Roundtable: Hunger for the Desert | 18.04.23, 3-5pm

Hunger for the Desert:  Food, Agri-Capitalism and the Environment in Egypt  Roundtable convened and hosted by CEDEJ (Cairo, Egypt)  18 April 2023, 3-5pm Cairo time Invited speakers Marion Dixon, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Point Park University Yomna El Sharony, PhD Student in Sociology, Cornell University Jeannie Sowers, Professor of Political Sciences and International Affairs, University…

Midan Mounira:”Informal Settlements: Climate Champions, Urban Recyclers, and Waste Managers” |29 Janvier 2023

“Informal Settlements: Climate Champions, Urban Recyclers, and Waste Managers” Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (Cairo time), at the French Institute of Egypt Abstract Informal settlements in megacities have become home to millions of informal recyclers. The connection between public health, clean cities and the places where these people live have become inextricably intertwined.…