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Envisioning the Future of Rural Africa
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CRC-TRR Future Rural Africa at ECAS 2023
As ECAS 2023 is set to begin in Cologne on May 31, we are not only thrilled to announce that the CRC Future Rural Africa …
Public Programme: African Futures all around
Against the backdrop of ECAS 9 “African Futures”, the city of Cologne has made a considerable sum available to organize the “African Futures – all …
CRC-TRR Public Lecture: Emmanuel Sulle & Dorothea Kleine
Mon | June 12, 2023 | 14:15 – 17:45 CET We are excited for the next volume of the Future Rural Africa Public Lectures Series. …
Podcast: Whose History? The ‘Migrated Archive’ and Britain’s Colonial Past with David Anderson
David Anderson, Project A02 Past Futures An online lecture as part of the Out of the Ashes Lecture Series, with David M Anderson Professor …
[DE] “Future Rural Africa” im Potsdamer Universitätsmagazin “Portal”: Zukunftsvisionen für das ländliche Afrika – Über Landwirtschaft, Naturschutz und die Savanne als Kohlenstoffspeicher
In der ersten Ausgabe von 2023 berichtet das Potsdamer Universitätsmagazin “Portal” über die Arbeit des Sonderforschungsbereiches (SFB-TRR 228) ”Future Rural Africa” und insbesondere über das Teilprojekt …
Feedback workshops on horticulture regional value chain development in the Zambezi region, Namibia – bringing local actors in agriculture and nature conservation together to discuss future development pathways
By Carolin Hulke, Project C01 Future in Chains Nature-based tourism and agriculture – a contradiction? The Zambezi region in north-eastern Namibia is part of the …
CRC-TRR Public Lecture: Jessica Thorn & Gediminas Lesutis
Mon | May 8, 2023 | 14:15 – 17:45 CET We are thrilled to be kicking-off the summer term 2023 of the Future Rural Africa …
A West African in East Africa: Doing research on renewable-energy projects in Kenya
By Frankline Ndi, Project C02 Energy Futures It was a very exciting experience visiting Kenya for the first time. My exploratory visit lasted for one …
Collaboration between CRC Projects B02, C03, A04 and the ERC Rewilding leads to new interdisciplinary publication on “Complexities of multispecies coexistence”
By Arvid van Dam (Project B02), Wisse van Engelen (ERC Rewilding), Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03), Sheila Agha (Project B02), Sandra Junglen (Project B02), Christian Borgemeister …
Public Panel Discussion at ECAS 2023: African Energy Futures – Navigating sustainability, electrification and export opportunities
TUE I May 30, 2023 I 18:00 – 20:00 (CEST) The CRC Future Rural Africa invites you to this public panel discussion, part of the …
Reconciling East-African wetland conservation with human needs – Managing uncertainties in environmental policy design
By Matthias Langensiepen, CRC Project A03 Agro Futures East-African and German wetland scientists and policy-makers established a new environmental policy-framework for reconciling East-African wetland conservation …
Publication: Supplying Lead Firms, Intangible Assets and Power in Global Value Chains – Explaining Governance in the Fertilizer Chain
By Peter Dannenberg and Gideon Tups (CRC-TRR Project C01 Future in Chains / University of Cologne). Abstract Global suppliers of agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers …
Joint Booklaunch: Future Rural Africa & University of Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia I TUE 28 February 2023 We are thrilled to announce the launch of two books based on research carried out in the …
Launch Event: Environmental Climate Mobilities Network
JUL 10 – 12, 2023 Vienna, Austria Registration: click here Launch Event Environmental and Climate Mobilities Network Climate mobilities and migration have for a long time …
Female Researcher’s Grant 2023: Call for Applications
Application Deadline: MAR 30, 2023 Applications are now open for the 2023 Future Rural Africa Female Researcher’s Grant. The aim of the grant is to …
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Exploring Future Making and Social-Ecological Transformation in Rural Africa
The CRC is structured in three project groups, each organized around a bridging concept that addresses specific aspects of SET and future-making. Project group A (‘coupling’) studies the articulation between social and ecological subsystems, B (‘boundaries’) looks at the shifting zones of interaction and confrontation, and C (‘linkages’) explores cross-scalar drivers, connections and causations. Empirical research focusses on development hubs in the Kenyan Rift Valley (KRV), the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). The CRC builds upon profound research experience from the applicants and African partners, amplifies the unique combination of expertise at the universities of Bonn and Cologne, fosters partnerships with scholars and scientific institutions in Africa, and aims at making Bonn-Cologne one of the leading centres of innovative research in the emerging field of futures studies and social ecology in Africa.
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The CRC Hosts a Variety of Events
We regularly organise a variety of events bringing together academics, experts, the general public and other stakeholders to discuss the results of research conducted within the CRC. The goal is to to explore innovative approaches to future-making in rural Africa and to address some of the challenges arising in the context of our research. Events include the CRC Public Lecture Series, various exhibitions aimed at transfering our research results to a wider audience and internal events such as summer schools, workshops, booklaunches, research-retreats and more.
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We are proud to have a talented and dedicated team of researchers and coordinating staff who are working together to achieve our mission. Our team of researchers is made up of individuals from a wide range of disciplines including geography, anthropology, political science, agroeconomics and soil science. The CRC emphasizes international collaboration and the contributions of team members from our African partner institutions are critical for our success.