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21st March, Afternoon

Opening Session

• Pierre Sané (Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, Paris, France)
• Christian Thimonier (Assistant Director, Directorate for scientific and university cooperation, Ministry of foreign affairs, France )
• George Martine (Chair of PRIPODE’s Scientific Committee, ex-UNFPA, Brasilia, Brazil)
• Christophe Z Guilmoto (Executive Director, CICRED, Paris, France)
• Frédéric Sandron (Scientific Coordinator, IRD, Paris, France)
  

Theme: Rural World, Agrarian Transformations, and Natural Resources Management

• Chair: Roger-Mark De Souza (PRB,Washington, USA)
• Rapporteur: Freddy Nachtergaele (FAO, Roma, Italy)
• Discussant: Simon P.J. Batterbury (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Presentations by PRIPODE teams:

LA1: Study on Dynamic Resource Use and Land Cover Transition in Northern Laos
Sithong THONGMANIVONG, Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Laos

ZA1: Household Characteristics in Rural South Africa: Implications for Natural Resources and Development
Wayne TWINE, SUNRAE programme, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

VN6: Développement économique et environnement au Vietnam dans un contexte de forte pression démographique
DAO THE TUAN, Institut National des Sciences Agronomiques (DSA/VASI), Vietnam

ML2: Croissance démographique, développement de la culture du coton et gestion durable des ressources naturelles en zone Mali-Sud
Ibrahima CISSE, Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali

NE1 : Quelles transitions agraires en zones semi-arides à forte croissance démographique : Le cas du Niger
Harouna MOUNKAILA, Département de Géographie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Abdou Moumouni, Niger

MG2: Perception de l’environnement et attitude des paysans malgaches face aux projets de développement rural
Charles RAKOTONDRAFARA, Institut Catholique de Madagascar, Madagascar

22nd March, Morning

Theme: Population, Environment, Development Interactions in Urban Areas

• Chair: Pierre Milleville (Member of PRIPODE’s Scientific Committee)
• Rapporteur: Charles Mueller (Brasilia University, Brazil)
• Discussant: Jacques Véron (INED, Paris, France)

Presentations by PRIPODE teams:

CG1: Brazzaville, pauvreté et problèmes environnementaux
Hyacinthe DEFOUNDOUX, Institut Supérieur de Gestion, Congo

VN5: Développement économique, urbanisation et changements de l’environnement à Hô Chi Minh Ville (HCMV), Vietnam : interrelations et politiques
Than LE VAN, Institut de Recherche Economique, Vietnam

UG4: Urban Development, Population and the Environment in Uganda. The Case of Kampala City and its Environs
Jockey Baker NYAKAANA, Geography Department, Makerere University, Uganda

GH1: Population, Development and Environment in Metropolitan Accra: A Two-Phase Study
Allan HILL, Dep. Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA and George BOTCHIE, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana

22nd March, Afternoon

Theme: Poverty, Environment and Migration

• Chair: Mariam Sow (Executive Secretary, Enda Tiers Monde, Dakar, Senegal)
• Rapporteur: Dominique Tabutin (Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
• Discussant: Bruno Schoumaker (Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

Presentations by PRIPODE teams:

BF5: Mobilité spatiale de la population : nécessité de développement et risques de dégradation de l'environnement dans l'Est et le Sud-Ouest du Burkina Faso
Ardjouma OUATTARA, C.N.R.S.T., Burkina Faso

NG1: Rural-Urban Migration, Poverty and Sustainable Environment: The Case of Lagos, Nigeria
Peter A. OKUNEYE, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

MA2: Population, développement et environnement dans le Souss
Jamal ELACHMIT, Institut Supérieur d'Informatique Appliquée et de Management, Maroc

DZ1 : Circulations migratoires transsahariennes et développement urbain au Sahara Central
Sassia SPIGA, Département d’Aménagement, Université Badji Mokhtar, Algérie

TG4 : Peuplement, mobilité et développement dans un milieu défavorisé : le cas de la région des savanes au Togo
Kokou VIGNIKIN, Unité de Recherche Démographique (URD), Togo

Transfer of scientific findings to decision-makers

• Chair: Maxime Banoin (Faculté d’Agranomie, Université Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger)

Presentation of a Tool
Vincent Maugis (MOST Programme, UNESCO)

23rd March

Session « Research for decision and action »

Introduction to the synthesis sessions by Frédéric Sandron (Scientific Coordinator, IRD, Paris, France)

23rd March, Morning

Theme: Development Agents and Population - Environment - Development issues

• Chair: Jacques du Guerny (Member of PRIPODE’s Scientific Committee)

Etude de cas du corridor forestier Andringitra-Ranomafana, région Haute Matsiatra
Hanta Rabetaliana (Chef de Région Haut Matsiatra, Madagascar)

ENDA-PRONAT
Mariam Sow (Executive Secretary , Enda Tiers Monde, Dakar, Senegal)

Etude de l'interaction population–développement-environnement à partir du projet de l'aménagement de la ceinture verte d'Essaouira
Abdelaziz Mouataz (General Delegate, Association Essaouira-Mogador, Maroc)

Theme: Population - Environment - Development: Topics for thought

• Chair: Jean-Luc Dubois (IRD, Paris, France)

The Rural World and Agrarian Transformations in the Global South: Key Debates and Challenges
Simon P.J. Batterbury (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Urban Population, Development and Environment Dynamics: Situating PRIPODE Research in the Larger literature
Alex de Sherbinin (University of Columbia, New York, (USA) and George Martine (Chair of PRIPODE’s Scientific Committee, ex-UNFPA,
Brasilia, Brazil)

Path to Development or Road to Nowhere? A Livelihood Approach to Poverty, Labour Migration and Environment Links in Rural Areas of Developing Countries
Catherine Marquette (Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica)

23rd March, Afternoon

PRIPODE Programme Synthesis

• Chair: Germán Solinís (MOST Programme Specialist, UNESCO)

• George Martine (Chair of PRIPODE’s Scientific Committee)
• Christophe Z Guilmoto (PRIPODE Coordinator)
• Freddy Nachtergaele (Rapporteur –Session 1)
• Charles Mueller (Rapporteur –Session 2)
• Dominique Tabutin (Rapporteur –Session 3)

Round Table: Population - Environment - Development: From Research to Action

• Facilitator: Robert Toubon (Equilibres et Populations, Paris, France)

• Christina von Fürstenberg (Chief , Section of Policy, International Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing in the Social Sciences, UNESCO, Paris, France)
• Jean-Luc François (Assistant Deputy Director, Sectoral Policies and MDGs, Development Policies Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France)
• Rosemary Vargas-Lundius (Policy Coordinator, Policy Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD , Roma, Italia)
• Sidy Gueye (Directeur des Stratégies de Développement Social, Ministère chargé du Développement Social, Sénégal)
  
• Sithong Thongmanivong (Head of Research and Post Graduate Division, Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR)
• Jeannot Ramiaramanana (Président du Comité Directeur de l’Institut Catholique de Madagascar, Madagascar)

  Closing Session

• Antoine Grassin (Director, Directorate for Scientific and University Cooperation, Ministry of foreign affairs, France)
• Wataru Iwamoto (Director, Division of Social Sciences, Research and Policy, UNESCO, Paris, France)
• Christophe Z Guilmoto (Executive Director, CICRED, Paris, France)