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Renate Meyer

Renate Meyer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Advisor: Climate and Conflict

  • Education

    • University of Cape Town

      2006 - 2008
      Research Masters with distinction

      "Generations of meaning: memory, technology and the South African archival context"

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      1991 - 1994
      BAFA (Hon) 1994

    • University of Cape Town

      2017 - 2022
      Masters in Public Health Environmental Health

      "Assessing how Southern African Development Community Countries’ National Adaptation Planning addresses climate change-related health impacts: "

  • Experience

    • Centre for Popular Memory, University of Cape Town

      Jan 2001 - Dec 2013
      Co Director

      Responsible for conceptualization and management of all projects, oral history, digital archive, public engagement, grant writing, project budget, staff management, training and co-ordination with the Board, institution, media and funders.

    • Parliamentary Millennium Project

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2001
      Curatorial advisor

    • UCT Special Collections

      Jan 2014 - Dec 2018
      Head

      Strategic and operational management of staff, specialized rare and unique collections and 34 000 linear metres of archival material. 18 direct reporting lines and part of the management team overseeing 142 people.

    • EResearch Centre UCT

      Jan 2018 - Nov 2022
      EResearch Analyst

    • Poisons Information Centre

      Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
      Researcher and Data Analyst

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
      UPL Chemical Disaster Researcher

      Worked alongside a team of civil society activists and scientists to address the lack of government and company responsibility regarding the Cornubia chemical warehouse fire which had significant environmental and human health impacts. Reviewed the list of chemicals and agents stored in the UPL warehouse at the time of the explosion and utilised available toxicology literature to identify potential health effects likely to be associated, and potential biological monitoring approaches.

    • Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

      Apr 2022 - now
      Technical Advisor: Climate And Conflict

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Masters

    • Law, Policy and Science in International Peacebuilding

      Geneva Water Hub, a Centre of Competence on Water for Peace
      Oct 2024