Socially Just Transition Workshop

The Adaptation, Community and Environment (ACE) Research Group is pleased to announce an engaging workshop on “Socially Just Transition” at the University of Adelaide.

The workshop will provide insights into social justice issues in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation in developed and developing countries, as well as illustrate the importance of social science perspectives in addressing these issues.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, share their own perspectives, and network with people interested in just transition. 

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Get your tickets soon. There are limited spaces available.

RSVPs close on Monday, 1st July. 

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Our speakers

About A/Prof. Meg Parsons
Associate Professor Meg Parsons works in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland. She is a passionate transdisciplinary social scientist specializing in environmental management and climate change adaptation, focusing on Indigenous peoples and rural women in Oceania and Australasia. Her expertise spans climate adaptation's social and cultural aspects, emphasizing climate justice, gender justice, Indigenous and local knowledge, and decolonial environmental management practices. Of Indigenous Māori and non-Indigenous descent, she is committed to decolonising research and teaching.

About Dr. Gerald Atampugre
Dr. Gerald Atampugre is an integrated geographer with a deep interest in how social-ecological system dynamics delineate exposures, vulnerabilities, and adaptations to environmental and climate risk markers, particularly in developing countries. Currently, as a researcher with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI-Ghana), he undertakes multidisciplinary research for development aimed at transforming land and water resources for agrifood systems resilience in West and Central Africa. He is currently the focal person for the co-designing of inclusive landscape management plans (ILMPs) for 6 target countries in Africa under the Transforming AgriFood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA).

About Dr. Ariane Gienger
Dr. Ariane Gienger is a post-doctoral research associate on a project investigating the inclusion of Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge in environmental policy. She is also supporting the implementation of the University of Adelaide's FAME Sustainability Strategy and coordinating the Adaptation, Community and Environment research group, which currently focuses on the topic of socially just green transitions. Ariane’s previous work spans various projects on community-based conservation, climate change adaptation, intercultural collaboration, eco-anxiety and sustainability education. She is particularly interested in the interconnectedness of ecological and political crises and their solutions and the importance of knowledge diversity in this space.