Indian Ocean World Centre

Recordings of the 1st Conference of the IOWC’s Network for Slavery, Bondage and the Environment are now available online

The first conference and workshop of the IOWC’s Network for Slavery, Bondage and the Environment in the Indian Ocean World successfully took place May 24-26, 2023.

Should you have missed this event, recordings of the panels are now available on our YouTube channel.

Find the playlist link below:

Watch the IOWC’s 2022 International Conference Online

The IOWC successfully hosted an online international conference entitled, “Adaptation and resilience to climatic and environmental changes in the Indian Ocean World, past to present” from May 25-27, 2022.

Should you have missed any of the panels, the recordings of the conference proceedings are now on the IOWC’s YouTube channel.

To watch the recordings, CLICK HERE.

Watch the Appraising Risk Summer School Workshop Online

On May 24th 2022, Dr. Julie Babin (IOWC), Dr. Philip Gooding (IOWC) and Dr. M. Christopher Low (Utah) successfully led the Second Annual Appraising Risk Summer School Workshop. If you missed the sessions, they have been posted on the IOWC’S YouTube channel.

To watch the workshop online, CLICK HERE

Watch the 2022 Winter Speaker Series Online

The IOWC’s 2022 Winter Speaker Series has successfully concluded for the year.

If you missed any of the talks, they have been posted on our YouTube channel.

To watch the talks, CLICK HERE.

Climate Experts Give Their Views on Climate Change in the Context of the COP26

Watch our compelling interdisciplinary discussion on climate change and the impacts of flooding. A panel of three climatologists, each based on a different continent, talk about their work in the context of the latest United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow (31 October-12 November 2021), with a special focus on the Indian Ocean world (from eastern Africa to China) – the macro-region most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, and the possible implications for Canada.