Histoires

Panel discussion on the polycrisis. CIVIS Days (2024)

  • Communication and Dissemination
  • Polycrisis
  • Audiovisual materials
  • Students
  • Academics
  • Researchers
  • Civil society
  • Policy makers

This hybrid panel discussion focused on the pressing topic of polycrisis. Held during the CIVIS Days in Salzburg (2024), this event is linked to the PolyCIVIS network, a collaboration between the CIVIS Alliance members and 4 additional African universities.

PolyCIVIS’s 21 universities collaborate in this event bringing together experts from a range of disciplines to reflect together on future strategies, joint actions and consequences of polycrisis.


Speakers:

  • Prof. Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Rector, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
  • Prof. Mucha Musemwa, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Prof. Edward Bbaale, Principal & Professor of Economics, Makerere University
  • Prof. Gudrun Zagel, Faculty of Law, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
  • Prof. Anne Weyembergh, PolyCIVIS Project Director, Université libre de Bruxelles (moderator)

Themes:

  • Defining and understanding polycrisis
  • Exploring polycrisis’ interconnected global risks and cascading effects
  • Social impacts and inequalities
  • Changing the narrative: solutions and resilience

Target audience:
This event is open to researchers, academics, students, policymakers, journalists, representatives from non-profit organisations and any other key stakeholders interested in polycrisis.

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