{"id":3952,"date":"2023-07-20T09:04:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/cifal\/?page_id=3952"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:32:55","slug":"relocation-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/cifal\/relocation-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change, Extreme Events, Public Health & Resettlement in Malawi: Public, Policy, Science & Technology Perspectives, Leveraging Deep Learning and Data Science Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Joint Symposium with Indabax Malawi<\/a> & Center for Artificial Intelligence and STEM (CAIST) at the Malawi University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Symposium Dates<\/span><\/strong>: <\/strong>August <\/strong> 24-25<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symposium Times:<\/strong> 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS<\/a>), Blantyre, Malawi    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants Registration: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in participating in the symposium in person or remotely please register here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadline for in person participants registration:<\/strong> August 17<\/strong> (closed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadline for remote participants registration:<\/strong> August 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no registration fee for attending or presenting in this symposium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symposium organizers are unable to support travel & accommodation for participants and presenters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

BACKGROUND<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Climate Change is impacting all countries, however more vulnerable countries are impacted disproportionally by the climate change and its resulting more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Malawi is among the highest impacted countries by the climate change. These events such as cyclones, create significant social, health, economic, and environmental impacts in Malawi. Certain settlements are so frequently impacted by the extreme events and their economic and health consequences that governments and humanitarian agencies have been developing resettlement policies and programs to relocate and resettle some of the settlements to safer locations where possible. Resettlement or relocation is very challenging for people and governments from many different aspects. It is often considered as a last resort development policy that requires careful assessments and planning, social and political acceptance, and engagement, as well as financial supports. This symposium brings together academics, professionals, and policy makers to share ideas, research findings, technology tools, scientific methodologies, and perspectives on climate change induced extreme events, disaster risks, resettlement and public health issues in Malawi. Joined by the Indabax Malawi<\/a> and the Center for Artificial Intelligence and STEM (CAIST) this symposium will focus on leveraging Data science, Artificial intelligence, machine learning and  Deep learning in solving problems related to climate change, extreme events, public health and disaster risk reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main goals and objectives of this two day symposium are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n