Theme: 1. Human-Nature-Technology: Interactions and Responses

Living with the River in African and Asian Contexts

Roundtable Convenor(s)

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  Paul Rabé

  International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Netherlands
• AK

  Aarti Kawlra

  International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Netherlands

Roundtable Participant(s)

• XZ

  Xiaomei Zhao

  Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, China
• MH

  Mohomodou Houssouba

  Malian Society of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• JJ

  Jama Musse Jama

  Hargeysa Cultural Centre, Italy
• RP

  Rita Padawangi

  Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
• SP

  Satya Maia Patchitneelam

  International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Netherlands
• FS

  Fad Seydou

  Institute of Human Sciences (ISH), Mali
• SB

  Sidy Ba

  National School of Engineers Abderhamane Baba Touré, Mali
• AA

  Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi

  Howard University, United States
• JW

  Jane Weru

  Akiba Mashinani Trust, Kenya
• CR

  Corbin Raymond

  Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway
• AF

  Alexandra Forman

  URCA Institute, Brazil

Roundtable Abstract:

In this double roundtable, panelists from two transdisciplinary networks, Humanities Across Borders (HAB) and the River Cities Network (RCN) of the IIAS, explore the ecological crisis in African and Asian contexts where they pursue their research and professional activities, from multiple perspectives in the humanities, social and natural sciences. This roundtable offers a shared space for environmental scientists and engineers to engage with humanities and social science scholars to explore a range of questions pertaining to riverine ecologies with a special focus on connections, comparisons, and collaborations along the Africa-Asia axis of knowledge. Our overarching questions are: What is the extent of the ecological crisis, and in which ways does it manifest itself, and who is it affecting? What can be done to rediscover a co-existence with our rivers, with water, and with our ecosystems? What is the role for universities, schools, civil society organizations, individual citizens, as well as business in an era where governments are failing to address multiple ecological crises?  And finally, what vocabularies and methodologies can be shared across disciplines to attend to the gaps in our understanding of riverine ecologies, both human and nonhuman?


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