Pathways through disruption: RDI Conference 2021
The 2021 RDI Network Conference, co-hosted by The University of Queensland (UQ),
for the first time will deliver a hybrid conference. What does this mean? It means you can join us fully online and in-person for this 2-day event and student forum showcasing research, initiatives, and innovations for the future of sustainable development and socio-economic recovery in the Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.
The event has the theme, Pathways through disruption – the future of sustainable development and recovery in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and we invite consultants, practitioners and students to submit an abstract, proposal, or creative side-event.
Some of the sub-themes we will explore during the conference include:
- Pathways to Sustainable Development
From disruption to achieving integrated sustainable development through intersectional, localised, and transformative action. - Pathways to Improved Response and Recovery
The future of emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, response and recovery. - Forging Pathways Through Collaboration and Partnerships
Collaborating and learning for improved practice, and the implementation of sustainable development and emergency response. - Pathways to Enhanced Climate Change Adaptation
Towards sustainable biodiversity and environmental management with reference to livelihoods and adaptation of livelihoods.
- Academics and university staff with an interest in international development, humanitarian action, and gender equity;
- Staff and development practitioners from government agencies, non-government organisations, community-based organisations, private sector with interest in or who are from the Pacific and Southeast Asia;
- Individual consultants or consulting companies in the international development sector;
- Post-graduate students and young professionals with interest in international development, humanitarian action, future and solution-focused thinking, and innovation.
To find out more about the event and to watch the clock count down the days, click here!
Call for abstracts
We invite abstracts from:
- Academics and university staff with interest in international development, humanitarian action, and gender equity;
- Staff and practitioners from government agencies, non-government organisations, community-based organisations, private sector with interest in or who are from the Pacific and Southeast Asia;
- Individual consultants or consulting companies in the sector;
- Post-graduate students and young professionals with interest in international development, humanitarian action, future and solution-focused thinking, and innovation.
To submit and abstract and to find out more about the process click here.
