WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2-3 AUGUST, 1999

Convened by: University of Zimbabwe in association with the Zimbabwe International Book Fair

ZIBF99 theme: Women

Venue: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Monomotapa Hotel, Harare

This special conference on Women and the Environment will focus on the role of women in both the natural and the human-created environment. It is premised on the recognition that most African women belong to the underside of history in cultures in which they have key roles in the maintenance of the environment. The conference will explore various ways in which women further our understanding of environmental issues as participants in the history, geography, politics and religion in Africa.

Proposals for papers may still be accepted and are called for from different disciplines and under the following heads: (i) Politics (ii) Religion (iii) Development (iv) Educational and Legal Policies.

Please send an abstract (maximum 300 words) of your proposed paper as soon as possible to any of the organizing committee at the University of Zimbabwe:

Dr I Mukonyora, Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy, UZ

Email bmukonyora@esanet.zw

Tel +263 4 303211 extn 3304

Dr J Nhongo-Simbanegavi, Department of History, UZ

Email root@history.uz.zw

Tel +263 4 303211 extn 3256

Mrs Sibongile Mhlaba, Department of History, UZ

Email root@history.uz.zw

Tel +263 4 303211 extn 3256

Participation is invited both from Africa and outside Africa. There will be a number of places available for ZIBF99 participants who would like to attend the conference but who are not presenting papers. Please see the conference registration form at the end of the programme.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY ONE - MONDAY 2 AUGUST

8.15 Welcome and introductions

Dr Josephine Nhongo-Simbanegavi

Department of History, University of Zimbabwe.

8.30 (Topic tba)

Dr Pat McFadden , SAPES

9.15 Report from Oxford Conference on the African Environment

Presenter: Joann McGregor

Department of Geography, University of Reading, UK

Chairperson: Mrs S. Mhlaba, History Department, UZ

Discussant: Mr M Mushonga, History Department, UZ

10.00 Tea break

10.30 The Chisumphi Cult and the role of women in preserving the environment

Presenter: Isabel Apawo Phiri

University of Durban-Westville, South Africa

11.00 Women and the ecology in Shona religion

Presenter: Dr Isabel Mukonyora

Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy, UZ

11.30 Women, Religion and the Environment in Zimbabwe

Presenter: Professor T. O. Ranger

Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UZ

Chairperson: tba

Discussant: Dr Lilian Chirairo

12.30 Lunch

14.15 The Clash of Oil Exploration with the Nigerian Environment: Challenges to women's development process

Presenter: Dr J.O. Olusi

Obafemi Owolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

15.00 Gendered Power in the Social Forest in a Zimbabwean resettlement area

Presenter: Allison Goebel

Women Studies Program, Trent University, Canada

15.45 Women, indigenous knowledge and scientific experts in Eastern Zimbabwe

Presenter: Wilbert Sadomba, Harare

Chairperson: Dr I. Mukonyora

Discussant: Mr David Kaulemu

Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy, UZ

16.30 Tea break

18.30 African Scholarship at ZIBF Reception

- End of day one -

DAY TWO - TUESDAY 3 AUGUST

8.15 Women and conservation in rural colonial Zimbabwe

Presenter: Eira Kramer

Department of EconomicHistory, UZ

8.45 A documentary film from Mozambique

Dona Mariana Mphande

Chairperson: tba

Discussant: Mr E. Mufema

10.00 Tea break

10.30 Women as custodians for food security

Presenter: Mrs Pamela Mbabazi

Mbarara University, Uganda

11.00 A gender sensitive analysis of community based wild-life utilization initiative in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley

Presenter: Nontokozo Nabane

11.30 Women and the Environment: Knowledge, Power and Environmental Transformation in Southern Africa

Presenter: Dr M. F. Chingono

University of Botswana.

Chairperson:

Discussant:

1.00 Lunch

14.15 pm. Final paper

Group discussions

15.00: Report-back session

16.00 Tea break

16.30 Conclusion

WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Name______________________________________________________________________

Mailing address ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________ Zip code _____________________

Tel _______________ Fax __________________Email ______________________________

Do you plan to give a paper? Yes ____ No ______

Title of proposed paper _______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Will you require any special equipment in conjunction with your paper? (for example: slide projector, video projector, audio equipment? Please give details:

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO:

Dr I Mukonyora

Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy

University of Zimbabwe

P O Box MP 167 Mount Pleasant

Harare, Zimbabwe

or by email to any of the organizing committee as listed above

On acceptance of your application, a registration fee of US$50 will be charged to international participants, covering papers, lunches, teas and refreshments. The fee will be waived for presenters who are based in Africa. Selected presenters from within Africa will have financial support towards the purchase of air tickets. Participants from outside Africa are encouraged to look for funds from their institutions.

PLEASE NOTE: The above registration form is for the Women and the Environment conference only. To attend the rest of the ZIBF99 programme, including the Book Fair (3-7 August) and the opening Indaba on Women's Voices - Gender, Books and Development (31 July-1 August), you will need to register directly with the ZIBF as either a visitor or exhibitor. For details of your regional ZIBF agent, contact the ZIBF head office at zibf@samara.co.zw

P.O.Box CY1179 Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe

Tel +263 4 702104/702108 Fax +263 4 702129

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