Ministry of the Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development
PRESS RELEASE
THE UWI OPEN CAMPUS SAINT LUCIA VIRTUAL COUNTRY
CONFERENCE 2021
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has a mandate to educate and to share information with the public to promote research and innovation, as part of its mission to develop and maintain the sustainability of its contributing territories. As on means of carrying out this mandate, the former UWI School of Continuing Studies (now UWI Open Campus) established a series of multidisciplinary Country Conferences to be held in each of what were previously known as the “UWI-12” (UWI contributing countries outside of Trinidad, Barbados and Jamaica). The conference series and subsequent publications are designed to stimulate and highlight research on each country. Each conference provides an opportunity to share existing research and disseminate information about the host country.
The year 2021 marks the start of another round of Country Conferences and The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia is poised to host its 3rd such conference. As with all other areas of endeavor across the globe, the university had to adjust to the “new normal” due to the impact of COVID 19. The need to factor social distancing guidelines and other related health protocols in to their planning means that, for the first time, the conference will be a virtual event.
Conference focus
The overall theme of the conference is “Visioning Sustainable Futures – Confronting the Threats of Climate Change and Climate Variability”. The conference takes place on the 16th and 17th of February, 2021.
Please note that every effort will be made to accommodate presenters wishing to share/demonstrate the practical application of their research and how it may already be contributing towards solving the impact of climate change and climate variability.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to:
· Climate Change Education
· Science, Technology and New Climate Change Solutions
· Agriculture and Climate Change
· Tourism Development and Climate Change
· Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
· The Gender Dimensions of Poverty and Climate Change Adaptation
· Information and Knowledge Management for Climate Change
· Climate Change and Public Health
· The Impact of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture
· Financing Climate Change Adaptation – Indigenous Sources
· Climate Change Impacts on Physical and Urban Planning
· The Economics of Climate Change
· Cultural Dimensions of Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation
· Improving Knowledge of Observed and Future Climate Conditions and their Current and Expected Impacts in Saint Lucia
· Understanding the Drivers and Distribution of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Saint Lucia
· Evaluating Climate Change-Induced Risk in Saint Lucia
· Limiting and Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Saint Lucia
· Communicating Crucial Climate Change Information across Audiences and Improving Stakeholder engagement in Climate Action
Sub-themes will be finalized according to the range of abstracts received. No limit has been set on the number of sub-themes, since the Conference aims to pull together as much recent research done on Saint Lucia as possible.
The Conference is open to anyone who has conducted research on Saint Lucia in any related subject area. Presentations are to be of a 20-minute duration followed by a 20-minute moderated discussion after each individual or panel presentation.
Abstract Guidelines:
Interested presenters are invited to submit an abstract/summary of no more than 300 words, accompanied by a cover page which must include:
1. Title of the Abstract/Paper in Bold /Centered
2. Author’s name
3. Name(s) of co - presenters if any
4. Author’s contact Information (email and telephone numbers)
5. Author’s bio-data of no more than 50 words
6. Author’s photo – high resolution jpeg suitable for inclusion in Conference booklet.
The abstract should summarise the thesis of the paper as clearly as possible.
Submission Deadlines:
Abstracts/Summaries of Presentations are to be provided on or before January 13th, 2021 Full Papers/Presentations to be submitted by: February 1st, 2021 Poster Presentations are also welcome.
Submissions are to be sent to: daisy.st.rose@open.uwi.edu and copied to lesley.cranemitchell@open.uwi.edu
For further information, kindly contact:
Mrs Lesley Crane-Mitchell
Head (Ag.)
The University of the West Indies Open Campus Saint Lucia
E-mail:lesley.crane-mitchell@open.uwi.edu
Tel: 1(758) 452-3865/6, 1(758)719-6669
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