Power, Legitimacy, and Participation in the Co-Creation of Water Policy. Book of abstracts of Tropentag 2020. Food and Nutrition Security and its resilience to global crises. Virtual conference

  1. Benavides, Jean Paul 456
  2. Gruberg, Helga 123
  3. Dessein, J. 7
  4. D´Haese, M.
  1. 1 Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Departamento Ingeniería y Ciencias
  2. 2 Exactas, Centro de Investigación Exactas e Ingenierías (CICEI), C. Márquez, esq.
  3. 3 Parque Jorge Trigo Andia, Tupuraya , Cochabamba, Bolivia.
  4. 4 Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y
  5. 5 Financieras, Instituto de Investigaciones Socio Económicas (IISEC), Av. 14 de
  6. 6 septiembre N° 4807, La Paz, Bolivia.
  7. 7 Ghent University, ILVO Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Book:
Tropentag 2020 International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development

Publisher: Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo". IUC VLIR-UOS.

ISBN: 9783945266090

Year of publication: 2020

Type: Book chapter

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Abstract

Tropentag is the largest interdisciplinary conference in Europe on development oriented research in the fields of sub-/tropical agriculture, food security, natural resource management and rural development. Taking place annually, Tropentag 2020 turned out to be a special challenge. Originally planned to take place in Prague, the Corona pandemic did not allow presence in or travel to Prague for prospective participants. ATSAF took on the challenge to organise a virtual Tropentag based on Zoom meetings being streamed on YouTube channels using the Whova as online conference platform from September 7 to 9, 2020.Since Tropentag normally is a whirling pool of people interacting and listening to each other, learning new things, building and refreshing networks, and enjoying science and coffee, the question arises if a virtual Tropentag can actually provide a similar ambience. Well, the straight answer is: No! So …