Substantive Democracy, Environment and Sustainability in the Indian Ocean Islands

DAY 1 MARCH

8.00 – 9.00: Welcome and registration of participants
9.00am – 10.00am: Opening and official speeches
10:00 – 10:30: Family photo and press briefing

Coffee break: 10.30am – 11am

11.00-11.45am: Inaugural lecture by Achille Mbembe, Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand – Johannesburg and Director General of the Innovation for Democracy Foundation

11.45am-12pm: Official signing ceremony of the Hosting Agreement for the Indian Ocean branch of the Innovation for Democracy Foundation

12:00-13:30: Lunch

13h30- 14h30: Round table – Gender, Climate and Societies

– Ndrianja Ramangasalama, University of Toliara

– Andonantenaina B. Andréa Ravaviharinosy Joelson, Entreprise Harena Ecologique, HINA Atsinanana Civil Society Platform
– Nadya Nirisoa Randrianandrasana, Miahy Association
– Joëlle Ravelomanantsoa, Transparency International-Madagascar
– Tsiry Rambel Andrianisa, University of Antananarivo

14:30 – 16:00: Session – Social justice, environmental sustainability and intangible capital

– Priscilla Tariro Moyo, Sustainable Environmental Management through the Courts: The Case of Ministry of Environment and Climate Change – University of Seychelles
– Soidri Baco Abdallah, L’histoire d’une innovation foncière au profit de la justice socio-écologique à Hamavouna – University of the Comoros
– Maminirina Marie Evah Onjaharison, L’enclave minière d’Ilakaka, symbole de l’impasse des migrants du sud de Madagascar face aux injustices socio-environnementales,University of Antananarivo/ESSA-Forêts
– Sooriamoorthy Anouchka, Archipelagic democracies and archipelagic democracy: what lessons can be learned from insularity, In The Chaos World

16h- 16h30 : Coffee break

16h30-18h : Session – Marine resources and global issues

– Joël Randrianandrasana, Maritime diplomacy and governance of marine resources: between economic, security and sovereignty issues, University of Antsiranana
– Ny Aro Andriamiarosoa, Fishing, an opportunity and a threat for Madagascar; the case of Maroantsetra, CliMates Madagascar
– Etienne Bemanaja, Les ressources marines à Madagascar : Exploitation et gestion durable, Centre National de Recherches Océanographiques (CNRO)
– Ernest Raveloarison, Évaluation des impacts économiques de la dégradation environnementale sur la transition vers une économie verte du District de Morombe, Région Atsimo Andrefana, Université de Toliara

DAY 2 – 4 MARCH

9.00am – 10.30am: Session – Inequalities and citizen mobilisation for sustainability

– Bruno Cunniah, Citizen mobilisation in the face of the MV Wakashio crisis, University of Mauritius
– Ketakandriana Rafitoson, Du devoir d’insurrection: une réflexion sur les défis de la mobilisation citoyenne à Madagascar, Transparency International
– Barkat Bin Saïda Matazaky, Demystifying environmental democracy in Madagascar for a fair and sustainable ecological transition, Alliance Aika
– Ianjatiana Randrianandrasana, Pour un accès à l’information, préalable à une participation et une mobilisation citoyenne, Université Catholique de Madagascar

10.30-11am: Coffee break

11am – 12pm: High-level panel: Biodiversity and transnational cooperation: what are the challenges for governance and sustainability in the Indian Ocean?

– Max Andonirina Fontaine, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development of Madagascar
– Arnaud Guillois, French Ambassador to Madagascar
– Achille Mbembe, Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and Managing Director of the Innovation for Democracy Foundation

12h-13h30: Lunch break

13:30-15:00: Session – Local knowledge, customary practices and inclusive governance

– Ahamada Youssouf, The links between local knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Mbadjini region, Grande Comore, Centre National de Documentation et de Recherche Scientifique, Comoros
– Roland Rakotovao, “Anarandray” and “Tanindrazana”: Fondement de l’identité et de l’organisation sociopolitique à Madagascar, Des origines à nos jours, University of Antananarivo
– Melina Henriette Rasoamananjara, Le ” faly ” et le ” filongoa ” : les pratiques coutumières de gouvernance inclusive, University of Toliara
– Meja Alisoa Rakotonaivonjaoniriana, Dynamique foncière et gestion de l’eucalyptus robusta dans le district de Manjakandriana, University of Antananarivo

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm: Coffee break

15h30-17h : Session – Decentralisation and development of rural areas

– Miora Andriamampiandra, Geographical inequalities and inequitable access to essential public services in Madagascar, University of Fianarantsoa
– Guybertho Randrianarivelo, Un débat fondamental à la base du développement local : COBA, communauté locale de base ou ” Fokonolona ” pour la gestion décentralisée des ressources naturelles renouvelables? University of Antananarivo
– Ludovic Rakotoarivelo, Energy policies and rural development in Madagascar: issues of sustainability and governance, Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE)
– Tahiana Lucette Rakotoarisaona, Analyse de l’effectivité de la participation publique en évaluation environnementale à Madagascar : Cas du projet d’exportation de sable monazite par la société QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) S.A, Université d’Antananarivo

17h00-17h30: General summary of the work and prospects