Geographic Information System Workshop
Fri, 30 Jun
|Communitor Blackboard room (link below)
Are you interested in various tools that you can use in your project like Geographic Information System (GIS)? Find the materials and recording here: https://commun1tor.wixsite.com/my-site/post/communitor-workshop-introduction-to-geographic-information-systems
Time & Location
30 Jun 2023, 15:30 – 17:00
Communitor Blackboard room (link below)
Guests
About the event
This workshop aims to provide an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Prof. Bossissi Nkuba and Franck Zahinda will facilitate it. The first part of this workshop will emphasize the theoretical elements related to the use of GIS, while the second part will have a hands-on focus.
Bossissi Nkuba is an Associate Professor of natural resources at the Center of Expertise on Mining and Environmental Governance (CEGEMI) of the Catholic University of Bukavu (UCB). He is also a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp, from which he holds a Ph.D., focusing on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) -derived pollutants in waters, fish, and human communities, as well as the sociopolitical dynamics behind such pollutions. His current research focuses on the governance of natural resources (sand, stones, minerals, water, etc.) in Africa's fast-growing cities. His recent work includes the development of DRC's ASGM National Action Plan 2020-2035, analysis of…