Plants and Climate
from Ancient Egypt to Present, 2025
International Interdisciplinary Conference
in person or by zoom
The HEFS AEC, in collaboration with the HNM Semmelweis Museum of Medical History and the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture, is organising its next conference entitled Plants and Climate, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 27 to 31 January 2025. We are looking for academic papers from the fields of Egyptology, Medical History, Ethnology, Geography and related disciplines to approach, analyse and discuss topics related to the conference theme.
The flora of a given region is determined by a number of factors, one of the most important of which is climate. Over the millennia, the Earth’s climate has undergone significant changes, the effects of which have greatly influenced the development of the flora, which in turn has had an impact on the fauna and human life. Some plants have proliferated as a result of climate change, others have died out, some have been able to adapt, others have survived thanks to human activity, and others have evolved as a result of natural processes. Trade, travel and conquest also contributed to the introduction of new and novel plants, the survival of which in the new home depended on the conditions, including, to a large extent, the climate. The study of these phenomena offers a wealth of experience in space and time, and can provide lessons in ethnography, medical history, economic history and even social and political history.
We are particularly looking for presentations on the following topics
– The use of a particular plant at different ages, or its effect on a particular crop.
– Changes in nutrition as a result of climatic exposure
– Formation and change of plant habits, development of diseases
– Adaptation of plants, ways of resilience, effects of changes in some species in terms of morphology and phytochemicals.
– Selection of plants from different cultures to fulfil a given function/task
– Establishment, adaptation and impact of non-native plants on their environment
– Climate-tolerant populations, characteristics of species adapted to each climate, viability of establishment
– Impact of climate on crop production and medicinal use – temperature, precipitation, distribution, mode of change, impact on soil or its retroactivity.
We hope that through the international collaboration of interdisciplinary specialists we will improve our understanding of the complexity and importance of this topic.
We welcome applications also from BA, MA and PhD students.
The conference is free of charge
Deadline for registration of lecturers is October 15.
The papers and works of the selected participants will be considered for publication
in a conference volume of Aegyptus et Pannonia.
If you have any questions or require further information please contact the organisers at mebt@mebt.hu or 2018mebt@gmail.com.
Looking forward to your applications!
The Organising Commettee