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Parallel sessions 15 minutes presentation per participant plus 5 minutes for Q&A. Please load your slides 20 minutes before the session in the corresponding room or upload the file in the following link: https://forms.gle/1fM62q4Lh1su1nd96 Information about the specific rooms will be made available at the start of the event. Monday 9 September (11:00 am – 12:30 pm) Parallel session 1 – Economics and finance Konadu, Renata De Montfort University Tony-Okeke, Uchenna Coventry University Alexandre de Souza, Claudio Unioeste Zanievicz da Silva, Marcia Universidade Regional de Blumenau Chair: Prof. Sergio Rivero (Universidade Federal do Pará) Parallel session 2 – Energy Buchmann, Kat Anglia Ruskin University Hartmann, Ricardo UNILA Ikpehai, Augustine Sheffield Hallam University Thakore, Renuka University College of Estate Management Chair: Dr. Stavros Afionis (University of Leeds) Monday 9 September (14:00 am – 15:30 pm) Parallel session 3 – Governance and policy Pinto da Silva, Maurício Universidade Federal de Pelotas Beling Loose, Eloisa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Cesar Garcia, Julio UNIOESTE Amaral de Andrade, Bruno Federal University of Paraíba Chair: Prof. Carlos Eduardo Young (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) Parallel session 4 – Environmental behaviour Ajala, Olayinka University of York Botti Capellari, Marta UNIOESTE Chrystianne Lucio Barros, Hellen Universidade Potiguar De Ita Velez, Cecilia University of Leeds Chair: Dr. Marco Sakai (University of York) Tuesday 10 September (11:00 am – 12:30 pm) Parallel session 5 – Water and resources Thorn, Jessica University of York Emerich Faria, Luciano Centro Universitário Newton Paiva Silva Santos, Claudiomir IFSULDEMINAS - Campus Muzambinho Jorge de Vasconcellos, Thaís Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro Chair: Dr. Cecilia de Ita Velez (University of Leeds) Parallel session 6 – Food systems Cooper, Jonathan Harper Adams University Filimonau, Viachaslau Bournemouth University Laudelino Silva, Samuel State University of Mato Grosso Maidl de Souza, Natali State University of Ponta Grossa Chair: Prof. Carlos Eduardo Young (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) Tuesday 10 September (14:00 am – 15:30 pm) Parallel session 7 – Disaster risk and planning Amoni, Melina WayCarbon and Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais Rudorff, Conrado National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) Lada Guerreiro, Renato Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná Chair: Dr. Paola Sakai (University of Leeds) Parallel session 8 – Environmental education and health Bernardete Dahlem Pacheco, Roseli Instituto Federal do Paraná dos Santos Rita, Fabrício IFSULDEMINAS-Campus Muzambinho Severo Peixe, Tiago State University of Londrina (UEL) Chair: Prof. Irene Carniatto (UNIOESTE) UK researchers Dr Marco Sakai Marco is an ecological economist and the UK workshop coordinator. Based at the Environment and Geography Department of the University of York, he has extensive experience in the economics of climate change. His research focuses on the links between climate, the economy and development. He is also interested in urban contexts and their mitigation and adaptation challenges. He has worked in University of Leeds, the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Mexican Ministry of Finance and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He is also professor at the Faculty of Economics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Email: [email protected] Dr Paola Sakai Paola is an ESRC UKRI Research and Innovation Fellow in the University of Leeds, specialising in climate resilience, adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction. She specialises in cities, having led a project about how three cities in three different countries can cooperate to enable climate-resilient development (Triangle-city). She is currently developing the economic case for investing in resilient urban infrastructure at a city scale, exploring the synergies between disaster risk reduction and improvements in productivity, economic growth, employment, environmental quality, and human well-being. Email: [email protected] Dr Uchenna Tony-Okeke Dr Uchenna Tony-Okeke is a senior lecturer in Finance within the School of Economics, Finance and Accounting where he teaches various Finance modules, including Investment Analysis and Financial Trading. Uchenna obtained his PhD in Finance from Coventry University and is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Uchenna's research focuses on Empirical Asset Pricing, especially within Emerging and Frontier markets; Volatility Modeling, Market Efficiency and Financial Market Event