The following abstracts of talks presented at the Iziko Summer School 2008 are available for viewing. Some of the presenters have provided transcripts of their presentations and these are available as PDFs for viewing online or downloading. Please note that copyright restrictions apply to these documents and acknowledge the source accordingly.

IZIKO 3: CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM

• Opening Remarks: The Opportunities Global Warming Presents to Africans (S. George Philander)  more>>
• Did rapid climate change cause the End Permian Mass Extinction? (Dr Roger Smith) - Transcript [PDF- 21KB]

IZIKO 8: SYMPOSIUM:  TIMBUKTU MANUSCRIPTS REVEALED

• Opening Remarks: Timbuktu and the South Africa – Mali Project (Riason Naidoo)  more>>
• Climate as a Challenge to the Preservation of the Timbuktu Manuscripts (Mary Minicka)  more>>