Latest Past Events
Public Lecture: “Vanishing Donkeys, Growing Vulnerabilities: Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana”; Speaker: Philip Aniah
MIASA Seminar RoomAbstracts: Climate change threatens rural sub-Saharan Africa, where donkeys aid adaptation but face decline from the global hide trade. Using the Sustainable Livelihood Framework and a mixed-methods design, this study surveyed 302 households in Northern Ghana regarding declining donkey ownership. Donkeys provide vital transport, ploughing, and water-carrying services. However, 58% of households now own no donkeys; ... Read more
Final Conference of the Main Phase: Transitions – Past, present and future of Sustainable Governance in Africa
ISSER Conference Hall, University of Ghana, LegonSince its inception in 2018, fellows and participants of various MIASA activities generated valuable insights into the interplay between sustainable governance and societies, cultures and politics in Africa and beyond. Scholars from various disciplines collaborated to address contemporary and historical issues, providing compelling analyses within the framework of MIASA’s 'Sustainable Governance' research programme. The conference, which marks the ... Read more
Conference: Ageing in Africa: Narratives, Human Rights, and Care
Auditorium, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research, University of Ghana, LegonAfrica is undergoing major demographic change, in which the population share of its older population is expected to increase rapidly, at a much faster pace than in other world regions. This demographic shift poses challenges to families and households, institutions and practices of governance, and civil society organizations. In general, these dynamics are understudied, and the existing scholarship ... Read more