Studies. Email: [email protected] Dr Renata Konadu Dr Renata Konadu is a lecturer at De Montfort University in the UK where she delivers corporate sustainability and governance related modules. She is also volunteer Programs Coordinator responsible for Climate Finance with the Pan African Centre of Climate (PACC) Policy. Having pursued an MSc in Energy Management and a PhD in Environmental Reporting combined with training programmes with the World Bank, she has enhanced her knowledge in climate change resilience and finance strategies. Renata's research interest lies in the areas of Environmental Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. Email: [email protected] Dr Stavros Afionis Stavros is a Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) of the School of Earth & Environment. Previously, from 2016 to 2018, Stavros was a Teaching Fellow in Environmental Politics at Keele University. From 2011 to 2016, Stavros was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SRI. His doctoral research examined the role played by the European Union in international climate change negotiations. His research interests currently focus on environmental politics and in particular, international climate change negotiations and global biofuel policies. He is also an Associate Editor for Environmental Policy and Governance. Email: [email protected] Dr Renuka Thakore Dr Renuka Thakore currently works as a Researcher and Tutor for Education and Sustainability. Working in partnership with ‘The Prince's Foundation’ she has demonstrated a capacity for strong and strategic leadership for the project and research for "Sustainable Developments and Sustainable Communities". Renuka has built up her understanding and knowledge in advanced construction technology and sustainability in the built environment through her PhD research project in energy efficiency in English housing, long 20 years’ experience in Housing industry and a formal training in environmental management and sustainability. Email: [email protected] Dr Cecilia de Ita Velez Cecilia is an inter-disciplinary researcher with a mixed background in environmental and social sciences. Before pursuing a PhD in sustainability, Cecilia worked as an environmental consultant in the tourism industry for five years. One of her main research interests is to explore climate change adaptation strategies that reconcile environmental conservation and community development and participation, for which she has worked closely with various stakeholders in Europe and Latin America. Her most recent research project looked at climate services and impact-based financing risk alleviation in South Asia. Email: [email protected] Dr Olayinka Ajala Dr Olayinka Ajala is an associate lecturer at the University of York. He holds a doctorate degree in Politics and a Masters degree in Globalisation and Development. Olayinka’s research interests includes formation of insurgencies, terrorism and counterterrorism, resource conflicts, migration as well as the impact of climate change on conflict. In 2014, Olayinka was a visiting fellow at the Combating Terrorism Centre, United States Military Academy, West Point. He has consulted for local and international organisations including the EU and the Government of Belgium. He is also a consultant trainer with the Ministry of Defence, UK. Email: [email protected] Dr Jonathan Cooper Dr Jonathan Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Technology and Geography at Harper Adams University, Shropshire, United Kingdom. His research interest is in sustainable development with particular emphasis on the role of technology in low carbon transitions; his present research is in urban agriculture as a means of achieving climate-resilient cities. Dr Cooper co-ordinates an MRes Urban Agriculture programme and is an active member of the newly established Urban Farming Group at Harper Adams University. Email: [email protected] Dr Jessica Thorn Dr. Jessica Thorn is a Research Associate in the University of York. Concurrently, she holds an African Women in Climate Change Science fellowship, hosted by the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town, supported by the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences. She combines participatory scenario analysis, probabilistic social- ecological modelling, multi-scalar institutional analysis, and ecosystem service quantification to measure potential impacts of Chinese foreign direct investment in transportation corridors in East Africa on ecosystem service provisioning, livelihoods, and social coherence. Email: [email protected] Dr Viachaslau Filimonau Viachaslau is an Associate Professor at Bournemouth University. His research interests include sustainable mobility, environmental management and environmental