A blog post from Nyaboke Omwega, Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Anthropology and member of the GCRF CDT. My research on gender discrimination (Transport as Gendered Employment Practice in Kenya) has led me to look at Kenyan history. It is impossible to discuss female leadership in Kenya without discussing Wangari Maathai (1940-2011). Internationally, she was […]
On the 4th January 2021 an event dubbed as a “Research Dissemination Exhibition”, was launched at the Makerere University Art gallery. Read our interview with the artist and PhD candidate: Could you tell us a bit about yourself? I am an applied sculptor and Lecturer at the College of Engineering, Art, Design and Technology (CEDAT) […]
I was raised in the hinterland town of Bartica, Guyana on the banks of the Essequibo River. At age eleven I began high school in the capital Georgetown, later graduating from the University of Guyana with a B.Eng Civil. However, growing up surrounded by the beauty of the Essequibo River and watching the rain race across the river to our town had only given me a fascination with water. This led to my M.Tech Hydrology at IITRoorkee, India. Having worked with the Water Resources Section of the Hydrometeorological Service, Ministry of Agriculture, I’ve had a firsthand view of the distressing effects of too much and too little water at unexpected or prolonged periods of time. This has developed a curiosity in me to study water, climate and climate change with the hope of unearthing information that would assist Guyana future planning.
Department of Geography
Understanding the impact of climate and climate change on water and food security in Guyana
Guyana
Dr Isabella Bovolo (Department of Geography)
Prof Riccardo Scarpa (Business School)
Prof John Wainwright (Department of Geography)
Dr Paulette Bynoe (University of Guyana)
