cifor-icraf.org
Dates: 15-16 October
Location: Nairobi, Kenya and online
Venue: World Agroforestry campus, Nairobi
Overview
The workshop is the first international workshop in Dendrochronology on the continent, with the main goal of advancing Dendrochronology in Africa through creating awareness, building capacity, collaboration, and Knowledge Exchange.
It targets a crucial gap in paleoclimate and paleoecology research and information on indigenous tree species in Africa.
By creating awareness and fostering capacity-building and knowledge exchange, this gathering aims to catalyze advancements in dendrochronological research and curricula, fostering sustainable development and resilience in Africa.
Organizers
ATRN in collaboration with ICRAF:
E. A. Boakye (Ghana)
H.G. Gracias (Benin)
Justine Ngoma (Zambia)
M. Mokria (Ethiopia)
L.H. Balima (Burkina Faso)
S. Kapoury (Mali)
A. O. PatricK (Nigeria)
Aster Gebrekirstos (Kenya)
keynote/invited speakers: International and Regional stakeholders
CIFOR-ICRAF (Kenya) CEO - (Dr. Éliane Ubalijoro)
Prof Dawda Kone (WASCAL) Cot devour
Tree Ring Society (President)- Jodi Axelson, president (Canada)
Association for Tree-Ring Research (ATR President) – Dr. Ernst van der Maaten (Dresden, Germany)
African Academy of Science (AAS) Kenya
African Forest Forum (AFF)- Kenya
Further information
Further information will be communicated as soon as this is available.
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Find out more about the ATRN working group here: https://pastglobalchanges.org/science/wg/atrn/intro
If you have questions about this workshop, please contact Aster Gebrekirstos via email: a.gebrekirstos@cifor-icraf.org