April 23, 2025 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET 

This event will be offered online: Zoom Registation Link

This talk will share insights from three international collaborative projects that engaged Indigenous communities as active partners in addressing challenges related to climate change, food systems, and health. These projects include work with the Vedda communities in Sri Lanka and Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. A defining feature of these initiatives was the emphasis on identifying research problems prioritized by the communities themselves rather than imposing external research agendas. The talk will focus on catalyzing broader impacts by scaling up conceptual, methodological, and empirical insights from the community level to bridge local experiences with policy frameworks.

Presenters:

  • Dr. Eranga Galappaththi, Assistant Professor, Geography 

     

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