray and Afar, North-Ethiopia Thor Larsen attic: 12.15-13.30 • February 16: Seminar by Dr. Naoki from Naito Center for Research Development, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan The dynamics of the inter-ethnic relationships among pastoral peoples in East Africa under political democratization: A case of study of emergence of new ethnicity of the Ariaal in Northern Kenya after national election and decentralization. -- Summary Thor Larsen attic: 12:15 - 13:15
• February 4: Seminar/meeting/social evening at 1500 hours (in the Thor Larsen attic).
• January 28: Seminar by Prof. Shanmugaratnam "Human Security and Global Danger" (Chap.5) from Mark Duffield's book “Development, Security and Unending War Governing the world of peoples” (2007). -- Excerpt from the book We also will have the discussions and social aspects...including refreshments, snacks etc. after the seminar. Organised by the Conflict, Human Security and Development (CHSD) cluster.
• January 26: Seminar by Prof. Clive Spash
The Brave New World of Carbon Trading
Prof. Clive Spash will present the main contents of his paper on carbon trading that he wrote while still being with CSIRO in Australia. CSIRO tried to censor the paper, and that this even caused a debate in the Australian parliament about it. The seminar is organized by the Governance and Climate Change Cluster. The paper can be found at: http://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/19114.html Clive's personal website contains more information about the controversy via links to the media coverage and pdf files on the Australian Senate debate. http://www.clivespash.org/main.php?page=cnsrsp&style=default
