Culture and Environment in Belize. 26th Meeting of the United Kingdom-Belize Association (UKBA)
- Event type
- Colloquium
- Address
- Bedford Room, G37, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
- Speakers
- Therese Rath (Belize High Commissioner to the UK), Nicole Davison (British High Commissioner to Belize), David Gomez (University of London), Melissa Johnson (Southwestern University, TX), Sarah Metcalfe (ICARUS), Jacob Dykes (TENT)
- Event dates
- Contact
- ilcs@sas.ac.uk .
This event will be held in person and online, with limited in-person places available
13:00 Sandwich lunch (courtesy of the Ramphal Institute)
14:00 Welcome by Dr Jamille Pinheiro Dias, Director of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, ILCS, and Barbara Bulmer Thomas, Chair of the Local Organising Committee.
14:05 Introduction to the UKBA by Dr Neil Stuart, President of the Association
14:15 The current economic, political and environmental situation in Belize
Her Excellency Therese Rath, Belize High Commissioner to the UK, and
Her Excellency Nicole Davison, British High Commissioner to Belize
15:00 Social and environmental studies in Belize
15:00 Dr David Gomez (University of London): 'The cart road issue in the Anglo-Guatemalan territorial dispute in the context of Central American history'
15:30 Professor Melissa Johnson (Southwestern University, TX): 'Lucy's Story: A Window into the Shore and the Bay in the late 1700s'
16:00 Professor Sarah Metcalfe and the ICARUS team: 'New approaches to understanding resilience to climate change in Belize: the ICARUS project
Tea and biscuits - sponsored by the Ramphal Institute
16:30 Screening of one episode of 'Unknown Belize' - The European Nature Trust
Followed by a short Q&A with Jacob Dykes (TENT).
17:45 Annual General Meeting of the UKBA
Chaired by Malcolm Penn, Natural History Museum London, with an invitation to contribute to the UKBA
17:50 Vote of thanks and Close of Meeting
18:00 Drinks reception, sponsored by the Ramphal Institute
All are welcome to attend this free hybrid event, which will be held online via zoom with limited places available in person. We regret there are no more available places to attend in person, so please register to attend online.
Please register in advance by clicking Book Now at the top of the page.
This event is kindly sponsored by the Ramphal Institute
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