Systems dynamics
Changes, risks and responses
Because the Great African Rift brings together very diverse systems (geological, climatic, biological, societal), its dynamics are particularly difficult to understand. This ambitious challenge is hampered in particular by the delicate integration of data from different disciplines, and by concepts or models that are sometimes far removed from one another.




In order to understand the dynamics of these complex systems in an integrated way, we identify two cross-cutting issues.
(1) Mobility and connectivity in the rift – the Great African Rift raises the question of mobility and connectivity in systems: what is a barrier? How does mobility in the Rift impact biological, cultural and social diversity? On what time scale? How do they evolve? What triggers mobility in the rift?
(2) Vulnerability, risk and resilience in the rift – this aspect will be studied in contexts of environmental change, whether at large spatio-temporal scales (continental and geological), or at regional scales and abrupt changes (soil erosion, lava flows, pollution, …). How does climate change impact the contrasting environments of the Rift? Do these impacts weaken the environments or do they allow specific responses? How does the Rift structure cultures and resources, and how have populations adapted to these changes?
We wish to engage in mediation and consultation with the different actors and disciplines in order to build unique frames of reference and common questions.
Systems dynamics : the members

Hugo ALBAREDES
Paleoclimatology -
Sedimentology -
Volcanology
Ethiopia -
Kenya
Dynamics
hugo.albaredes[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

Tomas Getachew BEDANE
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
tomas.getachew.bedane[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Alicia BLASI-TOCCACCELI
Modeling -
Paleoanthropology
Ethiopia
Dynamics
alicia.blasi.toccacceli[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Xavier BOËS
Paleoclimatology -
Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics
xavier.boes[at]
inrap.fr

Jean-Renaud BOISSERIE
Evolution - Paleontology -
Paleozoology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
jean.renaud.boisserie[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Guillaume BOUDOIRE
Volcanology
Comoros -
Congo -
Tanzania
Dynamics -
Training / Education
guillaume.boudoire[at]
uca.fr

Laurent BRUXELLES
Evolution - Geography -
Sedimentology
Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Mozambique - Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics
laurent.bruxelles[at]
inrap.fr

Françoise CHALIE
Paleoclimatology -
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment
Ethiopia -Tanzania
Dynamics - Resources -
Training / Education
chalie[at]
cerege.fr

Dominique CHARDON
Geodynamics - Geology
Paleoenvironment
Sudan - Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Resources
dominique.chardon[at]
ird.fr

Gilles CHAZOT
Geochemistry -
Geology - Volcanology
Congo - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Tanzania
Dynamics -
Training /Education
Gilles.Chazot[at]
univ-brest.fr

Isabelle CREVECOEUR
Anthropology -
Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory
Congo - Djibouti -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics
isabelle.crevecoeur[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

Olivier DAUTEUIL
Geodynamics -
Paleoenvironment -
Tectonic
Bostwana
Dynamics -
Resources
olivier.dauteuil[at]
univ-rennes1.fr

Anne DELAGNES
Archeology -
Paleoenvironment - Prehistory
Ethiopia - Kenya - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
anne.delagnes[at]
u-bordeaux.fr

Anna ECHASSOUX
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology -
Paleontology
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources
anna.echassoux[at]
fondationiph.org

Samir El OUAAMARI
Geography
Ethiopia
The Rift heritages -
Systems dynamics -
Natural resources
samir.elouaamari[at]
agroparistech.fr


Jean-Baptiste FOURVEL
Evolution - Paleoecology -
Paleontology
Bostwana - Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Kenya - Mozambique
Heritages - Dynamics -
Training / Education
jbfourvel[at]
yahoo.com

Lydéric FRANCE
Geochemistry -
Geodynamics -
Volcanology
Djibouti - Ethiopia - Tanzania Dynamics -
Resources
lyderic.france[at]
univ-lorraine.fr


Stéphanie GAUTIER-RAUX
Geodynamics -
Geophysics -
Seismology
Tanzania
Dynamics -
Training / Education
stephanie.gautier-raux[at]
umontpellier.fr

Patrick GIRAUDOUX
Ecology
Congo
Dynamics -
Training / Education
patrick.giraudoux[at]
univ-fcomte.fr

