The 2nd Summer School of the “HumAct: Climate Change and Displacement” project is taking place from May 29 to June 10, in Cape Verde

From Iscte – School of Sociology and Public Policy, participate the teachers and investigators: Paulo Pedroso, Joana Azevedo, Cláudia Pereira, Susana Santos and Ana Teresa Afonso

This Summer School has the theme “Humanitarian Action, Disaster Prevention and Innovative and Sustainable Technological Solutions” and aims to promote interdisciplinary debates on Humanitarian Action in the context of climate change, its impact and the potential of innovative technologies, as an instrument for mitigation and adaptation to build resilience for developing countries. It comprises workshops, lectures, demonstrations, debates and study visits, mediated by the use of active methodologies that provide critical literacy on the topics addressed.

This is a joint organization of the University of Cape Verde and the University of Santiago, with partner universities in Mozambique, Pedagogical University of Maputo, University of Rovuma and University of Pùngué, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and Kapodistrian University of Athens . The Summer School is facilitated by professors from partner universities and professionals with recognized experience in the area.

The HumAct project is financed by the Erasmus+ Program – Capacity Building for Higher Education and, through it, Humanitarian Action contents are being taught for the first time in Cape Verde and Mozambique.