INQUIMUS interactive conference: Centering Justice in Climate Risk Management for Transformative Change

The INQUIMUS interactive conference is centered around the following themes: 

1. Lost in translation.  

• How are the concepts 'justice' and 'root causes' understood in the CRM, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and adaptation communities?
• How are justice and transformative change conceptually linked? Which existing concepts and frameworks can we build upon?  

2. Diverse perspectives, please.  

• What alternative theories, frameworks, and practices—from across disciplines and societal contexts—can advance existing approaches to CRM and adaptation?  

• How can insights from critical social sciences, political ecology, Indigenous and local knowledge, feminist economics, and other transformative perspectives strengthen justice considerations in CRM?  

• How can diverse ways of knowing and valuing risk shape more equitable and effective adaptation strategies? 

3. Methods and tools.  

• What qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, including participatory approaches leveraging local knowledge, can help identify, assess, and address different aspects of justice more explicitly?  

• How can we best assess or measure social vulnerability and its root causes?   

• How can justice be more effectively integrated into the development of (transformative) CRM and adaptation strategies/pathways? 

4. Show me the evidence.  

• What empirical evidence supports the role of justice as a decisive factor in successful CRM?  

• What experiences highlight (transformative) CRM approaches that address justice concerns as well as related barriers and enablers?  

• How has justice been integrated into (transformative) CRM research and planning?  

5. Call for Action - Informing policy and practice:  

• How can we further engage with stakeholders from policy and practice to mainstream justice in CRM for transformative change?  

• What strategies can enhance the integration of justice into policy and decision-making processes

The conference registration fee is EUR 300, - and includes afternoon snacks and dinner on Day 1, lunch and dinner on Day 2, and lunch on Day 3. A reduced fee of EUR 200, - is available for a limited number of PhD students who face challenges in securing institutional or project-based funding. Please indicate in your submission if you wish to apply for a reduced rate.  

Selected participants will be invited to present their work as part of the poster exhibition. Further details regarding registration, poster format, and the conference agenda will be provided upon acceptance of the abstract.
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