Michel GRÉGOIRE
Geochemistry -
Geodynamics -
Geology
Tanzania
Dynamics -
Resources
michel.gregoire[at]
get.omp.eu

Franck GUY
Evolution -
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics - Resources
franck.guy[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Sonia HARMAND
Anthropology - Archeology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
sonia.harmand[at]
univ-tlse2.fr

Benoît HAZARD
Anthropology -
Archeology
Kenya - Somaliland - Tanzania
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
benoit.hazard[at]
ehess.fr

Lamya KHALIDI
Archeology - Prehistory
Djibouti - Eritrea -
Ethiopia - Sudan
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
lamya.khalidi[at]
cepam.cnrs.fr

Gladys K. KIANJI
Geology - Seismology -
Tectonic
Kenya - Tanzania -
Uganda
Dynamics - Resources -
Training / Education
kianji[at]
yahoo.com


Margot LOUAIL
Evolution - Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
margot.louail[at]
univ-poitiers.fr

Catherine MERIAUX
Geodynamics -
Geophysics -
Volcanology
Congo - Rwanda
Dynamics - Resources -
Training / Education
cmeriaux[at]
eaifr.org

Carlo MOLOGNI
Paleoclimatology -
Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Djibouti - Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
mologni[at]
geoazur.unice.fr

Susan ONYANGO
Anthropology -
Sociology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Training / Education
sonyango1931[at]
gmail.com

Laurent PALLAS
Paleoecology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages -
Dynamics
pallas[at]
anthro.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Fleurice PARAT
Geochemistry - Geodynamics -
Volcanology
Tanzania
Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
fleurice.parat[at]
umontpellier.fr

Julie PERROT
Geophysics -
Seismology -
Tectonic
Ethiopia
Dynamics -
Training / Education
jperrot[at]
univ-brest.fr

Raphaël PIK
Geochemistry - Geodynamics -
Volcanology
Djibouti - Ethiopia -
Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics
Resources
raphael.pik[at]
univ-lorraine.fr

Virginie PINEL
Geophysics - Modeling -
Volcanology
Congo - Rwanda
Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
virginie.pinel[at]
ird.fr


Sandrine PRAT
Evolution - Paleoanthropology -
Prehistory
Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
sandrine.prat[at]
mnhn.fr

Blade Engda REDAE
Archeology -
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoecology
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
bredae[at]
asu.edu

Cécile ROBIN
Geology - Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Madagascar - Malawi -
Mozambique - Uganda
Dynamics - Resources -
Training / Education
cecile.robin[at]
univ-rennes1.fr


Jérémie SCHIETTECATTE
Archeology -
History
Eritrea - Ethiopia -
Somaliland
Heritages -
Dynamics
j.schiettecatte[at]
cnrs.fr

Mathieu SCHUSTER
Geology - Paleoenvironment -
Sedimentology
Ethiopia - Kenya
Heritages - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
mschuster[at]
unistra.fr

Brigitte SENUT
Paleoanthropology -
Paleoenvironment -
Paleontology
Kenya - Uganda
Heritages - Dynamics -
Training / Education
brigitte.senut[at]
mnhn.fr

Pierre SEPULCHRE
Climatology -
Modeling -
Paleoclimatology
Ethiopia - Kenya -
Tanzania
Dynamics
pierre.sepulchre[at]
lsce.ipsl.fr

Emmanuelle STOETZEL
Paleoenvironment -
Paleozoology -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
emmanuelle.stoetzel[at]
mnhn.fr

Virginie TALLIO
Anthropology
Uganda
Heritages -
Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
virginie.tallio[at]
gmail.com

Christel TIBERI
Geodynamics -
Geophysic - Seismology
Ethiopia - Tanzania
Heritage - Dynamics -
Resources -
Training / Education
christel.tiberi[at]
umontpellier.fr

Michel VILLENEUVE
Geodynamics -
Geology -
Tectonic
Burundi - Congo -
Rwanda
Systems dynamics
michel.villeneuve65[at]
gmail.com

Misganaw Gebremichael WOLDETSADIK
Archeology - Evolution -
Prehistory
Ethiopia
Heritages -
Dynamics
misge.dev[at]
gmail.com