Workshops & Webinars
HCP-MiFOOD Webinar Series
MiFOOD is hosting a series of webinars on various topics about migration and food security that highlight the progress of the project. These webinars include conceptual discussion, empirical findings and policy analysis. Through these webinars, we intend to build a community with various stakeholders for knowledge sharing, deepen the understanding of the complex intersections between migration and food security, and facilitate the discussion of effective policy interventions. Follow our Twitter (Moving on Empty), Like our Facebook page to be notified about upcoming webinars.
Webinar No. 10:
Speaker: Dr. Sutama Ghosh, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), Mar. 30th, 2023
Register here.
Webinar No. 9:
Book Launch: Transforming Urban Food Systems in Secondary Cities in Africa
Panelists:
- Jonathan Crush, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada
- Liam Riley, Program Officer, SSHRC, Canada
- Daniel Tevera, University of Western Cape, South Africa
- Alexander Legwegoh, London, Canada
- Andrea M. Brown, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- Ndeyapo Nickanore, University of Namibia, Namibia
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (ET), Feb. 28th, 2023
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 8:
Urban Household Food Security and Its Relationship to Resource Access Disruptions under Covid-19
Speaker: Dr. Cameron McCordic, University of Waterloo, Canada
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (ET), Jan. 24th, 2023
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 7:
Speaker: Dr. Chand Somaiah, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (ET), Nov. 29th, 2022
Webinar No. 6:
Food Security at Emerging Urban Spaces in India
Speaker: Dr. S. Irudaya Rajan, International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), India
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (ET), Oct. 26th, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 5:
The Digital Transformation of Food Security and Migration
Speakers:
- Dr. Sean Sithole, University of the Western Cape
- Dr. Ning Dai, Wilfrid Laurier University
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), Sept. 27th, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 4:
Gendering the Global Compact for Migration After COVID
Speaker: Dr. Jenna Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), Jun. 28th, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 3:
Innovative Approaches to Migration and Food Security in Urbanizing Kenya
Speakers:
- Dr. Samuel Owuor, Dr. Cherie Enns
- Dr. Elizabeth Onyango
- Zack Ahmed, Jeremy Wagner
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), May 17th, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 2:
Measuring Food Security in the Time of COVID-19
Speaker: Dr. Marie Ruel, IFPRI
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), April 14th, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Webinar No. 1:
Speaker: Dr. Godfrey Tawodzera, University of Namibia
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (ET), March 31st, 2022
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Workshops
International Migration Conference: “Food (In)Security and Migrants on the Move”
October 27-28, 2022
Pace: Online
The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) and the MiFOOD Network of the Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) in partnership with the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) jointly host an International Migration Conference to discuss the highly topical issue of the relationship between food insecurity and international and internal migration. The program addresses four main themes: (a) food security precarity of mobile populations during COVID-19 in Asia and Africa; (b) the food security challenges confronting forced migrants (asylum-seekers and refugees) in the Global South; (c) the migrant food environment in cities of the South; and (d) rural-urban linkages and food security in China and Africa. The Conference features presentations and case studies from a wide variety of locales by leading international scholars and experts on migration and food security. The Conference also features Professor Daniel Tevera of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Professor Kavita Datta of the Queen Mary University of London.
Workshop on Migration and Food Security in Global South in Nanjing
October 6, 2022
Place: Hanyuan Hotel, Nanjing, China
MiFOOD team members in Nanjing, China held the workshop to discuss the role of migrants in urban food security, food security of migrants in Nanjing City, the sampling strategy for food security of migrants in Nanjing, how to investigate the food security of left-behind families and the survey strategy of migrants in sectors such as manufacturing, construction and the food sector in the city.
Stakeholder Workshop of MiFOOD Project in Maputo
September 29, 2022
Place: Maputo, Mozambique
The objectives of the workshop were to give an overview of the previous collaborative projects: HCP, AFSUN, and SAMP; Introduce the project to stakeholders; Discuss research questions of the interest of the local Municipal Government; Find strategies to include in Migration Policy and Migration and Food Security the real concerns of the municipality; and Assess the extent to which research could partner with authorities in the process of production of knowledge in the context of migration and food.
Breakfast Workshop with Representatives of Migrant Shelters
September 4, 2022, 9-12am
Place: Casa Galván, UAM, Mexico City, Mexico
The objective of the workshop was to present our research project to representatives of the main migrant shelters in the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico and surrounding areas (Metepec, capital of the State of Mexico) and to investigate the problem of food in their shelters.
