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Unequal Impacts: Climate Change Adaptation in the Global South 

  • 📅 Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025 
  • 🕐 Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (CEST) 
  • 📍 Format: Hybrid – Room 7411, Department of Geography, NTNU Dragvoll & Online 

Organized by the Global Impact Gemini Center and the NTNU Civil Security Thematic Group Adaptation, this two-hour seminar brings together researchers from NTNU, SINTEF, and partner institutions to explore how climate change adaptation is addressed in some of the world’s most affected regions. 

The session will highlight on-the-ground experiences and research insights into managing climate-related disruptions. These efforts will also be discussed in relation to broader questions of climate justice and global collaboration, including how countries with high emissions can support adaptation through funding, research collaborations, and leadership in reducing future risks. 

Programme:

  • Facilitator: Hilde Refstie, Adaptation Group, NTNU Civil Security 
  • Yazidhi Bamutaze, Associate Professor and Deputy Principal, Makerere University 
  • Martina Ragosta, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF 
  • Peter Andreas Gotsch, Professor, and Vija Viese, PhD Candidate, NTNU (digital participation)  
  • Martin Lukas, Associate Professor, NTNU 

Closing reflections: Rolee Aranya, Co-lead, Gemini Global Impact 

This hybrid seminar is open to all. 

👉 Join online  

We look forward to welcoming you to this important conversation. 

 

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Rethinking Research Partnerships: Perspectives on Research and Project Administration in a North-South Collaboration Context

    • 📅 Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2025
    • 🕐 Time: 12:30 – 14:00 (CET)
    • 📍 Platform: Zoom (link available on the flyer)

This 90-minute webinar is hosted by the Norwegian Association of Research Managers and Administrators (NARMA) Special Interest Group on Equitable Partnerships with Institutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), in collaboration with SANORD.

The session will unpack crucial issues in research and project administration within North–South collaborations — addressing power dynamics, strengthening ethical partnerships, and fostering structures that enable fair, impactful cooperation.

Let’s reimagine what equitable, transformative research collaboration can truly look like and work together to make it a reality. The Zoom link and full webinar details are available on the attached flyer.

We look forward to welcoming you to this important conversation.

Flyer - Event details and invitation