2017 – Kick-Off Meeting / Réunion de lancement
The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development co-ordinates the SLAFNET project. The Kick-Off Meeting took place in Nice (FRANCE) from the 5th to the 7th of July 2017.
The Kick-Off Meeting brought together all members of the consortium. It has provided an opportunity for an update on the main objective of the project, the drawing up of a joint venture and the launching of initial actions. This meeting was also open to other stakeholders and the other side of the debate. This is a new opportunity resolve all outstanding problems.

Participants:
- ABUNGU Patrick, National Museums of Kenya – MUSK
- BONACCI Giulia, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development – IRD
- COTTIAS Myriam, French National Center for Scientific Research – CNRS
- D’ALMEIDA MENDES Antonio, University of Nantes -UNant
- MALIK Iftikar, Bath Spa University – BathSpa
- MECKELBURG Alexander, University of Hamburg – HLCES
- N’GAIDE Abdarrahamane, Sheikh Anta Diop University – UCAD
- NYANCHOGA Samuel, Catholic University of Eastern Africa – CUEA
- OMER Ahmed, Addis Ababa University – AAU
- OTELE Olivette, Bath Spa University – BathSpa
- RODRIGUES José Damiao, University of Lisbon – FLUL
- ROSSI Benedetta, University of Birmingham – UoB
- TEELOCK Vijaya, University of Mauritius – UOM
Project Management Team:
- BALLARIN Marie Pierre (coordinator), French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development – IRD
- MEUNIER Myrina (project manager), French National Institute for Sustainable Development-IRD
European affairs officer:
- TREMEGE François, French National Institute for Sustainable Development – IRD
