ITI Scottish Network invites you to its spring workshop
Translating for Disaster Risk Reduction
with TERESA ARMIJOS BURNEO
To be held at
The Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
on Saturday, 21 March 2026
Programme
9:30 Registration/foregather (tea/coffee available)
10:00 Workshop (part 1)
11:15 Refreshment break
11:45 Workshop (part 2)
1:00 End of workshop
1:30 Networking Lunch at Ciao Roma
Venue and Lunch
The workshop will take place at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, above, Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2JL. The venue is about 10 minutes walk from Waverley Station. For lunch, we will be going to the nearby Ciao Roma Italian restaurant (64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS). Both venues offer wheelchair access and accessible toilets.
Topic
Climate change impacts are now felt across the world. Early warning systems, weather extremes, disasters and actions to reduce risk are part of our daily lives. What is the role of translation and how does it help people access information and protect their lives and livelihoods? This talk will explore the challenges of translating and working across different languages in disaster risk reduction. The first session will present some of the basic concepts used in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. It will use examples from the speaker’s experiences working across different languages and with indigenous communities in Latin America. The second session will include a series of exercises where the participants will be able to explore translation challenges within the topic. We will engage with texts and material in English and other languages to explore ways in which information relevant to disaster risk may be translated in different contexts.
Speaker
Teresa Armijos Burneo is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh. She is a social scientist with an interdisciplinary background in History and Development Studies. Her research critically examines people’s lived experiences of environmental change and involves careful engagement with participatory and creative methodologies to co-produce knowledge with those most affected by climate change and disasters. She has brought this approach into several collaborative interdisciplinary projects which focus on disaster risk and restorative environmental justice and work with indigenous, rural and urban communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Cost
Workshop:
ITI Scottish Network members: free
ITI members (but not ScotNet): £10
Non-ITI members: £25
Students: free
Please choose the relevant ticket when registering on Eventbrite.
Lunch:
Participants will be able to pay for their meal individually at the restaurant.
Please choose the relevant ticket when registering on Eventbrite to indicate that you would like to join for lunch.
Registration
To register for the ITI ScotNet Spring Workshop 2026, please click on the following Eventbrite link:
Please register by Friday 6 March 2026 at the latest.
General Information
If you can offer or would like a lift or overnight accommodation, please post a message on the ScotNet e-group or let Norma know by emailing Norma@tclweb.co.uk.
5 x £30 grants are available for ScotNet members living outside the central belt who wish to attend this event. Please email Victoria Dalrymple at treasurer@itiscotland.org.uk to apply for a grant.
To find out more about joining the network, please contact ScotNet Membership Secretary Alicja Tokarska at membership@itiscotland.org.uk
