Transforming Social Inequality Through Inclusive Climate Action Project

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Our November webinar focused on the outcomes of COP26 and their relevance for the research on transformative climate action to reduce social inequality.

An engaging discussion was held between three TSITICA project members, Dr Alina Averchenkova, Dr George Outa, and Dr Andrew Marquard who participated at COP26. The speakers reflected on their experiences and roles at COP26, and shared their opinions on the outcomes of the global summit.

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE School of International Development: University of East Anglia (UEA) University of Nairobi Institute for climate Change and Adaptation University of Nairobi UCT Research and Innovation ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development African Climate & Development Initiative University of Ghana, Legon African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research

We have a very interesting webinar lined up for Friday late morning/lunch time (depending where you are in the world :)

The three speakers - TSITICA team members Dr Alina Averchenkova, Dr George Outa, and Dr Andrew Marquard - all participated in the COP26 gathering. They will reflect on their experiences at the summit, and what the COP26 outcomes mean for our research on how climate action could contribute to reducing social inequality.

Registration is required ➡️ https://bit.ly/TSITICA-COP26

TSITICA is a collaborative, multi-country interdisciplinary joint research project of the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research and the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development.

Project researchers are based at:
African Climate & Development Initiative
Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE
LSE International Inequalities Institute
University of Bristol
School of International Development: University of East Anglia (UEA)
ISSER UG
University of Ghana, Legon
The University of Manchester
University of Nairobi Institute for climate Change and Adaptation
University of Nairobi
School of Economics - University of Nairobi

We are thankful to the UK Research and Innovation and ARUA for supporting this project.

📣 In case you missed our webinar last week, you can watch the recording via YouTube 👉 https://bit.ly/3Bo0DcM

The webinar focused on gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access through presentations by Dr Jiska de Groot from the African Climate & Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, and A/prof Abena D. Oduro from the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon. The purpose of the webinar was to start a conversation about gender in these separate, yet critically intertwined fields. This webinar forms part of the global discussions on closing the gender gaps between men and women.

Jiska’s presentation centred around access to resources, value creation and women’s entrepreneurship in the informal food sector in South Africa 🇿🇦 Abena’s presentation drew on ownership rights among men and women, land improvement and investment in agricultural land in Ghana 🇬🇭

📆 Have you registered yet for our webinar this Thursday? “Gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access” will be presented by speakers Jiska de Groot and Abena Oduro. It's happening at 12:30pm via Zoom. Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/TSITICA-Aug-2021 See you soon!

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African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research African Climate & Development Initiative University of Ghana, Legon University of Cape Town ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: TSITICA Webinar: Gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development (ARUA-CD) and the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) are hosting this webinar as part of their joint project, Transforming Social Inequalities Through Inclusive Climate Action (TSITICA). This webinar thematises gender i...

“Gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access” TSITICA’s August webinar will be presented by speakers Jiska de Groot and Abena Oduro.

This webinar thematises gender inequality and forms part of the global discussions on closing the gender gaps between men and women. Jiska’s presentation is centred around access to resources, value creation and women’s entrepreneurship in South Africa. She will explore women's entrepreneurship in the informal food sector, particularly the value created beyond financial gains. Abena’s presentation will draw on ownership rights, gender and investment in agricultural land in Ghana. She will discuss how women and men in Ghana do not have the same set of rights over assets.

It promises to be interesting & we look forward to seeing you there! Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/TSITICA-Aug-2021

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African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research African Climate & Development Initiative University of Ghana, Legon, ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE University of Bristol School of International Development: University of East Anglia (UEA) ISSER UG The University of Manchester University of Nairobi Institute for climate Change and Adaptation University of Nairobi School of Economics - University of Nairobi UK Research and Innovation

In case you missed our May webinar we have now uploaded the recording to our YouTube channel. Check it out here: https://bityl.co/79G4

The webinar was presented by guest speakers, Professor Siri Hallstrøm Eriksen from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Dr Lisa Schipper from the University of Oxford. The webinar drew on a recent paper entitled “Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance?”. It is urgent to adapt to climate change, and it is particularly urgent to do so in ways that shift the systems that produce vulnerability to climate change in the first place. Despite good intentions, many formal adaptation interventions so far replicate old mistakes and end up making matters worse by exacerbating vulnerability among marginalised groups. This interactive webinar discussed some of the reasons why adaptation projects end up reinforcing existing vulnerability, redistributing vulnerability or creating new vulnerability. The discussion focused on the relationship between adaptation and social inequities and explore how to rethink adaptation.

Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance? TSITICA's May webinar will host guest speakers Professor Siri Hallstrøm Eriksen from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Dr Lisa Schipper from the University of Oxford.

The webinar will draw on a recent paper entitled “Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance?”. It is urgent to adapt to climate change, and it is particularly urgent to do so in ways that shift the systems that produce vulnerability to climate change in the first place. Despite good intentions, many formal adaptation interventions so far replicate old mistakes and end up making matters worse by exacerbating vulnerability among marginalised groups. This interactive webinar will discuss some of the reasons why adaptation projects end up reinforcing existing vulnerability, redistributing vulnerability or creating new vulnerability. The discussion will focus on the relationship between adaptation and social inequities and explore how to rethink adaptation

Registration is required: https://bityl.co/6p1I

Next week we are excited to be hosting a webinar on the important issue of Climate risk and inequality in Africa, with experts on this topic, Prof Mark New presenting and Prof Murray Leibbrand leading the discussion. Registration is required for this webinar. Click here for more information: https://bityl.co/6VR9

Yesterday the TSITICA project hosted a really interesting webinar on "Using computable general equilibrium models for climate change and climate change impact analysis". We were fortunate to have our CGE model expert, Faaiqa Hartley, explain the process. If you missed it you can catch the recording on the TSITICA YouTube channel: https://bityl.co/62y5

Join us next week Thursday (18 March between 14:00 - 15:30 SAST) as we learn more about Climate Change and Climate Action Impact Analysis using Computable Equilibrium Models. Our team member, Faaiqa Hartley from the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

✅ Register here: https://mailchi.mp/09027962f3cb/climate-change-and-climate-action-impact-analysis

Tomorrow, 9 Dec, our last webinar for the year is bound to be a good shared learning experience for many of us: "Understanding Energy Systems Models" with TSITICA team member Bruno Merven from the Energy Systems Research Group, based at the University of Cape Town.

RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModu2sqjouEtcjsOMnZEAl2h7pCpxlT4hm

More information:

Faced with uncertainty about growth, technical change, potential climate impacts, and the difficult task of deciding today which policies we should put in place and which energy equipment we should procure - scenario-based models are a useful set of tools that can help us navigate complexity, and systematically explore the decision and uncertainty space.

Scenario-based models help us ensure that the descriptions of the world in the future are at least internally consistent, the decisions made are rational and the basis transparent. There are two main approaches for tackling the problem: Bottom-up engineering models, with detailed technology representation (but are partial equilibrium and sector specific) and Top-down economic models, with the whole economy represented (but lack strong technical foundations).

In this webinar Bruno will be giving an overview of Bottom-Energy Models, describing how they help, what they can and can’t do, and provide a brief overview of the different types of models out there.
African Climate & Development Initiative ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE LSE International Inequalities Institute University of Bristol
School of International Development: University of East Anglia (UEA) ISSER UG The University of Manchester University of Nairobi Institute for climate Change and Adaptation University of Nairobi
School of Economics - University of Nairobi UK Research and Innovation