Ground Floor A 027 « Session Locations « International Conference on Research for Development

February 23, 2017

Applying a nexus approach to sustainable management and use of natural resources in a context of institutional transformation. Evidence from Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan)

Asel Murzakulova, University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic); Judith Niederberger, Caritas Switzerland, Switzerland Central Asia, and especially Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, are characterized by a high rate of rural population, the importance of agricultural and pastoral activities for the economy and the subsistence of rural communities. After the demise of the Soviet Union the region went […]

February 23, 2017

Building transformative partnerships between health services and communities as a means to advancing the Agenda towards Sustainable Development: A pathway foward

Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman1, Janet Perkins2, Tapas Mazumder1, Cecilia Capello2, Shams El Arifeen1, Carlo Santarelli2 1icddr,b, Bangladesh; 2Enfants du Monde, Switzerland Achieving the ambitious goals set out in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will require transformative and collaborative partnerships at various levels. This is particularly true within the health sector. In our session, […]

February 23, 2017

Agrobiodiversity and seeds in changing food systems

Dominique Guenat1, Nathalie Oberson1, Rahel Wyss1, Simon Attwood2, Roseline Remans2 ¹Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Switzerland; ²Bioversity International, Italy Diversity of diets, of the crops and animal products produced, of the varieties and wild relatives of these crops, and of the cultures and actors managing and benefitting […]