AFAS @ the European Conference on African Studies “African Futures” in Cologne From the 31st of May to the 3rd of June 2023, the ninth
Human life and wildlife converge steadily, resulting, among others, in new pathogen spillovers. The drivers for increasing human-animal interactions and its resultant pathogen spillovers are climate change, hunting, trading animals, and keeping animals as livestock or pets. Land use changes lead to an increasing encroachment of agriculture, including crop cultivation, in forests, savannas, and other biodiverse natural habitats. To prevent pathogen spillovers – or, at least, be prepared for future spillovers – activities of both humans and wildlife have to be considered.
From the 6th to 7th of September 2022, AFAS staff members and students attended the exciting DAAD Conference “International Scientific Cooperation for the World of Tomorrow: Global Centres for Health and Climate” in Berlin, Germany.
We are happy to welcome our international students to the AFAS Summer School 2022, jointly hosted by ZEF Bonn and GSSC Cologne in Germany!
The Public Lecture Series is a shared cooperation by AFAS and the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) of the University of Cologne. It is arranged
The four PIs of AFAS presented our project and plans during the official online kickoff event of the DAAD Global Climate and Environment Centers, where
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