The Five University Consortium (5UC), comprising of Sokoine University of Agriculture, University of Dar es Salaam, Aga Khan University, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, and Simon Fraser University (Canada) hosted the 2nd Scientific Conference at the Cate Convention Centre in Morogoro, Tanzania.
This multidisciplinary conference brought together researchers, scholars, and professionals from partner universities to share insights, innovations, and findings addressing today’s critical challenges on health, food security, environment and climate change.
Conference Theme
Beyond Survival: Building Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Societies
Sub-Themes:
Health Systems: Focuses on the following key issues: how public and eco-health systems can strengthen response and resilience against infectious diseases and emerging pandemics, non-communicable diseases, and access to affordable quality healthcare.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: Focuses on resilient farming practices, agroecology, water-efficient irrigation, food and nutrition, post-harvest management, and inclusive value chains; locally driven innovations and policies that enhance food security, empower smallholder farmers, and safeguard natural resources.
Environmental Integrity and Climate Change Resilience: Addresses strategies for protecting natural ecosystems while adapting to climate change. Key issues include sustainable land use, healthy wetlands and sustainable water resources, climate-smart agriculture and urban planning, green infrastructure, efficient waste management, circular economy, indigenous ecological knowledge, clean energy, low carbon solutions, carbon trading, climate financing, and biodiversity conservation as foundations for sustainable development.
Inclusivity and Community Resilience: Explores social protection, civic engagement, and equity in access to education, livelihoods, decision-making, gender equity, youth participation, disability inclusion, indigenous rights, and locally anchored approaches to building social resilience.
Governance, Policies and Institutions: Focuses on the role of policies and institutions in driving sustainable development. Topics can include participatory governance, data-driven policies, decentralization, and cross-sectoral coordination for effective implementation of national strategies.
Technology and Innovation: Explores how emerging technologies AI, IoT, mobile platforms, and digital public infrastructure can be leveraged to address development challenges. Sessions may focus on tech innovation, digital inclusion, ethical AI, and local tech ecosystems that prioritize equity and accessibility.
The 5-University Consortium on Climate.
In an era where global challenges like the climate crisis demand urgent, collaborative efforts, five institutions have joined forces to create an academic partnership aimed at fostering research, innovation, and educational development. Aga Khan University along with Simon Fraser University in Canada and three leading Tanzanian institutions – Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Sokoine University of Agriculture, and the University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDSM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing the 5-University Consortium on Climate.
